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Harvard Faculty Discuss Tenure Denials

New data show a shift in when, in the process, rejections occur

Faculty

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Harvard Funds Student “Bridges” Projects

Eight new initiatives to build community on campus will get underway early next year. 

Students

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Harvard Football: Villanova 52, Harvard 7

The Crimson’s inaugural playoff appearance is nasty, brutish, and short.

Football

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The Secrets Glaciers Tell

A Harvard class explores the glacial legacy of pollution emitted by the Roman Empire

Science

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Shopping for New England-Made Gifts This Holiday Season

Ways to support regional artists, designers, and manufacturers 

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An International Student on Staying Silent in Trump’s America

What is the price of a Harvard education?

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Trump administration to roll back fuel economy rules set under Biden

BBC News | 12.3.2025

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What made Harvard get softer on its students

The Boston Globe | 11.30.2025

Why Trump and Harvard have not reached a deal

The Boston Globe | 12.3.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Price of Resistance

Harvard beefs up board overseeing $56 billion endowment with three new members

The Boston Globe | 12.1.2025

Harvard’s Big Wager on Bitcoin Came Right Before the Bust

The Wall Street Journal | 12.2.2025

A Solution to Campus Extremism

The Wall Street Journal | 11.30.2025

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How Birds Lost Flight

Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.

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The Senior Housing Shortfall

As the ranks of the elderly swell, there are too few housing options for seniors who want to “age in place.”

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Harvard History

Winthrop Bell: Harvard Philosopher, MI6 Spy, and Early Forecaster of the Holocaust

Brief life of a philosopher and spy: 1884-1965

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Social Media Use and Adult Depression

A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.

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Flying Squirrel

Wingsuit skydiver Alejandro Montagna on minimizing risk—at 150 mph

New England Guide

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.

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Arts & Culture

Attuned to Pianos

An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession

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Inner Senses

Nicholas Bellono probes the biological basis of animal adaptations and behaviors.