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Judge Dismisses Case Demanding Harvard Admissions Data

The government failed to meet procedural requirements before suing the University.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard scholars and students fight HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

Harvard professors and students take aim at the social and behavioral factors that contribute to HIV.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Mindfulness—the unconventional research of psychologist Ellen Langer

Psychologist Ellen Langer's unconventional research. Plus, read about applying mindfulness techniques to eating.

by Cara Feinberg

Brief life of American textile industry entrepreneur Francis Cabot Lowell

Brief life of an American entrepreneur: 1775-1817

by Dan Yaeger

Madeleine Schwartz, Sarah Zhang named Harvard Magazine Ledecky Fellows

Two sterling student writers join the magazine as Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows.

Mayor John Fetterman tries to renew Braddock, Pennsylvania

A Kennedy School alumnus tries to revive a Rust Belt town.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Profile of Harvard Alumni Association president Robert R. Bowie Jr.

Harvard Alumni Association president Robert R. Bowie Jr. is passionate about the “Harvard network.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Inaugural conference for the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance

President Drew Faust will welcome attendees as the Shared Interest Group hosts its inaugural conference (October 15-17).

Hiram Hunn Awards for long-serving volunteer alumni interviewers

Nine alumni will be recognized by the College admissions office for their long and loyal service in recruiting and interviewing prospective students.

Shared Interest Group events—early fall 2010

Early fall Shared Interest Group events

Profile of physician and poet David Moolten

Experiences as patient and doctor have shaped David Moolten’s commitment to writing.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield