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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

Slide show: In Dar es Salaam, women living with HIV support each other

Supporting each other in living with HIV

Slide show: Harvard scholars and students fight HIV in Africa

A look at the daily life of Harvard scholars and students fighting HIV in Africa

Video: Learn about painter George Oommen's distinctive dripping technique

This video, shot in the studio of painter George Oommen, explores Oommen's distinctive dripping technique.

School-sick: an undergraduate misses college after a summer abroad

Realizing you miss college after a summer abroad

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Halfway through college, decisions close in

The Undergraduate, halfway through the College, finds time speeding up, in academics and in life.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

One undergraduate's summer, growing up—and not

A Cambridge summer: growing up—and not

by Brett Rosenberg

Joe Flood ’04 writes about "The Fires" that nearly claimed New York City

In a new book, Joe Flood ’04 tells the story of the epidemic of fires that ravaged New York City in the 1970s.

Harvard social sciences dean Kosslyn moves to Stanford center

The cognitive psychologist will become director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford.

It Runs in the Family: Three Jasanoff Professors at Harvard

All four members of the Jasanoff family—Jay, Sheila, Maya, and Alan—graduated from Harvard, and now three are professors here.