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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

Charlie Allen's art of home restoration

Charlie Allen makes period homes work for their owners. View images of his work.

by Jonathan Shaw

Profile of literary agent Andrew Wylie

Andrew Wylie '70 runs a powerful literary agency that mixes hardball business and highbrow tastes. With audio from an interview with Wylie.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard student's summer research job

An undergraduate in Cambridge discovers a new way of enjoying her "intellectual Wheaties."

by Brett Rosenberg

Updike papers at Houghton Library

Taking a look at the Houghton Library holdings

"Why did you drop out?"

Hear three Sixties types explain why they dropped out of Harvard.

Matthew Nock Appointed Professor of Psychology

Clinical psychologist noted for studies of self-injury and suicidal behavior in young adults

Economists Publish Report on Financial Regulation Reform

"The Squam Lake Report" endorses some aspects of pending legislation, and offers different solutions in other areas.

Harvard Headlines: Books by Melvin Konner, Steven Shapin, and Thomas Bisson

Three recent reviews of books by Harvard-affiliated scholars (two faculty members and one alumnus).

Blogs from China and Paris by former Harvard Magazine Ledecky Fellows

Former Ledecky fellows blog about college counseling in Shenzhen, China; and about language, tourism, and advertising in Paris.

Harvard Headlines: George Church profiled; an oil spill turns eyes to regulation

As an oil spill captures the world's attention, Daniel Carpenter's work on regulation becomes timely. Plus, a profile of molecular genetics pioneer George Church.