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An illustration of interest rates rising, with two hands holding balloons full of money

‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’ for the Return of Low Interest Rates

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff discusses the global forces driving up borrowing costs.

by Olivia Farrar

The Engagement Ring Has a Thorny Legal History

Harvard law professor Rebecca Tushnet gets into the details of romantic legal reform.

by Olivia Farrar

NYPD begin setting up barricades, closing in Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallying outside the Columbia University

When to Arrest Protesters

Should civil disobedience merit a police response?

by Max J. Krupnick

members of the Harvard cricket team pictured before a game on a field

Crimson Cricket?

Taking a Harvard swing at a blossoming sport

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Announces 2024-2025 Fellows

Scholars will pursue interdisciplinary research on climate change, the Supreme Court, and more. 

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Professor James Hanken on the Amphibian Extinction Crisis

Curator of herpetology on where all the frogs are going

by Olivia Farrar

Proactive AI Policy

Businesses should start self-regulating before government intervention, argue Harvard professors.

by Nina Pasquini

Photograph of participants in a symposium on AI at Harvard

AI @ Harvard

Harvard symposium assesses the new technology.

by Jonathan Shaw

Event advertisement for pernicious prejudice panel

How Does Hate Spread?

Harvard symposium probes antisemitic, Islamophobic sentiments

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Lampoon Donates Historic Materials to University Archives

University Archives to preserve Harvard Lampoon materials

by Nina Pasquini

a lecture hall opening to a cityscape demonstrating homelessness

Academia’s Absence from Homelessness

“The lack of dedicated research funding in this area is a major, major problem.”

by Lydialyle Gibson