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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

Historian Vincent Brown uses multiple media to study slavery

The professor of African and African American studies uses multiple media to study slavery.

Online voting system Helios offers prototype for transparent, secure elections

The online voting system Helios offers a prototype for transparency and security in elections.

Jared Diamond and James Robinson apply "natural experiments" to studying histor

Applying "natural experiments" to the study of history

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Jay Lorsch and Rakesh Khurana offer a new paradigm for executive compensation

Time for a new paradigm for executive compensation

by Jay Lorsch , Rakesh Khurana

Brief life of Malawian nationalist Masauko Chipembere

Brief life of a pioneering African nationalist: 1930-1975

Gutenberg 2.0: What future for libraries?

Harvard’s libraries deal with disruptive change.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Harvard Center Shanghai opens

A new center in Shanghai reflects Harvard’s growing engagement with the People’s Republic.

I Saw You Harvard

Anonymous voices from the lonely Harvard crowd

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Skyscrapers as symbols

In Tall Building: Imagining the Skyscraper, Scott Johnson explores the semiotics of these urban giants.

by Jonathan Shaw