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Who gets the diamond in a breakup? SJC hears case over $70K Tiffany ring.

The Boston Globe | 9.13.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Who Gets to Keep the Ring?

10-Minute Challenge: ‘The Unicorn Rests in a Garden’

The New York Times | 9.12.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Power of Patience

These states tried, and failed, to cut food waste. One succeeded.

The Washington Post | 9.12.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Food Waste Problem and Emily Broad Leib: What Can be Done About Food Waste?

More Universities Are Reconsidering Political Position-Taking. Now They Need To Go All The Way.

Forbes | 9.12.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: When Harvard Should—and Shouldn’t—Speak

Foliage and full bellies: How to eat your way through farm country east of the Quabbin

The Boston Globe | 9.12.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Journey into Quabbin Reservoir’s Hidden Past

Kagan Sees Threats to Everyday Rights Beyond Abortion

The New York Times | 9.9.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Justice Elena Kagan, in Dissent

Harvard’s Black Student Enrollment Dips After Affirmative Action Ends

The New York Times | 9.11.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Class of 2028 Demographics Disclosed

More Selective Colleges Report Diversity Dip

Inside Higher Ed | 9.10.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Admissions after Affirmative Action

The Colleges Falling Behind on Black Student Enrollment

The Wall Street Journal | 9.9.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Admissions after Affirmative Action

Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.?

The New York Times | 9.6.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Redefining Obesity