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Making Their Arguments Against Affirmative Action

Inside Higher Ed | 5.15.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Supreme Court to Hear Affirmative Action Appeals

Tufts philosopher Erin Kelly wins Pulitzer Prize for biography written with artist Winfred Rembert

The Boston Globe | 5.10.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes

Harvard Creates Fund to Redress Its Ties to Slavery

The New York Times | 4.25.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard’s Slave Legacy

What happens if Elon Musk buys Twitter? It would never be the same, says Harvard’s Joan Donovan.

The Boston Globe | 4.24.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Can Disinformation Be Stopped?

In an effort to curb Lyme disease, scientists hope to release thousands of genetically altered mice on Nantucket

The Boston Globe | 4.21.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Speaking Nature’s Language

To Get Into the Ivy League, ‘Extraordinary’ Isn’t Always Enough These Days

The Wall Street Journal | 4.20.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard College Admits Class of 2026

Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered

The New York Times | 4.19.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Eating for the Environment

New York Had an ‘Epidemic of Loneliness.’ Covid Made It Worse.

The New York Times | 4.19.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Loneliness Pandemic

U.T. Austin Acquires Archives That Give Insight Into the 1960s

The New York Times |

Joe Kahn Is Named Next Executive Editor of The New York Times

The New York Times | 4.18.2022