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Opinion: I’m an Asian American Harvard student. The anti-affirmative-action case does not speak for me.

The Washington Post | 2.3.2022

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

Is There a Market for Saving Local News?

The New Yorker | 2.3.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Renewing the News

To Stop Gun Violence, This Police Captain Is Trying a Novel Approach

The New York Times | 2.3.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Restoring Justice

Alan A. Stone, 92, Dies; Challenged Psychiatry’s Use in Public Policy

The New York Times | 2.2.2022

Opinion: When should the government lift pandemic restrictions? These four metrics can provide the answer.

The Washington Post | 2.1.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Does Omicron Cause “Mild” COVID-19?

Bill would ban universities from giving leg up to legacies, ending ‘affirmative action for the rich’

The Boston Globe | 2.1.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard’s Class Gap

It’s Time for an Honest Conversation About Affirmative Action

The New York Times | 1.31.2022

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

The Supreme Court Appears Ready, Finally, to Defeat Affirmative Action

The New Yorker | 1.27.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Context: Affirmative Action and Harvard

‘Civil Rights Queen,’ the Story of a Brave and Brilliant Trailblazer

The New York Times | 1.26.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Both Sides Now

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is among the leading candidates to succeed Justice Breyer.

The New York Times | 1.26.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Overseers Election Results Announced