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Bill Gates Says This 1 Employee Perk Is Most Important. A New Harvard Study Backs Him Up

Inc. | 8.27.2019

Jeremy Lin, Out of N.B.A. Options, Is Headed to China

The New York Times | 8.27.2019

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Hoops Houdini

A Harvard freshman says he was denied entry to the U.S. over social media posts made by his friends

The Washington Post | 8.26.2019

The Amazon Is Still Burning. Here’s How You Can Save It.

The New York Times | 8.26.2019

When W. E. B. Du Bois Made a Laughingstock of a White Supremacist

The New Yorker | 8.26.2019

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Seriously Funny

Harvard economist warns Hong Kong unrest could trigger world recession

The Japan News | 8.26.2019

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Dealing with Debt

Boston’s academic giants treat student workers poorly

Commonwealth Magazine | 8.26.2019

A dark account of how unrestricted power can turn men to beasts

The Washington Post | 8.25.2019

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: A Literary Chameleon

Researchers say climate change means humans will have to retreat from the coasts — so let’s do it the right way

The Boston Globe | 8.25.2019

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Scholars Advocate “Managed Retreat”—Before Climate Change Sinks Coastlines

John H. McArthur, who led Harvard Business School and helped found Partners, dies at 85

The Boston Globe | 8.25.2019