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Harvard, other universities crack down on Israel-Hamas war protests

The Boston Globe | 9.30.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Locked In and Own Goals

Conspiracy Theorists and Vaccine Skeptics Have a New Target: Geoengineering

The New York Times | 9.26.2024

Harvard’s Antisemitism Begins in the Classroom

The Wall Street Journal | 9.27.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Antisemitism on Campus—And Beyond

How Free Speech Failed at Harvard — and How to Rescue It

The Chronicle of Higher Education | 9.27.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Academic Freedom and Free Speech and Academic Freedom—for All

Sprinter Gabby Thomas has newfound fame after her Olympic star turn, and she’s running with it

The Boston Globe | 9.26.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Gabby Thomas ’19 Wins Olympic Trials, Heads to Tokyo and A Fast Start

House Republicans Say Harvard Failed to Discipline Students for Protests

Inside Higher Ed | 9.27.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Own Goals

Colleges Are Reporting Post-Affirmative Action Data. Be Careful Interpreting It.

The New York Times | 9.27.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Admissions after Affirmative Action and Harvard Class of 2028 Demographics Disclosed

Speakers at Harvard forum condemn antisemitism, anti-Zionism

The Boston Globe | 9.22.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Antisemitism on Campus—And Beyond

‘We can love all of the United States without lying about it,’ says Harvard professor Sarah Lewis

The Boston Globe | 9.25.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Vision and Justice and Sarah Lewis

Black first-year enrollment declines sharply at top Massachusetts colleges post-affirmative action

The Boston Globe | 9.25.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Class of 2028 Demographics Disclosed and Admissions after Affirmative Action