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A Harvard Economist Probes the Affordable Housing Crisis
From understanding gender pay gaps to the housing crisis, Rebecca Diamond’s research aims to improve lives.
A New ‘Black Swan’ Musical Cranks Up the Tension
The creative team of the A.R.T.’s new show dish on adapting Darren Aronofsky’s thriller classic from screen to stage.
This Harvard-Trained Lawyer Fights for the Rights of Chickens
Alene Anello wants to apply animal cruelty laws to birds raised for meat.
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We’re All Harvard Influencers, Like It or Not
In the digital age, it’s hard to avoid playing into the mythology.
by Kate Kaufman
When the Revolution Hit Cambridge, Harvard Moved to Concord
College students broke hearts and windows during their year in exile.
The Costly Choice Native Americans Faced
How the Revolution reshaped indigenous New England
How the American Revolution Freed a Future Abolitionist
Darby Vassall, an enslaved child freed after the Battle of Bunker Hill, dedicated his life to fighting for liberty.
The Framer Who Refused to Sign the Constitution
Harvard’s Elbridge Gerry helped draft the U.S. Constitution, but worried it might create a new monarch.
The Harvard-Trained Doctor Who Urged a Revolution
Before his heroic death, General Joseph Warren was dubbed “the greatest incendiary in all of America.”
The Woman Who Penned the Case for War
Mercy Otis Warren’s poetry and plays incited the Patriot movement.
This Harvard Graduate Brings Women of the Revolution to Life
Historical reenactor Lauren Shear reveals tricks of the trade for playing Tory loyalists, Revolutionary poets, and more.