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SFFA Supreme Court Appeal of Harvard Admissions Lawsuit

As expected, the anti-affirmative-action advocate appeals after losing in lower court rounds.

by John S. Rosenberg

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Baking Sourdough Bread is a Survival Instinct

A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research

by Jacob Sweet

President Lawrence S. Bacow

President Bacow joins leaders calling for immigration reform

President Bacow joins a chorus of leaders calling for comprehensive immigration reform.

by Lydialyle Gibson

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Ivy League Cancels Spring Competition

A fourth consecutive season is shuttered.

by Jacob Sweet

Proposed massing and configuration of new buildings on Harvard's enterprise research campus

Allston Research Campus Takes Form

Tishman Speyer details the first phase of the “enterprise research campus”—and points to a doubling of the project’s ultimate size.

by Jonathan Shaw

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The View from Mass Hall

President Bacow on speech on campus

by Lawrence S. Bacow

7 Ware Street Diverging Ivies

What Ivy institutions’ diverging paths reveal

Letters from our readers

Acupuncture, climate change, renaming

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Spruce up your own outdoor spaces

Turning your al fresco space into a springtime oasis

by Kara Baskin

In a still from "The Painter and the Thief," the male thief watches the female artist at work.

Recommended 2020 films to see online

A short list of fine documentaries and feature films 

by Nell Porter-Brown

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Elizabeth Bangs Bryant

Brief life of an underappreciated arachnologist

by Reed Gochberg

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The Xfund’s liberal-arts entrepreneurs

The Xfund helps young entrepreneurs launch companies and careers.

by Jonathan Shaw