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President Drew Faust Receives Indian Welcome
The president stresses the importance of a liberal-arts education at the University of Mumbai.
Administrators remove last remnants of Occupy Harvard
Citing safety hazards, the movement’s weather-proof dome is dismantled.
Raj Chetty and colleagues release controversial “value-added” education study
Study finds good teaching leads to lower teenage-pregnancy rates and greater college matriculation.
Harvard Business School survey weaker U.S. economic competitiveness
Harvard Business School issues sober survey on U.S. competitiveness.
Overseer and Harvard Alumni Association Director Elections
Results of the election will be announced at the HAA’s annual meeting on May 24.
Pathbreaking Harvard neonatologist Mary Ellen Avery dies
Her work saved countless premature babies and inspired other women in medicine.
Protein providing health benefits of exercise discovered by Harvard researchers
Harvard researchers discover a protein that provides health benefits similar to exercise, including weight loss and improved blood-sugar control.
New York Times reviews Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williams book on the Tea Party
A new book by Harvard scholars Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson attracts attention as the presidential primary season begins.
Margaret Marshall to rejoin Choate, Hall & Stewart and Harvard Law School
The former Massachusetts chief justice will serve as senior counsel for Choate, Hall & Stewart.
A New York Times story reveals how Harvard shaped Mitt Romney
A New York Times story asks how the experience shaped the presidential candidate.
Harvard economist Jeremy C. Stein nominated to Federal Reserve Board
The economics professor has investigated flaws in the financial markets.
The Brazelton Touchpoints Center: scenes from its work (narrated slide show)
Explore the work of the Brazelton Touchpoints Center and Dr. Berry Brazelton in a narrated slide show.