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Butler President Bobby Fong Has Harvard Roots

NCAA basketball finalist Butler University has a Harvard-educated president, Bobby Fong.

Harvard College appoints three House masters

A Business School professor, a stem-cell scientist, and a literature professor assume leadership roles in undergraduate life

Elizabeth Warren promotes a consumer financial protection agency

Law School professor and congressional adviser Elizabeth Warren promotes a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

Harvard wrestler wins NCAAs

Wrestler J.P. O'Connor ’10 won the national title in the 157-pound class at the NCAA tournament.

Harvard College Price Tag and Financial Aid Both Edge Up

The University releases the numbers for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Honors thesis plumbs meltdown

A Harvard honors thesis on the Wall Street meltdown is a source for an important new book on the subject.

Dr. Keith Flaherty's Quest for a Miracle Cancer Drug

The New York Times profiles a Harvard Medical School lecturer's quest for a miracle drug that saves lives—and the lives lost along the way.

Arne Duncan Speaks at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Speaking at the Graduate School of Education, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ’86 defended some controversial policies from his first year.

The recipients of two national arts medals include six Harvard affiliates

President Obama honors the recipients of the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of the Arts, including six Harvard graduates, honorary-degree holders, and former fellows.

Nineteenth-century dancing lessons

A professor's passion reveals how one learned to dance in Jane Austen's day.

by Christopher Reed

Roundup of recent Harvard news

Short takes on recent Harvard news