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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Brief life of a breakthrough astronomer: 1900-1979
Baron and Gates at Commencement, a lawsuit renewed,
Baron and Gates planned at Commencement, new Corporation member, a lawsuit renewed, and more
What rights do children have in homeschooling?
Elizabeth Bartholet highlights risks when parents have 24/7 authoritarian control over their children.
Harvard’s Virtual Commencement
Harvard’s 369th Commencement goes virtual.
David Barrett reports on New York City’s birds
A quest to chronicle New York City’s avian community
Rebecca Henderson, “Reimagining Capitalism” to save the planet
The Business School’s Rebecca Henderson reimagines capitalism to save the planet.
Harvard athletic season canceled
A necessary but brutal blow
Harvard rethinks online education strategy
A push to emphasize learning rather than teaching
On faculties and longer-range planning for Harvard
Faculty governance and long-range intellectual planning for Harvard
Blackstone River Valley sights and activities
Tracing America’s industrial roots in the Blackstone River Valley
“The Equivalents,” by Maggie Doherty, reviewed by Susan Ware
From “women’s confinement” to “women’s liberation” at the Radcliffe Institute
by Susan Ware
Ways to cope with the federal debt
The politics, policymaking, and public consequences of mounting government debt—and how to cope with it