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The Context: Affirmative Action and Harvard
Recent and archival work on litigation in admissions
by Jacob Sweet
Governance Reform and Shared Value
Michael Porter on the new business agenda
The Layered Histories in Black Family Keepsakes
Tiya Miles traces a mother and daughter’s story through a cotton sack.
Harvard Art Museums Will Reopen This Fall
The musems will welcome students back on September 1, and the public on September 4.
The “Talking Feds” Podcast
Former U.S. attorney Harry P. Litman ’80 and guests’ lively take on legal and political issues.
The Context: Life on the Mesopotamian Marshes—and the Specter of Drought
Past work on water and human intervention
by Jacob Sweet
Amartya Sen, a Memoir
The book covers the first thirty years of the Nobel-prize winning economist’s life.
by Sugata Bose
A Marathon Dream Deferred
Graduate student Stephen Bourguet has set his sights on running a personal best at the Boston Marathon in October.
From Corporate Lawyer to Waffle Entrepreneur
Emily Cole Groden’s quest for nutritious frozen waffles
by Jacob Sweet
The Context: How Exercise Gives Us Purpose
Reviewing our best articles on exercise
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard and MIT to Sell edX for $800 million
Proceeds from the transaction will fund a nonprofit dedicated to addressing educational inequities.
Gabby Thomas ’19 Wins Olympic Trials, Heads to Tokyo
Thomas becomes the second-fastest woman ever in the 200-meter dash.
by Jacob Sweet