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Massachusetts Turnpike Will be Rebuilt at Grade

Massachusetts transportation officials plan to rebuild Turnpike at grade—opening Harvard parcels.

by Jonathan Shaw

Will future online education become limited to professional degrees?

Harvard and MIT experiences suggest a more constrained vision for massive free courses.

by Jonathan Shaw

Manuscripts Illuminated…by Women

Tracing lapis lazuli provides evidence that women were directly involved in creating medieval illuminated manuscripts.  

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard’s Womanless History

Completing the University’s self-portrait 

College Admits 13.4 Percent of Early-Action Applicants

More women in science, and a steady increase in Asian-American admits 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Sexual Harassment and Assault Reports Increase in 2018

The University reports on a continuing trend—and commits to improving the community’s culture.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Why New Years Resolutions Work Best in Winter

Why Resolutions Work Best in Winter

by Kara Baskin

Delba Winthrop on Aristotle and Democracy

The Kenan professor of government’s story of a dissertation published 44 years after it was accepted

Harvard Commencement

The German chancellor will deliver the Commencement address on May 30, 2019.

by Jonathan Shaw

Language as a litmus test for AI

And the problem of bias

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard police and students, Title IX and more

Policing and students, Title IX changes, and public opinion toward higher education

by John S. Rosenberg

Ruth Okediji, intellectual property law expert

A Nigerian-born professor who brings unusual perspective to intellectual-property law

by Marina N. Bolotnikova