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Zika Vaccine Development Reveals Differences in Efficacy One Year On

Harvard’s Dan Barouch finds long-term Zika vaccine efficacy varies by delivery method.

by Jonathan Shaw

Bryan Stevenson on the Evolution of White Supremacy

“I don’t think slavery ended in 1865 —I think it just evolved. I think it turned into decades of terrorism and violence and lynching.”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Final Clubs: The Lingering Aftermath

Reflections on governance, enforcement, and the efficacy of the sanctions

by John S. Rosenberg

College Admits 14.5 Percent of Early-Action Applicants

The admissions office reports a slight increase in first-generation admits. 

Federal NLRB Rejects Harvard’s Appeal in Grad Student Union Case

In July, the regional NLRB had ruled to invalidate the results of Harvard’s November 2016 graduate-student union election and order a new election. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Sexual Harassment and Assault Complaints Increased 65 Percent Last Year

A new report on adherence to the University’s Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy

by Oset Babür

A new challenge for antitrust

An increasing consolidation of ownership in health care  

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Nigerian Women Speak Out

HEAR WORD! portrays the lives of Nigerian women.

Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Critic and poet Fred Moten, profiled by Jesse McCarthy

Fred Moten’s subversive black-studies scholarship

by Jesse McCarthy

University marshal steps down, MacArthur fellows, more

The University Marshal retires, MacArthur fellows, diversifying freshman pre-orientation, and more

Congress considers taxing endowment income

Congressional tax bills aim at universities’ endowment income.

by John S. Rosenberg