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Harvard Defeats Dartmouth in Ivy Basketball

Men’s basketball team begins Ivy League competition.  

by David L. Tannenwald

This Singer sewing machine has many facets

The multifaceted global and interdisciplinary impact of a useful object

President Obama Urges Criminal-Justice Reform in Harvard Law Review

The president makes a final attempt to defend his legacy. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Law Dean Minow to Step Down

The school's leader since 2009 will conclude her service at the end of the academic year.

by John S. Rosenberg

The Joy of Mentoring—From Thousands of Miles Away

Stephen Ball, J.D. ’10, was mentoring a bright high-school student in New York. Then, he got a job offer in California. 

by Stephen Ball

Graduate Student Union Election Too Close to Call

The National Labor Relations Board will conduct hearings to determine the results of the election. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova , Sophia Nguyen

“A Category of One”: The Enigma of Edward Gorey

A new play captures the enigma of Edward Gorey ’50. 

by Olivia Schwob

Boston Review editor Joshua Cohen on “Fake News” and the Post-Trump Media

Boston Review editor Joshua Cohen on the role of the media after Trump. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard final clubs sanctions academic challenges

Difficult choices in applying the new College policy on final clubs and other single-gender social organizations

by John S. Rosenberg

Deploying Differential Privacy to Protect Human Research Data

Protecting human subjects’ research data

by Jonathan Shaw

College admits 14.5 percent of early applicants

Harvard briefly abandoned early action a decade ago. Now, the admissions dean says the program is the “new normal.”

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard faculty divisions social clubs

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences remains sharply divided about sanctions and multiple, conflicting goals.

by John S. Rosenberg