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Can Harvard Advance Social Justice and Inclusion?

A new presidential task force attempts to square the demands of students with the University’s daily life.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

A beneficial fat that prevents cardiovascular disease in animal models

A beneficial fat rare in Western diets appears to fight cardiovascular disease.

by Jonathan Shaw

What leads executives to break the law?

Business leaders explain how they went astray.

by Jonathan Shaw

Crimson Football 2016: Harvard 32, Brown 22

Harvard toughs out “a typical Brown game.”

by Dick Friedman

Harvard Endowment Declines $1.9 Billion

A negative investment return and annual spending reduce the endowment’s value 5.1 percent.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvardians awarded National Humanities Medals and National Book nominations

Last week, three Harvard affiliates were awarded the National Humanities Medal and eight were long-listed for the National Book Awards.

by Sophia Nguyen

The New Republican Mavericks of Cambridge

After the Harvard Republican Club publicly repudiated Donald Trump, students reflect on the group’s future. 

by Matthew Disler

Crimson Football 2016: Harvard 51, Rhode Island 21

A fine start to Harvard’s 143rd football season

by Dick Friedman

Harvard dining hall workers vote to strike

After protracted negotiations, Harvard dining hall workers vote to strike. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

“Illuminated manuscripts in Boston collections” displayed in three-site exhibit

A new exhibit highlights how medieval monasticism’s “cult of the book” transmitted beauty and knowledge to the modern world.

by Lily Scherlis

Harvard renovates Allston basketball arena

A mid-course change in Allston yields renovated basketball facilities.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Divinity School Celebrates Convocation in its Bicentennial Year

Harvard Divinity School begins a celebratory year.

by Jean Martin