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Harvard alumna teaches humanities at West Point

Elizabeth D. Samet ’91 melds literature and leadership in her classes for the cadets.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies sponsors human-rights activist's talk

The Iranian human-rights activist and Nobel laureate talks, and listens.

by Lydialyle Gibson

BU Law Professor Khiara Bridges Teaches Critical Race Theory at Harvard Law

And why it is a subject of protest at Harvard Law School

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Updates on Harvard projects in Allston

In Allston, progress on the science and engineering complex, Life Lab, and renovated graduate-student housing 

by Laura Levis

Harvard Corporation to Drop Law School Shield Linked to Slavery

The announcement follows a Law School committee’s recommendation to abandon the shield. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Alumni coalition opposes Harvard Overseer slate

The campaign is joined as the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard organizes in response to petitioners.

by John S. Rosenberg

Ivy League announces post-season basketball tournaments

The Ivy League announces post-season basketball tournaments.

by David L. Tannenwald

Steven Spielberg named Harvard’s 2016 Commencement speaker

The filmmaker will address graduates on May 26. 

by Laura Levis

Harvard Art Museums appoints Martha Tedeschi as new Cabot director

Hailing from the Art Institute of Chicago, Tedeschi will assume the role next July. 

by Sophia Nguyen

Jerome Groopman guides Harvard students to insights from narratives of illness

The students in Jerome Groopman’s “Insights from Narratives of Illness” wrestle with the profound.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Sexual Assault Report Calls For Harvard Campus Culture Change

The report urges annual prevention training for faculty and students, more funding, and changes in final clubs. 

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard men's basketball beats Princeton and Pennsylvania

Men’s basketball beats Princeton and Pennsylvania.

by David L. Tannenwald