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Letters on taxing carbon, teaching writing, legacy admissions, louts,…more

Taxing carbon, teaching writing, legacy admissions, the sly Slive, louts

Silhouettes from Harvard’s Houghton Library displayed

All that’s needed are scissors and a steady hand.

by Christopher Reed

An excerpt from "To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party"

In To Make Men Free, Heather Cox Richardson seeks to explain the back-and-forth history of Republican Party goals.

Sociologist Orlando Patterson does landmark work on slavery and freedom.

Orlando Patterson may be the last of Harvard sociology’s big thinkers.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard School of Public Health $350-million endowment

A transformative endowment gift from Gerald L. Chan and family

“Harvard-Hiring-Harvard” helps students find employment

“Harvard-Hiring-Harvard” helps students find employment.

Analytics has the power to transform government

Harnessing civic data makes governments more responsive to citizens.

by Stephanie Garlock

Events at Harvard and throughout Greater Boston in November and December

Events on and off campus during November and December

Review of Thomas Forrest Kelly’s “Capturing Music,” by Anna Zayaruznaya

The recording of songs and sounds past—a history of musical notation in the West

by Anna Zayaruznaya

Economic History uses quantitative methods to understand past social networks

The Joint Center for Economics brings a quantitative approach to economic history.

A Harvard senior recalls finding her own place at the College

A senior finds her own place at the College.

by Melanie Wang

Filmmakers seek visual material from the early days of Partners In Health

Filmmakers seek visual material from the early days of Partners In Health.