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How to Overcome Pandemic Learning Losses

Post-pandemic K-12 learning gaps remain—but some districts have found ways to close them. 

by Nina Pasquini

The “Wild West” of Cancer Misinformation Online

At Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health, experts discuss web and social media cancer misinformation

by Olivia Farrar

At Risk

Severe threats to Harvard’s finances—and academic mission—in the new political landscape

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield

U.S. Navy vice admiral on the frontlines at NATO

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard’s Tom Kane on Effective School Reforms

The education policy expert deploys data to improve outcomes for students.

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Women's Fencing Head Coach Daria Schneider

A coach restores the luster to Harvard fencing. 

by Max J. Krupnick

Cambridge 02138

Correspondence about caregiving, football, feminism, free speech, and more

“AI Anxiety”

The Undergraduate on the uneasy collision of technology and writing

by Serena Jampel

Leslie Jamison on Isolation, Empathy, and Selfhood

The essayist on isolation, empathy, and selfhood

by Nina Pasquini

Is Gambling Becoming a Public Health Crisis?

Responding to the explosive growth of online gambling and sports betting, a new report urges governments to regulate with public health in mind.

by Jordan Smith

The New Boston Athenaeum

Find “the joy of discovery and power of this unique place.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard 2025 Overseer and HAA Directed Slates

This year’s governing board and  alumni association candidates