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Nicholas Kristof reporting, why voting matters, becoming famous, and more in books

Homelessness Is a Crisis of Public Health

In our fragmented system, loss of housing leads to mental and physical deterioration. Some new initiatives aim to connect the remedies.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Civil Discourse and Institutional Neutrality Task Forces

Two Harvard working groups assess constructive dialogue, institutional voice

by Max J. Krupnick

Making the Public Record Public

Harvard legal database released

by Max J. Krupnick

Out with the Sake, in with the Ale

Reading and translating a Chinese poem with Stephen Owen

Should Harvard Pay Student-Athletes?

As NIL money flows, Harvard’s approach remains unchanged.

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard, Ivies to join Big Ten

“Superconference” play begins in 2025-26 and will feature relegation.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard College Admits Class of 2028

A smaller undergraduate applicant cohort—the first since Supreme Court ended affirmative action 

by John S. Rosenberg

Studying ChatGPT Like a Psychologist

Cognitive science helps penetrate the AI “black box”

by Nina Pasquini

Reparations as Public Health

A Harvard forum on the racial health gap

by Lydialyle Gibson

Unionizing Harvard Academic Workers

Pay, child care, workplace protections at issue 

by Lydialyle Gibson

How to Reduce AI’s Energy Consumption

The case for maximizing AI models’ efficiency—not size

by Nina Pasquini