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How Women Are Changing the NBA

From coaching staffs to front offices, female leaders are bringing new strategies to men’s basketball.

by David L. Tannenwald

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's Dale Jorgenson advocates taxing carbon and recycling the revenue

A plan for controlling greenhouse gases while enhancing economic growth

Brief life of America’s epic historian Francis Parkman, by Castle Freeman

Brief life of America’s epic historian: 1823-1893

Harvard students’ personal speeches build community and communication skills

“Community-building magic” through public, personal reflections

by Michael Zuckerman

Tobin Project real-world social science, inequality, regulation

The interdisciplinary Tobin Project addresses real-world problems.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Brief life of Cuban naturalist Felipe Poey, by Lindsay Brownell

Brief life of Cuba’s greatest naturalist: 1799-1891

by Lindsay Brownell

Clayton Christensen on disruptive innovation

Innovation guru Clayton Christensen on spreading his gospel, the Gospel, and how to win with the electric car

by Craig Lambert

Harvard scholars recall the Tiananmen era and ponder its continuing impact

Harvard scholars recall the Tiananmen era and ponder its continuing impact

Harvard and Vietnam’s economic development

During a quarter-century of engagement in Vietnam's economic development, Harvard scholars create a unique educational institution.

by John S. Rosenberg