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The True Cost of Grade Inflation at Harvard
How an abundance of A’s created “the most stressed-out world of all.”
Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson urge compromise in U.S. politics
Continuous campaigning and gridlocked governing in American politics
Lawrence Lessig explains how money corrupts Congress
Lawrence Lessig thinks American democracy requires a constitutional overhaul to counter the “economy of influence.”
Harvard sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the origins of the arts
Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the evolution of culture
Architect Rahul Mehrotra balances teaching at Harvard and practice in India
Rahul Mehrotra's architecture spans eras and cultural divides.
Gertrude of Helfta, female visionary, by Caroline W. Bynum
Brief life of a female visionary: 1256-c. 1302
The Humanities, Digitized
Reconceiving the study of culture
Fanny Bullock Workman, feisty mountaineer
Brief life of a feisty mountaineer: 1859-1925
Al Franken, satirist and statesman, profiled
The satirist and comedian Al Franken has a new role: statesman.
Traumatic brain injury: research on causes, treatment, clinical applications
From causes to clinical applications and treatment, Harvard researchers investigate traumatic brain injury.
Harvard deans urge renewing civic education
Time to restore American higher education’s lost mission