University News
Five Questions with Cass R. Sunstein
The Harvard Law professor and constitutional scholar on what Star Wars can tell us about today’s Supreme Court
by Olivia Farrar
New Digs
Claudine Gay’s first day in her presidential office
After Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court upends admissions.
by Jonathan Shaw , Lincoln Caplan
Irene Soto Marín
Ancient history professor studies coins, ceramics, and Zelda.
by Max J. Krupnick
News in Brief
New Arts and Sciences dean, chief financial officer, Allston construction, and more
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
by Jonathan Shaw
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
by Max J. Krupnick
“Joyous Protest Posters”
The Royal Chicano Air Force’s activist art at Houghton Library
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Tackling the Dental Care Desert
Harvard alumnae establish a college of dental medicine in rural Missouri.
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Saving the News—and Democracy
Should government bolster the free press?
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Post-COVID Learning Losses
Children face potentially permanent setbacks
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen