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Harvard in the Crosshairs

U.S. Military to Sever Some Academic Ties with Harvard, Hegseth Says

The defense department will discontinue graduate-level professional programs for active-duty service members.

Latest news

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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.”

University News

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Harvard’s Epstein Probe Widened

The University investigates ties to donors, following revelations in newly released files.

University News

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Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Toasts, Roasts Michael Keaton

The Batman actor was “encouraged as hell” by the students around him during the 2026 Man of the Year festivities.

Arts & Culture

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Harvard Faculty Group Proposes Limits on A Grades

The grade inflation measure requires a full faculty vote, expected in the spring.

University News

Featured

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Former Homeland Security Chief Says ICE and CBP Have “Lost Their Way”

At Kennedy School talk, Jeh Johnson advocates restructuring “outdated” DHS.

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AI Is Risky Business for the Power Grid, Harvard Experts Say

An Institute of Politics panel focused on the technology’s rapid expansion 

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Research

Why Humans Walk on Two Legs

Research highlights our evolutionary ancestors’ unique pelvis.

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Commentary

For Campus Speech, Civility is a Cultural Practice

A former Harvard College dean reviews Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber’s book Terms of Respect.

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Football

A Near-Perfect Football Season Ends in Disappointment

A loss to Villanova derails Harvard in the playoffs. 

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Undergraduate Column

The Trouble with Sidechat

No one feels responsible for what happens on Harvard’s anonymous social media app.

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Faculty

Teen "Grind" Culture and Mental Health

Teens need better strategies to cope with lives lived partly online.

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Social Sciences

America’s Housing Problem—Explained

How zoning reforms could address a crisis that squeezes the poor and the middle class

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Health & Medicine

How Does the Brain Interpret Language in Real-Time?

New research on how the brainuses sounds to form words and create meaning.

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Faculty

Harvard Pioneering Mammalogist Barbara Lawrence

Brief life of an intrepid mammalogist: 1909-1997

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Museums & Collections

The New Boston Athenaeum

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

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Faculty

Can an Orange a Day Stave off Depression?

A research study digs into the gut microbiome.

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Arts & Culture

From Harvard-Trained Architect to Miniature Diorama Builder

Fred Gevalt’s astonishing and intricate diorama