Reworking the Workplace
Rewriting labor law from a clean slateMarina N. BolotnikovaMarch-April 2020 jhj-reworking-the-workplaceAmerican labor law is broken, argues a report released in late January by Clean Slate for Worker...
View ArticleHarvard Credit for High-Schoolers
An online Extension School course for high-school studentsLiterature professor Elisa New spearheads an online poetry course for talented students in underserved high schools.Lydialyle GibsonMarch-April...
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Upending U.S. Politics
Grass-roots organizing is focus of new bookMarina N. BolotnikovaMarch-April 2020 Upending U.S. politicsAmong the many ways U.S. politics has been transformed in the past decade, the rise of nationwide...
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Harvard Allston developer Law School shield and moreMarch-April 2020 Harvard Allston developer and other newsAllston Developer DesignatedHarvard Allston Land Company announced in December that Tishman...
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News Briefs
Professor arrested, giving guidelines, and a grad-student union updateMarch-April 2020 News briefs professor arrested grad student unionUniversity Professor ArrestedFriedman University Professor...
View ArticleBoston in Motion
Boston in MotionDrew Pendergrass Boston in MotionImagine running the Boston Marathon in 1635, a few years after the city was founded. Your route would have traveled through forests filled with moose,...
View ArticleMarty Baron Named Harvard Commencement Speaker
Marty Baron Harvard Commencement SpeakerJohn S. Rosenberg Marty Baron Named Harvard Commencement SpeakerMartin (“Marty”) Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post since 2013, will be the principal...
View ArticleDivestment Slate Achieves Place on Overseer Ballot
Harvard Divestment Overseer SlateJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Divestment Overseer SlateThe Harvard Forward (HF)-backed slate of petition candidates for Overseer has been certified for the ballot,...
View ArticleWhere Do Overseers Come From?
Harvard Overseers Nominations ElectionJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Overseers Nominations ElectionHow are members of Harvard’s Board of Overseers chosen—and what do they do, once they are elected to the...
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Cooperating to Combat Coronavirus
Harvard and the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health Team to Fight SARS-CoVJonathan Shaw Fighting SARS-2Ever since the earliest reports of a pneumonia-like illness spreading within Hubei province...
View ArticleMelinda Gates to Receive Radcliffe Medal
Melinda Gates Radcliffe Day HonorandJohn S. Rosenberg Melinda Gates Radcliffe HonorandThe Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (RIAS) announced this afternoon that Melinda Gates will be the featured...
View ArticleAfrican and African-American Studies Celebrates 50 Years
African and African-American Studies Celebrates 50 yearsLydialyle Gibson African and African-American Studies Celebrates 50 YearsLast Saturday evening, toward the end of a two-day symposium...
View ArticleRemembering Henry Cobb, Architect of CGIS
Remembering Henry Cobb, Architect of CGISSusan J. Pharr Remembering Henry Cobb, Architect of CGISEditor’s note: Henry Cobb’47, M.Arch. ’49, a former professor and chair of the architecture department...
View ArticleCoronavirus Closes Classes
Harvard Closes Classes CoronavirusJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Closes Classes CoronavirusThe third shoe has dropped, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. The University’s site for information...
View ArticleAs Coronavirus Spreads, Harvard Cancels Athletics
As Coronavirus Spreads, Harvard Cancels AthleticsJacob Sweet As Coronavirus Spreads, Harvard Cancels AthleticsAfter University administrators informed College students that they must move out of their...
View ArticleOn the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Emergency
On the Front Lines of the Coronavirus EmergencyLydialyle Gibson On the Frontlines of the Coronavirus EmergencyWhen he’s not practicing wilderness medicine—caring for climbers with altitude sickness in...
View ArticleLizabeth Cohen Awarded Bancroft Prize
Lizabeth Cohen Bancroft PrizeJohn S. Rosenberg Lizabeth Cohen Bancroft PrizeUrban historian Lizabeth Cohen—the Jones professor of American studies and past dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced...
View ArticleKaren Dynan on the Coronavirus Recession
Karen Dynan on the Coronavirus RecessionMarina N. Bolotnikova Karen Dynan on the Coronavirus RecessionAs the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly escalates across the world, the United States economy has entered...
View ArticleBusiness School Dean Transition Extended during Coronavirus Crisis
HBS Dean Nohria Stays on During Coronavirus CrisisJohn S. Rosenberg HBS Dean Nohria Stays on During Coronavirus CrisisPresident Lawrence S. Bacow announced this afternoon that Nitin Nohria, dean of...
View ArticleHarvard Postpones Commencement
Harvard Postpones CommencementJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Postpones CommencementPresident Lawrence S. Bacow informed the community this afternoon of his decision to postpone the University’s...
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