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Harvard University

Graduates listen to the master of ceremony as they take part in the Black Commencement at Harvard University on May 23, 2017.
May 28

Do Colleges Actually Welcome Segregation on Campus?

A National Association of Scholars survey of 173 public and private colleges and universities found that 71 percent have some version of voluntary segregation.
By Ziva Dahl
Mar 23

Lawsuit Accuses Harvard of Profiting From Images of Slaves

Tamara Lanier says Harvard is at fault for promoting and profiting off of images of her ancestors, who were enslaved in South Carolina.
By Helen Holmes
Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Nov 15

Study Says China Is the Real Master of Social Media ‘Fake News’

The government controls the national conversation simply by creating more posts about certain events.
By Francesca Friday
Can the active ingredient in Johnson's baby powder cause cancer?
Aug 22

Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $417 Million in Baby Powder Cancer Suit

By John Bonazzo
Do employers and colleges actually look at this stuff?
Jun 19

Dear Students, What You Post Can Wreck Your Life

By Thao Nelson
Unsplash/Dan Gold
May 30

You Could Lose Sleep Due to Climate Change, Scientists Warn

By Michael Sainato
Massachusetts Institute of Technology students play football outside the Maclaurin building. The school took the second place spot in the WSJ's recent ranking of US colleges.
Oct 7

College Ranking: New List, Same Old Results

By Nicolaus Mills
The Bus Ride, Jong Choi.
Sep 10

Harvard Students Adorn Dorm Rooms With Real Art, Art Confounds Neuroscience, and More

By Guelda Voien
Ahmed Zayat, owner of American Pharoah, Mr Z. and El Kabeir, walks around the stable after morning workouts for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 30, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Elsa/Getty Images)
May 23

American Pharoah Owner Accused of Being a Welcher, Perjurer, Resume Padder

By Ken Kurson
Ms. Chemla (Photo by Aaron Adler / Makeup by Sandy Linter)
Aug 6

Will Alexandra Chemla's iPad App Change the Art Dealing Business?

By Nate Freeman
Healthy, apparently. (Photo: PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)
Jun 25

Nerd Is the New Jock: University Recruits Varsity Gamers, Pays Half Their Tuition

By Sage Lazzaro
Jun 11

Surprise! Inspirational Text Messages Won’t Improve Teens’ Grades

By Molly Mulshine
May 23

Facebook Urged Underwriters to Cut Projections, Sources Say: Wall Street Roundup

By Patrick Clark
Dec 17

Vassar President Sells to Nesting Newlyweds

By Observer Staff
Jun 6

J.K. Rowling's Harvard Commencement Speech

By Gillian Reagan
Feb 12

Harvard Scholars to Publish Online?

By Gillian Reagan
Jan 28

Our Critic's Tip Sheet On Current Reading: Amis on Islam; Harvard's Hot President; James Wood on Character

By Adam Begley
Jan 17

J.K. Rowling To Speak at Harvard Commencement

By Leon Neyfakh
Nov 19

At Yale-Harvard: Plaid, Pipes, Hammers and Soulja Boy

By Max Abelson
Sep 21

St. Martin’s Press Won’t Publish Harvard Travel Books After 2009

By Leon Neyfakh
Apr 4

The Morning Read: Wednesday, April 4, 2007

By Observer Staff
Mar 12

It's Obamalot!

By Anna Schneider-Mayerson
(Courtesy Viking Press)
Feb 7

Smith on Stark, Being in the Zone

By Observer Staff
Jan 29

Reborn in Harvard Yard, Three Pals Disown the Past

By Rebecca Goldstein
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