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Stand Up: HBS Marks 50 Years of Women
The two-day W50 summit focused on closing the gender gap.
4.9.13
Richard Saul Wurman to Speak at Design School
The TED conference creator will address degree candidates on Class Day.
4.3.13
Further Undisclosed E-mail Investigations Revealed at Harvard
Fallout from cheating investigation widens as additional reviews of a resident dean’s accounts are reported to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
4.2.13
Harvard College Admits 5.8 Percent of Applicants
Admissions rate edges down slightly—in Cambridge and throughout the Ivy League.
3.29.13
Inside the “War on Drugs”
The House I Live In examines the link between American drug laws and poverty.
3.28.13
Harvard College Term Bill Increases 3.5 Percent
Financial-aid budget rises 5.8 percent, to $182 million
3.26.13
Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Anthony Lewis Dies at 85
The former New York Times columnist and author defended and celebrated the First Amendment.
3.25.13
Boston Approves Campus Services Move to Allston
BRA unanimously approves Harvard’s plan.
3.15.13
E-mail Encore
Fallout continues from review of deans’ messages during academic-misconduct investigation.
3.13.13
From Academic Misconduct to E-mail Investigation
Harvard administrators respond to allegations they secretly accessed teaching staff’s e-mail accounts.
3.11.13
Harvard and Largest Union Reach Tentative Agreement
The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers will put a proposal to increase wages before members on April 2.
3.11.13
Oprah Winfrey Named Commencement Speaker
The media entrepreneur and talk-show host will deliver the afternoon address on May 30.
3.4.13
Big Guns Take Aim at Big Tobacco
World experts team up for a two-day conference on tobacco control in developing countries.
3.1.13
Harvard Names Online Education Leadership
The administrative and faculty leaders reflect the multidisciplinary breadth of edX and HarvardX.