Harvard
Four Takeaways from Bryan Stevenson’s Talk at Harvard
Just Mercy author Bryan Stevenson, who has been called “America’s Mandela” for fighting against racial bias and wrongful convictions on death row, mesmerized his audience at […]
Divest Harvard Prepares Spring Blitz on Climate Change
They have Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s blessing. Hollywood A-listers Natalie Portman and Darren Aronofsky are on board. And political and academic heavyweights including Robert F. Kennedy […]
Dear Harvard: Deval Patrick Gives a Good Graduation Speech
Former Governor Deval Patrick was selected to speak at Harvard’s commencement ceremony this spring, following in the recent footsteps Oprah Winfrey and Michael Bloomberg. Patrick just finished […]
‘Humans of New York’ Goes to Harvard
Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton took six years to graduate from the University of Georgia, got fired from a bond trading position in Chicago, […]
Harvard Class Teaches the Design of Desirability
Since Harvard’s founding, princes, future prime ministers, and eight U.S. presidents have walked the university’s hallowed halls. World domination seems like second nature. But this semester, students […]
Chris Pratt Honored As Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
In the final season of The O.C., Chris Pratt portrayed Summer Roberts’ left-wing activist pal Che Cook—a minor character, but a major role in the show’s […]
Harvard Bans Educators from Having Sex With Undergrads
Bloomberg reported on Thursday morning that Harvard banned its educators from having sexual or romantic relationships with undergraduates. The school, according to Bloomberg, is joining […]
A Cappella Groups to Sing Off for Collegiate Championship
Last year, Berklee’s a cappella team Pitch Slapped won the ICCA championship. In case you weren’t aware, Boston is aca-awesome—so much so that last year, […]
The Life in Our Stars
Cambridge scientists are leading the search for inhabitable (and maybe even inhabited) planets, and they hope to find one…in our lifetime.
Harvard’s ‘Fifteen Hottest Freshmen’: A Eulogy
For the first time in recent memory, the annual guide to which of the campus’s 17- and 18-year-olds would make prime spouse material will not run.
There’s a ‘Super Bowl/I Hate Football Party’ This Sunday
Whether you’re a diehard fan who can’t wait to watch the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks during the Super Bowl, or a […]
‘Humans of New York’ Creator Raises $300,000 to Send Brooklyn Kids on a Trip to Harvard
A photo posted by Humans of New York (@humansofny) on Jan 22, 2015 at 9:51am PST In less than a day, the creator behind one […]
Mark Zuckerberg Picks Harvard Professor’s Book for National Reading Challenge
When you have billions of dollars at your disposal, it’s easy to find time to sit back, relax, pick up a new book, and read […]
MBTA to Meet With Universities About New Student ‘UPass’
College students taking the MBTA’s trains and buses in the Greater Boston area could soon have a new pass—embedded in their university ID cards—to help […]
Lord of the Flies: Harvard Researcher Films Birth of Larvae From His Skin
Piotr Naskrecki isn’t kidding: once you see the time-lapse video he posted online of a parasite from Central America emerging from his forearm, you can’t scrub the images […]