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Harvard Study: 365,000 Died Due To South Africa's Misguided AIDS Policies

The New York Times | Celia W. Dugger | Posted 11.26.2008 | World


JOHANNESBURG -- A new study by Harvard researchers estimates that the South African government would have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 pe...

Harvard Project Proposes Rich Nations Cut CO2 First

Reuters | Michael Szabo | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green


Rich nations should make the first cuts in greenhouse gases while developing countries carry on business as usual for the time being, according to a p...

Bill Clinton Lays Out What Matters in a President; McCain Flunks the Test

Brian Ross | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home


Brian Ross

Bill Clinton gave one of the best speeches of his political career on Wednesday night in Kissimmee, FLA., and he did it in one sentence.

The 'We Drove 200 Miles Up Here For' Homecoming Dinner Special

Jason Notte | Posted 10.10.2008 | Business


Jason Notte

It's homecoming season at America's institutions of higher learning, which means one thing for parents and students alike: Inoffensive casual dining.

Obama's Keys To Winning Tuesday's Town Hall Debate

Eric Morse | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home


Eric Morse

Obama, who has been criticized by opponents for being "aloof" and "professorial," may have his work cut out for him on Tuesday. But his laid-back, unflappable demeanor creates an excellent opportunity to connect with the voters in the room and those watching on television.

Butterfly, Bee

Jeff Danziger | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Jeff Danziger

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This Country Needs An Intellectual

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home


Sheila Suess Kennedy

The charge of elitism is a manifestation of America's longstanding and unfortunate subtext of anti-intellectualism, and its use during this campaign is both revealing and disturbing.

Greenest Colleges in America

TheDailyGreen.com | Brian Clark Howard | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green


When it comes to protecting the planet, many schools have given it more than a college try. In fact, America's institutions of higher learning are som...

Supreme Court ruling on child rape strikes a blow to human rights.

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living


Michealene Cristini Risley

Last Wednesday the Supreme Court ruled, 5 to 4, that sentencing someone to death for raping a child is unconstitutional. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy s...

Obama Kept Harvard Law Review Balanced

Politico | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990 gave him his first moment of national fame, a powerful intellec...

Who'd Be the Better Boss: McCain or Obama?

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics


Morra Aarons-Mele

Candidates go through a funny sort of a job interview -- more of a media war than a focused grilling session -- but it's time for McCain and Obama to tell us what kind of leaders they would be.

The Facebook: Another Product of a Broken System

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 05.07.2008 | Business


Aaron Greenspan

As a Harvard student, technology and entrepreneurship weren't worthy of serious academic focus. The theft of Facebook by one of my classmates is just one example of larger systemic problems.

Harvard Hires First Woman To Manage $35 Billion Endowment

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Harvard University has turned to a manager with a track record of success directing the assets of educational institutions, including Harvard itself, ...

Nice Guys Finish First, Harvard Study Says

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 03.19.2008 | Living


WASHINGTON — Screaming sports coaches and cutthroat tycoons have it wrong: Nice guys do finish first, a new study suggests. The Harvard Univers...

Divorce and the Environment: A View from the Year 2016

Bella DePaulo | Posted 02.25.2008 | Living


Bella DePaulo

A global trend of soaring divorce rates has created more households with fewer people, that, in turn, take up more space and gobble up more energy and...

Paris Hilton Takes Her "Hasty Pudding" To Harvard

236.com | Posted 01.11.2008 | Entertainment


According to the Boston Globe, Paris Hilton is scheduled to visit Harvard University in February to make a special announcement, but despite being soo...

How To Get Your Kids Into Harvard

Wall Street Journal | Ellen Gamerman | Posted 11.30.2007 | Business


As college-application season enters its most stressful final stretch, parents want to know if their children's schools are delivering the goods -- co...

Harvard 37, Yale 6... Happy Thanksgiving, Anyway

Alex Remington | Posted 11.21.2007 | Living


Alex Remington

Squinting to see the road through the rain and fog on I-95, I tried to suppress the memory of my team playing like Notre Dame on quaaludes and losing 37-6 to Harvard.

Harvard Student Given Extra Exam Time To Pump Breast Milk

NY Times | ELIZABETH OLSON | Posted 09.27.2007 | Home


A Harvard student must be given extra break time during a medical licensing exam to pump breast milk, a Massachusetts appeals court judge ruled yester...