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Blogged Down in the Past

Renee Feltz | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, John McCain, Columbia University, Activist Bloggers, Bloggers, 2008 Presidential Race, 2008 Campaign, Harvard, Barack Obama, Media News
Renee Feltz

An ongoing examination of blogs devoted to the 2008 presidential campaign reveals a fundamental difference in the candidates' approach to the blogosphere.

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Making Sense of the Sixties: Reflections for the 40th Reunion of the Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1968

Stephen Mo Hanan | Posted 11.18.2008 | Style

Read More: Counterculture, 1960s, The Sixties, Loose Morals, 1968, Counter Culture, Gop, Rebelling, Harvard, Hippies, Style News
Stephen Mo Hanan

The dress, music, drugs and loose morals of the emerging counterculture must have looked to a Sixties puritan like a reversion to chaotic paganism.

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Why I Don't Like Economists

Peter Schwartz | Posted 11.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Debt, Warren Buffett, Economics, Political Science, Economy, Financial Crisis, Harvard, Gre, Trading, Business News
Peter Schwartz

They're all great guys, smart and amusing and passionate about their work. So what's not to like about economists? In a word, hubris. Economists fly too close to the sun of science.

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Larry Summers -- My Experience

Wendy Kopp | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harvard, Obama Cabinet, Larry Summers, Obama Administration, Teach for America, Wendy Kopp, Obama's Cabinet, Women's Issues, Treasury Secretary, Politics News
Wendy Kopp

I have seen Summers exert rare commitment both in supporting women and in addressing the issues facing economically disadvantaged communities.

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Larry Summers' True Record on Women

Sheryl Sandberg | Posted 11.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Women's Issues, Finance, Economy, Obama's Cabinet, Larry Summers, Obama Administration, Harvard, Facebook, Treasury Secretary, Barack Obama, Business News
Sheryl Sandberg

Many people note that our nation has few economists with Larry Summers' intelligence. They should also know that we have few leaders, if any, in the financial world who have done more for women.

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Red State or Blue State: Your Vote Counts

Kate Kelly | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harvard, John McCain, Red State, Voters, Democrat, Blue States, New York Times, Election, Barack Obama, Voting, Republican, Gail Collins, Politics News
Kate Kelly

If you're a Republican voter in a Democratic-leaning state, or a Democratic voter in Republican territory, is your vote in vain?

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The "Poison Ivy" Growing at Harvard Business School

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 10.28.2008 | Business

Read More: John McCain, Unemployment, Economy, Harvard Business School, Ivy League Schools, Obama, Harvard, Business, Wall Street, Recession, Mba, Business News
Stephen Viscusi

What W. has really ruined from a business "branding" scenario is the prestige and credibility of what it means to have a Harvard Business School "brand" degree.

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A Yalie Roots For Harvard

Darryle Pollack | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Education, Harvard, Bush, Yale, Candidates Schools, George W. Bush, Ivy League, Barack Obama, Politics News
Darryle Pollack

Bush represented the end of an era; women like me represented the beginning of a new one. I stepped onto the Yale campus only months after Bush left it.

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Starring in Denver: Barack and Hillary and Joe

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Yale, Hilary Clinton, Democratic Convention, Harvard, Dnc, John Kerry, Obama, Biden, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Clinton and Biden can help or they can hurt, but Barack Obama is still the man who's got to seal the deal.

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List Of Best Colleges In The US, from US News And World Report

AP | Posted 08.22.2008 | Living

Read More: List of Best Universities, Best Universities, List of Best Colleges, Princeton, Best Colleges List, Harvard, Yale, Living News

Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college ran...

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is Bridging Gaps: Past to Present, Harlem to Harvard

Dan Brown | Posted 08.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Dna, Public Schools, Learning First Alliance, Black America, Morgan Freeman, Pbs, Tina Turner, Harvard, Don Cheadle, Education, Claus Von Zastrow, Family Research, Chris Rock, Genealogy, Family Tree, Education Reform, African American Lives, Henry Louis Gates, African Americans, Media News
Dan Brown

Renowned professor and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has a new project that could be a true gift for raising engagement in African American students. ...

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Obama Still Does Not Know His Place

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Annapolis, Islam, Bill Clinton, Germany, Michelle Obama, John McCain, Hewlett-Packard, Pakistan, Czechoslovakia, George W. Bush, Campaign Finance, Cindy McCain, Oregon, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Harvard, Foreign Affairs, Carly Fiorina, Republican Party, Senate, African-American Issues, John McCain Gaffe, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

What angers John McCain and bemuses many traditional observers is how unflappable Barack Obama remains in public, no matter how condescending the attacks.

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My Conversation with Mohammed El Erian

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: When Markets Collide, Mohammed El Erian, Harvard, Charlie Rose, Business News
Charlie Rose

Mohammed El Erian is one of the country's most successful money managers. He's the co-CEO of the Pacific Investment Management Company, better known a...

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Top GOP VP Choices: Failed Business Leaders, Former Dems, Confirmed Bachelors and Creationists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Mormons, Stu Rothenberg, Mckinsey, Economy, George W. Bush, Cindy McCain, Connecticut, Larry Craig, Dick Cheney, George Hamilton, Thomas Hendricks, Harvard, Charlie Crist, Creationism, Mike Huckabee, Brown University, Hewlett Packard, Ebay, Carly Fiorina, Mississippi, Republican Party, Christians, Mark Foley, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Football, Campaign Finance, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hockey, Meg Whitman, Religion, Rudy Giuliani, Sex, Fred Thompson, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Tim Pawlenty, Evolution, Fishing, Senate, Gay Issues, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.

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Maybe Harvard Thought It Was The 'Manifestly Illegal' Party?

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Campus Liberty, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Harvard, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Free Speech, Living News
Greg Lukianoff

Harvard University is enshrined in the popular imagination as our nation's premier liberal arts institution. So when Harvard does something foolish like censoring a proposed student party because of its mildly risque name -- it's a big deal.

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Jill Bolte Taylor: Her Stroke Sent Her on a Dazzling Head Trip

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Harvard, Stroke, Right Brain, Left Brain, Mindfulness, Jill Bolte Taylor, My Stroke of Insight, Living News
Jesse Kornbluth

A serious scientist had a powerful experience. And she found herself in a universe she had never played in. And, boy, is she happy she found it.

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Why Smart Brains Make Stupid Decisions

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Brain Books, Harvard, Irrational, Dark Force, Rational, Brain, Ori Brafman, Decision-Making, Sway, Smart Brain, Stanford, Psychology, Smart Brains, Books, Huffpost Books, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

It happens. Often. But why? To answer that, we secured an interview with Ori Brafman, co-author of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.

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Never-Ending Alimony in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Harvard, Lifetime Alimony, Mit, Divorce Lawyers, Alimony Reform, Equal Protection., 2nd Wives, Justice, Massachusetts Divorce Lawyers, Alimony, Civil Unions, Massachusetts Civil Unions, Massachusetts, Politics News
Elizabeth Benedict

Divorce in Massachusetts means never have to say goodbye to your ex. Decades after your divorce, you can be dragged to court, or you can do the dragging yourself.

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The Choir Creed

Adam Baer | Posted 06.10.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Classical Music, Pop Music, A Cappella, Opera Singing, Mickey Rapkin a Capella, Singing, Harvard, Music, Mickey Rapkin, Entertainment News
Adam Baer

Making music, at its best, brings people together. It's collaborative. And if it inspires healthy competition between a capella groups, well, all the better.

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Oil's Largest One-Day Gain On Record: Thank You, Mr. Bernanke

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 06.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Harvard, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, Opec, Oil Industry, Bernanke Oil, Oil Prices, Oil, Ben Bernanke, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

Basically, Bernanke signaled to the markets and the world at large that high prices were not an issue for this government, nor would they be as oil prices moved higher still.

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Rowling At Harvard: Failure And Imagination Are Good

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 06.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: J.K.Rowling, JK Rowling, Harvard, Rowling Harvard Speech, Harry Potter, Entertainment News

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — J.K. Rowling stressed the crucial importance of imagination during a speech Thursday at Harvard University's spring commencem...

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Fact-Free Hypocrisy from CNN's Glenn Beck

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 05.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Education, Harvard, Media, Investment, Glenn Beck, Cnn, Media News
Aaron Greenspan

One has to wonder what exactly is wrong with Glenn Beck. I don't particularly care that he identifies himself as a conservative. The problem, I think, is that he doesn't actually know anything.

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Liberia's Peace Women: Tribeca 2008 Remembers What the World Overlooked in 2003

Abigail E. Disney | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tribeca Film Festival, Civil War, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Africa, Liberia, Tribeca Film Festival 2008, Harvard, Women Directors, Women in Africa, Politics News
Abigail E. Disney

How was it possible that these Liberian women had accomplished such an enormous feat without having been noticed and reported on by the news outlets I had come to know and trust?

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The Facebook: Another Product of a Broken System

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 05.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Education, Plagiarism, Harvard University, Harvard, Facebook, Entrepreneur, Aaron Greenspan, Business News
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.

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Geoff Garin, Clinton Chief Strategist, Once Called For Violent Revolution

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harvard, Geoff Garin, Violent Revolution, Harvard Crimson, Philip Weiss, Politics News

With 60s-era radicalism now a hot topic in the Democratic primary, it's worth noting the (amusing, ironic) history of Sen. Hillary Clinton's co-chief ...

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