Harvard
Harvard’s Dunster House Says Goodbye to Goat Roast
A decades-old tradition is dying at Harvard. No, not the exclusive finals clubs or the legacy admissions. It’s a goat roast. That’s right, goat roast. […]
Harvard, MIT, BU Helped Get Us That Black Hole Photo
Brainiacs in our backyard brought us Earth-shaking news about the possibility of alien spacecraft streaking through our solar system, or communicating with life beyond the […]
Harvard Is Investigating Questions about Fencing Coach’s House Sale
When the college admissions scandal broke last month, in which wealthy parents were accused of paying bribes to get their kids into elite colleges with help […]
A Harvard Dean Is Defending Harvey Weinstein Now
It must really be something going to Harvard. You get to glean wisdom from movers and shakers in law and politics, befriend the future leaders of […]
Trump’s DACA Decision Puts a Harvard Would-Be Rhodes Scholar at Risk
Not every DACA recipient harmed by the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the program went to Harvard, or has the smarts to be picked for the […]
Harvard’s Jill Lepore Is on the Hunt for an Untold Boston Pentagon Papers Story
The case of the Pentagon Papers, and the impact they had on public opinion over the Vietnam War, is well known at this point. If […]
Parkland Survivor and March for Our Lives Founder Jaclyn Corin Accepted to Harvard
“Hard work pays off.” That’s the message shared by Parkland survivor and gun control advocate Jaclyn Corin, who announced she has been accepted at Harvard. Corin […]
In Other News, Harvard Says Interstellar Object Might Be Alien Spacecraft
An elongated piece of junk that came hurtling into our solar system from far far away last year may have just been a blob of rock, […]
New Emails Show How the Harvard Admissions Sausage Is Made
You’re probably not naive enough to think that all it takes to get into Harvard is book smarts and a can-do attitude. Sure, being a strong student […]
Brett Kavanaugh Will Not Return to Teach at Harvard
With an FBI investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct underway, Brett Kavanaugh’s future on the Supreme Court is very much in question right now. But […]
Harvard Students “Burst Out in Cheers” When Kavanaugh Said He Might Never Teach Again
Among the many apparent consequences Judge Brett Kavanaugh will face if he is not given a lifetime appointment to one of the most powerful jobs in the world is that his […]
Harvard Shattered Its Record with $9.6 Billion in Fundraising
Wow look at Harvard go. The renowned university on Thursday announced that it received a record $9.6 billion—an unfathomably large amount of money, the power of which neither […]
Hasty Pudding Just Cast Women for the First Time Ever
Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the legendary Harvard troupe that has been male-only for nearly 200 years, made history Sunday night announce its first co-ed cast. After its auditions […]
How Massachusetts Ranked in Forbes‘ 2018 Top Colleges List
Once again, Massachusetts schools are sitting comfortably atop a list of the county’s top colleges. According to a list published by Forbes this week, Harvard […]
Harvard’s Theresa Lund, Who Clashed With a Neighbor in a Viral Video, Has Been Placed on Leave
Theresa Lund, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative executive director whose confrontation with a neighbor has sparked days of outrage, has been placed on leave, “effective immediately.” The organization […]