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The Interview: Harvard Basketball Coach Tommy Amaker
Bostonians likely first heard about Tommy Amaker as an All-American guard at top-ranked Duke University—where 30-plus years ago he played under the legendary Mike Krzyzewski. […]
Where Massachusetts Colleges Placed in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Picking a college is tough in a good year, when going off to college at the very least means fully enjoying the undergrad experience in […]
Could COVID-19 Have Escaped from a Lab?
In January, as she watched the news about a novel virus spreading out of control in China, Alina Chan braced for a shutdown. The molecular […]
Would You Take Weekly COVID Tests to Go to College?
Just picture it: You’re a bright-eyed college freshman, showing up at one of the Boston area’s elite academic institutions and enjoying the enormous boost at […]
City of Spies
Charles Lieber had a brilliant mind. So it was widely assumed, at least among the rarified upper echelons of the scientific community, that there would […]
A River Runs Through Us: Boston vs. Cambridge
Edited by Brittany Jasnoff Read a note from Editor Chris Vogel about the April issue of Boston magazine here. When was the last time you […]
The Indicted Harvard Professor’s Other Double Life: Pumpkins
Until about a week ago, Harvard professor Charlie Lieber was best known as chair of the university’s prestigious chemistry and chemical biology department and for […]
Is UMass’s Marty Meehan Boston’s New King of Clubs?
It’s Thursday night at the University of Massachusetts Club, and I’m drinking a glass of Cloudy Bay sauvignon blanc by the elevator when I spot […]
Reports of a Man with a Gun Triggered a Shelter in Place in Harvard Square
Harvard Square residents and university staff and students were briefly told to shelter in place Thursday afternoon amid reports of a man with a gun […]
Striking Harvard Grad Students Hope to Send a Message “Nationwide”
Chanting “What’s up? Time’s up!” and marching down the winding paths in Harvard Yard, a small army of grad students at the nation’s wealthiest and […]
18 Ways to Get the Most out of College Town USA
Extracurriculars for All You don’t need a student ID to take advantage of these campus amenities. By Angela Athena Mats Planetarium Framingham State University On […]
The Harvard Crimson Faces Petitions, Boycotts After Contacting ICE for Comment
On September 12, immigrant advocacy group Harvard College Act on a Dream staged a 100-person strong protest in front of the university’s Memorial Church calling for the […]
MIT and Harvard Add to Their Nobel Collections
In yet another win at the institutions this year, Harvard and MIT today are celebrating the news that three of their researchers have been awarded […]
A Judge Just Sided with Harvard in the Big Affirmative Action Case
In a legal battle over how its race-conscious admissions policy impacts Asian-American students, Harvard has just been handed a victory from a federal judge. In her […]
Harvard’s President Says He’s Sorry for Slavery Comparison
Harvard’s newish President Lawrence Bacow is already under the gun here when it comes to both fundraising (see: Epstein, Jeffrey) and the university’s relationship with […]