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A Late Christmas Gift for Harvard

January 12, 2010

Indonesian corporation’s donation is one of the five largest in school history.

Education - The Paper Trail

Record-Setting Harvard Student Starts Charity Club

November 13, 2009

Freshman world record-holder starts a money-raising charity for record-setters.

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Police Raid Boston Green Party

November 10, 2009

A student-led campaign for climate change awareness drew more than 200 to its "sleep-out."

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Poisoned Coffee Sent Harvard Researchers to Hospital

October 26, 2009

Investigation of August incident is underway to find how sodium azide got into coffee machine.

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Florida, Harvard Tops Among Twitterers

October 19, 2009

Harvard University has the most Twitter followers among American colleges, a study says.

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Harvard Does Away With Hot Breakfasts

October 9, 2009

Harvard students and faculty are worried about their free food going away.

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Ad in Harvard Student Paper Causes Outrage

September 9, 2009

Printed ad in the Crimson suggests that the Holocaust never happened, sparking fury across campus.

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Harvard Mourns Ted Kennedy's Death

August 28, 2009

The senator from Massachusetts had a lifelong connection to the university in Cambridge.

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Harvard and Princeton Top the U.S. News College Rankings

August 19, 2009

The 2 Ivy League schools lead the national universities in the America's Best Colleges 2010 rankings.

Education - Best Colleges

Harvard Prof Arrested in His Own Home

July 21, 2009

Was the prominent black professor a victim of racial profiling?

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A Vaccination Price Hike at Harvard

July 16, 2009

A program that subsidized the cost of Gardasil vaccinations is due to end this month.

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Harvard Closes Sexual Assault Counseling Office for July

June 23, 2009

Facing budget concerns, the university also announced that it would lay off 275 employees.

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Harvard Has the Top-Ranked Business School and Medical School

April 22, 2009

Yale Law School tops U.S.News & World Report ranking.

Education - Best Graduate Schools

Top Colleges See Record-Low Acceptance Rates

March 31, 2009

Number of applicants spike, forcing acceptance rates down, while schools expect yield rates to increase.

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Harvard Admissions Cuts Its Travel Budget

March 5, 2009

Admissions office will essentially limit high school visits to local schools.

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More Schools End Russell Contract

February 26, 2009

At least 7 more schools cut ties, including Michigan, Penn State, Washington, and Harvard.

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Harvard Scrounges to Tighten Budget

February 24, 2009

Offices in Beijing, Mumbai, and Mexico City are on hold, while the library looks to cut $12 million.

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The Economy and Ivy League Divinity Schools

February 11, 2009

Harvard cuts two-year program; Yale sees 13 percent jump in applications.

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Harvard Tops the Most Popular Colleges List

January 26, 2009

This exclusive ranking measures where students choose to enroll once they get in.

Education

College Students Prepare for Inauguration

January 16, 2009

Many are traveling to D.C.; others are just thankful classes have been suspended during the festivities.

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Yale Endowment Down 25 Percent

December 18, 2008

The school's president says it's "not the end of the world."

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Ruth Marcus: Larry Summers Was Right About Men and Women in Math and Science

December 4, 2008

A journalist chides an academic for telling an impolitic truth.

Opinion - Michael Barone

Harvard Law Students See Job Offers Dwindle

December 4, 2008

A late job interview start date combined with an economic downturn has meant fewer offers.

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Harvard Endowment Down 22 Percent

December 3, 2008

$8 billion loss is more than most schools' endowments.

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Harvard Students Protest Inauguration Day Exams

December 3, 2008

A Facebook group protesting exams scheduled for January 20 already has 600 members.

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