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Caroline G. Hennigan
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Can Privilege Be Taught? Beacon Academy Thinks So.
Staff and alumni say Beacon changes the trajectory of its students’ lives. Some wonder what parts of their identity they may have to give up in the process.
Something in the Water: How Raw Sewage Floods Homes on the Banks of Alewife Brook
Alewife Brook has flooded regularly for decades after heavy rains, sometimes combining with sewage water from the combined sewer system below the brook, leaving residents to wade through the sewage that runs over the sidewalks for days after a storm.
Number of Black Students Enrolled in Harvard Law School’s First Year Class Rebounds, Per Bloomberg
Harvard Law School enrolled more Black students in its 2028 J.D. class than last year, bouncing back from a major drop for the Class of 2027, according to Bloomberg News, which cited unnamed sources.
Epstein’s Birthday Album Includes Notes Apparently Signed by Harvard Faculty, Administrators
Documents released by a House committee on Monday show the signature of former Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean and two-time acting Harvard president Henry Rosovsky alongside lewd images in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday album.
Crimson Courage and AAUP Rally Outside Moakley Courthouse
Faculty and alumni rally outside the federal courthouse in Boston during oral arguments in one of Havard’s lawsuits against the Trump administration. The rally was co-organized by Crimson Courage, an alumni group that helped gather 14,000 signatures on a letter urging Harvard to resist intrusive government demands.
How Grievances at the Harvard Law Review Became Ammunition for the White House
A string of leaks this spring made the Law Review a target for the Trump administration. But the same fights — over the Israel-Palestine conflict, race, and meritocracy — have a longer history inside its own walls.
Graham Blanks and Gabby Thomas Medal at 2025 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships
Two Harvard alumni — Graham Blanks ’25 and Gabby Thomas ’19 — scooped bronze medals at the 2025 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships this past weekend, securing their place representing the United States at the World Champioinships.
Harvard Professor Thomas Bisson, ‘Exceptional’ Medievalist, Remembered for Dedication to Scholarship
Thomas N. Bisson, a professor emeritus in medieval history at Harvard, died on June 28 at the age of 94. His family and colleagues remembered him as a meticulous scholar with an eye for his subjects’ humanity, and as a “caring presence” in students’ lives.
8 More Defendants in Cambridge Brothel Case Agree to Pretrial Probation
Eight more defendants charged for their involvement in a brothel network that opearated in Cambridge accepted pretrial probation agreements on Friday at the Cambridge District Court.
4 More Defendants in Cambridge Brothel Case Agree to Pretrial Probation
Four more defendants who were charged for their alleged involvement in a Cambridge brothel network accepted pretrial probation conditions on Wednesday at the Cambridge District Court.