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Think you’re smart enough? Here’s why it’s so hard to get into Harvard

You hear the stories about near-perfect GPAs, flawless test scores, and applicants who started nonprofits in ninth grade. Yet ...
Opinion

America needs to restore high standards before our schools become completely worthless

America’s kids are paying a steep price for lower standards and less testing in schools — and there’s no obvious sign of a turnaround.

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What made Harvard get softer on its students

Campus battles over DEI and free speech are part of a much larger change in philosophy that took hold over decades. Will the ...
WBUR

Meet the Harvard mathematician who won a 2025 MacArthur 'genius grant'

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It's Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, one of ...
Indiatimes

Who is Lauren Williams? The Harvard Math professor with an MIT doctorate, now a McArthur “Genius Grant” winner

Harvard Mathematics professor Lauren K. Williams has been awarded a 2025 MacArthur Fellowship for her groundbreaking research bridging theoretical mathematics and physics. Her work on algebraic ...
The New York Times

Harvard Students Skip Class and Still Get High Grades, Faculty Say

Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech. By Anemona ...
The Boston Globe

Harvard students are so overscheduled with extracurriculars that they don’t attend class, professors say

CAMBRIDGE — Before fall semester has begun, undergraduates at Harvard University were busy this month volunteering at a nearby homeless shelter, writing for the school newspaper, and working at a ...
MassLive

As Harvard fights Trump admin in court, professors are quietly dropping courses

Editor’s note: This article was updated June 5, 2025 to clarify who the plaintiffs are in a lawsuit against the federal government and to which union Jules Riegel is a member. Jules Riegel, a lecturer ...
The New York Times

Harvard Students Seek ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Outside the School’s Gates

Some Harvard students have sought “viewpoint diversity” outside the school’s gates. By Kate Selig and Simon J. Levien Kate Selig reported from Cambridge, Mass., and Simon J. Levien reported from New ...
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Forget Summer School — These Free Harvard Courses Let Teens Explore Their Passions at Their Own Pace

There are also classes on persuasive writing and public speaking, Beethoven’s 9 th Symphony, building resilience by learning to manage anxiety, 18 th century opera, and managing happiness. The options ...