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Alexandra M. Kluzak
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Steven Pinker Explains What Happens When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows
On Sept. 29, Harvard Professor Steven Pinker sat down at the First Parish Church to discuss his most recent book on common knowledge.
‘300 Paintings’ Review: The Most Innovative Live Performance You’ll See This Year
Kissajukian’s humor does not trivialize the weight of his illness, but instead familiarizes, endears, and humanizes someone living with bipolar disorder.
‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Shatters Swift’s Parasocial Relationship With Fans
Perhaps the illusion that Swift is relatable to her fans was always destined to shatter.
Descendant of Darby Vassall Leads Tour To Recognize Vassall’s Life, Cambridge’s History of Slavery
Denise Washington, a fourth-generation descendant of a man who was enslaved by the Harvard-affiliated Vassall family in the 19th century, launched a historical tour of Cambridge on Sunday visit sites that were significant to his life.
Harvard Film Archive Temporarily Closed After Burst Pipe Flooding in Carpenter Center
The Harvard Film Archive will be closed indefinitely after a burst pipe flooded the archive’s collection, theater, and offices on Saturday, according to a Monday email sent to HFA affiliates.
‘Ruth’ Review: A Ruthless Critique of Kate Riley’s Christian Communist Novel
In "Ruth," the extensive worldbuilding is to the detriment of Riley’s main character, whose development Riley neglects as a result.
Researchers Release Report on People Enslaved by Harvard-Affiliated Vassall Family
A group of Harvard-affiliated researchers presented an extensive report Thursday on the people enslaved by the Vassall family, whose members were affiliated with the University and lived at the Longfellow House in Cambridge.
E-Book Contracts Are a Big Cost for Public Libraries. One Harvard Librarian Is Fighting to Change That.
For the past five years, Kyle K. Courtney, who directs copyright and information policy for Harvard’s libraries, has fought to make e-books more accessible to public libraries across the United States.
Harvard’s Austerity Measures Put Library Renovations on Hold
Harvard has paused plans to renovate four University libraries ahead of its 400th anniversary in 2036 as part of a temporary halt to capital projects amid an ongoing fight with the White House over federal funding.
Initiative to Digitize Records of Slave Trade Will Move to Harvard
A nearly six-decades old initiative to digitize records of the trans-Atlantic and intra-American slave trades is moving to Harvard’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, the University announced earlier this month.
Harvard Outsourced Its Slavery Research. Then a Former Employee Began Notifying Descendants — Without Its Knowledge.
After Harvard outsourced efforts to identify the people enslaved by University affiliates and their descendants, the work has continued elsewhere, led by nonprofits, universities — and a rogue researcher.
American Ancestors Takes Over Harvard Descendant Research After Layoffs
Since January, the genealogical nonprofit American Ancestors has led the effort to identify the descendants of people enslaved by Harvard faculty, staff, and leadership — taking over the project entirely after the University laid off its internal research team.
‘Dream Count’ Review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Latest Characters Grapple with Shades of the Unknown
“Dream Count” brings its women’s struggle with the unknown to a poignant head, resulting in a complex exploration of identity and belonging.
Artist Pulls Out Of Carpenter Center Talk Citing ‘Capitulatory’ Stance from Harvard on Trump’s Demands
Two artists abruptly backed out from their scheduled talk at Harvard in protest of what they saw as a willingness to capitulate by Harvard leadership to the demands of the Trump administration.
New Director Sarah Ganz Blythe on Reenvisioning Harvard Art Museums
For Director of Harvard Art Museums Sarah Ganz Blythe, museums have always been a place that gave her “a way to understand the world.”
