A dozen Harvard professors described their sense of frustration at what they saw as a university whose mandate is to take the time needed to find the truth instead working at the speed of a scandal in the social media age. Continue reading →
Experts on university governance and critics say such arrangements can raise a host of conflicts of interest, especially in health care industries where academia and industry are often deeply enmeshed. Continue reading →
Less than three weeks before the New Hampshire primary, Christie’s campaign is looking not only quixotic but increasingly counterproductive, as the moral case for his presidency butts up against simple political game theory. Continue reading →
While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions will celebrate the holy day on Sunday. Continue reading →
The survey, which used deep-water uncrewed vehicles equipped with sonar and a video camera, was a high-tech follow up in a region known to have been the dumping ground for industrial and chemical waste from the 1930s through the 1970s. Continue reading →
Along with the church, the lawsuit — filed Dec. 29 — specifically names the search committee chair, Valerie S. Grant, accusing her of behaving inappropriately by asking Eboni Marshall Turman questions and pressing issues not broached with her male counterparts. Continue reading →
For four days, Kareem Sabawi’s body lay wrapped in a blanket in a cold, empty apartment as his family sheltered nearby. He was killed during intense Israeli bombardment near his family home, his father and mother said, and in the days that followed, it was too dangerous to step outside and lay their 10-year-old child to rest. Continue reading →
The Lebanese militia Hezbollah fired a volley of rockets toward a small military base in northern Israel on Saturday, in what the group said was an initial response to the assassination of a senior Hamas commander in Lebanon this past week that has raised fears of a wider conflict. Continue reading →
The first warning was a blip, a small anomaly picked up by radar scanning the skies over Ukraine. Within seconds, it became clear that the blip was a Russian ballistic missile streaking in Kyiv’s direction at several times the speed of sound. Continue reading →
Spirit and Truth Baptist Church, located in Dorchester across the street from Franklin Park, has been sold, but continues to be at the center of a confusing thicket of litigation across multiple courts that has pitted some of the congregation’s members against its pastor of two decades. Continue reading →
Concord Indivisible, a group of progressive activists who want to elect more Democrats, and Reclaim Our Democracy, a volunteer organization with roots at First Parish in Concord, organized the event. Continue reading →
“It's about the continuation of the celebration of Christmas, and holding onto something you were hoping would happen in the New Year,” said Celina Miranda, executive director of Hyde Square Task Force. Continue reading →
Trent Frederic scored two goals for the second time in four games for Boston, which has at least four goals in six consecutive contests since returning from the three-day holiday break. Continue reading →
Colleges like Harvard and Yale hoard endowment funds, gobble up real estate, and churn out far more management consultants than social justice warriors. Continue reading →
The first person to win the World Cup both as a player and a manager, Zagallo is for many Brazilian soccer fans synonymous with patriotism, grit and glory. Continue reading →
A World War II navigator on the trackless Sahara of North Africa, Major Mike Sadler guided Britain’s first special forces across sand seas on daring behind-the-lines night raids that blew up enemy aircraft on the ground and troops in their billets. Continue reading →
The yearly ceremony is at a crossroads which, prior to its high-profile comedown in 2021 and its forced absence from TV in 2022, has long been considered the launchpad of the movie awards season. Continue reading →
Here’s a handy rule of thumb for determining where to travel in 2024: Look at the many lists and surveys of places people plan to visit this year, then pick somewhere else. Here are some ideas to get you started. Continue reading →
In some cases, they provide an extra dose of charm, like small love letters from an era when everything wasn’t done with a smartphone in hand. Continue reading →
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