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On Campus Recruiting: Taking a Closer Look

All over Harvard’s campus, students are taking part in a well-worn ritual that brings representatives of the most influential firms in finance and consulting up to Cambridge.

Dear IOP

The Institute of Politics embodies “politics” in the way that they’ve defined it: the money, the connections, the Kennedy name, the system.

Legacy: Just a By-Product of a Broken System

In a society dominated by institutional benefits for the wealthy, preference for legacy applicants is a tiny detail in the larger picture of Harvard’s massively flawed “meritocracy.”

Democracy's Dynasties: Legacy and the Culture of Nepotism

By continuing legacy admissions, Harvard sends a message by example to its students that nepotism is a regular part of American life.

MOOCs: More Than Courses

What exactly is the nature of MOOCs and how should they be used?

Defining Affirmative Consent

Who said "affirmative consent" stands without definition?

Go to College, They Said

The perceived link between college and upward social mobility is as yesterday as the American Dream itself.

A Semester with Divest

After a year and a half of failed negotiations with Harvard, one student group plays hardball.

Mind the Gap: An Analysis of Gap Years

Universities are turning to gap years to eradicate challenges that commonly plague college freshman.

A Missed Opportunity

It is indeed, “time to try democracy,” just not the way that William Deresiewicz advocates in his most recent article.