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Harvard

American  
[hahr-verd] / ˈhɑr vərd /

noun

  1. John, 1607–38, English clergyman in the U.S.: principal benefactor of Harvard College, now Harvard University.

  2. a city in central Massachusetts.

  3. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range. 14,420 feet (4,398 meters).


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Following the disrupted Colbert and Ma event, Paul Curran, managing director of the Harvard Office of Labor and Employee Relations, sent a letter addressed to union leadership Friday to reiterate university policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

I turned to Harvard Business School expert Christina Wing, author of the new book, “Unspeakable: The Taboo Topics We Avoid and How to Talk About Them,” to ask about this scenario.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The union had previously reached out to author John Greene, who also had a Harvard appearance scheduled Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found that 68% of Hispanic voters had a negative view of ICE.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The day before our Great Harvard Adventure—GHA for short, as I liked to call it—another letter from Marcus arrived.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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