Topic: Harvard University

To move nation past 'stupidly' comment, Obama speaks again

The president stepped in, saying he should have chosen different words in discussing the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., in an attempt to defuse the rapidly escalating situation.

Does Obama regret saying the police acted stupidly? Nope.

Opinion: Gates, race, and 'driving while black'

Police sergeant stands up to both Obama and Gates

Sgt. James Crowley defends his actions in last week's incident with Professor Gates and says he doesn't "have anything to apologize for."

Obama makes his case for health reform

At his news conference Wednesday night, the president addressed healthcare, the economy, and the arrest of black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Obama's cops ‘acted stupidly' comment steps on healthcare

Did the president muddy a key policy issue at Wednesday's prime-time press conference, or was he right to speak his mind on the Gates arrest?

Bill Cosby 'shocked' at Obama's statement on Harvard prof's arrest

Bill Cosby gives Obama benefit of doubt on Harvard prof arrest

Police and blacks: old tensions slow to heal

Obama had harsh words Wednesday for how police handled the arrest of Harvard professor Gates.

Gates's liberal college town no stranger to racial dust-ups

Prominent allegations of racism have been made in the recent past at Harvard and MIT – the two storied universities in Cambridge, Mass.

The Monitor's View: Gates vs. Crowley

Assumptions and disrespect can escalate a tense situation – and more so when the law, a suspect, and race are involved.

The Accidental Billionaires

How an asocial loner created the Internet’s greatest social network.

Gates arrest: racial profiling or 'tempest in a teapot'?

The city of Cambridge, Mass., has dropped its charges against a Harvard professor who alleges he was arrested for breaking into his own house only because he is black.

Why it makes me happy to read about happiness

ECONOMIC SCENE: Obama takes first step to redistribute wealth

Modest effort may still face still opposition in Congress.

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

This debut novel blends the history of the Salem witch trials with the tale of a 1991 Harvard student who makes some surprising discoveries about her family’s past.

Summer reading list

Job hunting? This week's most intriguing openings.

Wal-Mart takes the lead in green retailing. (Yes, that Wal-Mart.)

Fed's outlook brightens. Is deflation still a threat?

Palin misses mark on cap-and-trade critique

Next flash point in Iran face-off: Friday prayers

Ahead of a sermon by Mousavi supporter Hashemi Rafsanjani, protesters have taken their fight off the streets – including trying to crash the electricity grid by turning on kitchen appliances en masse.

Which nations will advance? Watch their 'Legos.'

What recourse for a nation under cyberattack?

Almost none. No international framework exists to identify or sanction an attacking country.

African academy empowers youths

Girls in Uganda learn how to teach others to realize their visions, create jobs and wealth in rural areas.