Harvard University announced it removed a binding made of the skin of a deceased woman from the 19th-century book "Des Destinées de l'Ame," which they house in their library. The book, written by ...

At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 70 Harvard students huddled together at the bottom of the Widener Library steps. Kojo Acheampong ’26, addressing the others, condemned Israel’s ongoing military ...

Harvard University removed human skin from the binding of "Des Destinées de L'âme" in Houghton Library on Wednesday after a review found ethical concerns with the book's origin and history. Subscribe ...

Harvard University library officials say they have removed human skin from the binding of a 19th-century book in the university’s collection and are exploring “respectful” ways to lay the remains to ...

At least 60 law students who participated in a “study-in” at Harvard’s Langdell Library last week have been banned from the space until Nov. 7. It was one of several silent protests by students ...

The Harvard Library reopened its physical spaces to visiting researchers and special borrowers last week for the second time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Though library spaces first ...

Robert Darnton, head of the Harvard University library, who helped advocate for open access at the University, has written an essay for the New York Review of Books on "what it means to be a library ...

After decades of controversy, the Harvard Library has removed the human skin binding one of the most notorious books in its collection, “Des destinées de l’âme.” “Harvard Library acknowledges past ...