Claudia Goldin, the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University, has been awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her work identifying drivers of gender differences in the labor market, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today. Read more at the Harvard Gazette…….Continue Reading Claudia Goldin awarded Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
These women say their babies were stillborn. Courts convicted them of homicide in a country with harsh abortion lawsBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNNPublished 4:00 AM EDT, Sun October 8, 2023 ….It’s been 25 years since El Salvador made abortion illegal in all circumstances, eliminating any exceptions. And it’s been nearly as long since lawmakers passed…Continue Reading Jocelyn Viterna’s research featured in CNN Report
One produces richly detailed interpretations of Black America’s past and present, the other pathbreaking technologies that further understanding of gene expression. Today, two professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences were named as recipients of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s 2023 “genius grant.” Imani Perry, the Henry A. Morss Jr. and…Continue Reading Imani Perry, Jason Buenrostro land MacArthur ‘genius grants’
Why not?” asked Claudine Gay, Harvard’s 30th president, in her inauguration address, reaffirming the University’s commitment to the hard work of cutting-edge exploration and deep engagement with global challenges. But first, it was time to celebrate…. Read more at the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading New president, new year, new directions
By Mahzarin Banaji and Frank Dobbin (WSJ, Sept. 17, 2023 10:00 am ET) At least 30 states are considering legislation to defund DEI initiatives in public universities and state agencies. At the same time, conservative activists, emboldened by the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action in college admissions, are suing companies to stop DEI initiatives. These challenges come on the heels…Continue Reading Why DEI Training Doesn’t Work—and How to Fix It
Harvard Economics professor Raj Chetty ’00 discussed the role that privilege and wealth play in elite college admissions at a Harvard Graduate School of Education event Tuesday afternoon. Admissions officials, undergraduates, and College staff flooded Longfellow Hall to hear Chetty present research from his latest paper, which was released in July through Opportunity Insights, a…Continue Reading Raj Chetty ’00 Talks Wealth and Elite College Admissions …
The U.S. Constitution desperately needs updating, say Harvard government professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. “We have a very, very old constitution; in fact, the oldest written constitution in the world,” notes Ziblatt, the Eaton Professor of the Science of Government. “It was written in a pre-democratic era. It hasn’t been amended much compared to other…Continue Reading ‘Tyranny of the Minority’ warns Constitution is dangerously outdated
One of the most influential books of the Trump years was “How Democracies Die” by the Harvard government professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. Published in 2018, it served as a guide to our unfolding ordeal. “Over the past two years, we have watched politicians say and do things that are unprecedented in the United…Continue Reading The Authors of ‘How Democracies Die’ Overestimated the Republicans
At many selective private colleges, being very rich is a door to entry — students with parents earning in the top 1 percent attend at much higher rates than other similarly qualified students, new data [from Opportunity Insights] shows. At most flagship public colleges, on the other hand, there is no such difference, and in-state students from…Continue Reading Explore How Income Influences Attendance at 139 Top Colleges
In her National Book Award-winning “South to America,” Imani Perry journeys below the Mason-Dixon Line for a highly personal, poetic exploration of the region she considers her true home. “But you know, I came to Cambridge when I was 5 years old for my mother to go to graduate school,” said the Alabama-born author and…Continue Reading Imani Perry’s arrival marks homecoming, expansion
