WSJ Commentary by Roland Fryer, January 22, 2024 A war is raging over “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” Opponents and supporters of DEI have very different ideas about what it is. “DEI is racist because reverse racism is racism,” hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman tweets. “Good businesses look where others don’t, to find the employees that will put your…Continue Reading DEI Is Worth Saving From Its Excesses
NYT Guest Essay by Caroline Elkins, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss, January 21, 2024 Support for corporate and academic diversity, equity and inclusion efforts appears to be shrinking, even though most people want the same thing: competitive organizations where everyone who shows up to work has a fair shot at success. As Harvard-based educators and advisers with decades of…Continue Reading Critics of D.E.I. Forget That It Works
NYT Guest Essay by Edward L. Glaeser and Carlo Ratti, December 26, 2023 A company backed by Silicon Valley’s most powerful investors, including the LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, assembled a land empire outside San Francisco and announced a bold vision to build a brand-new city — and was immediately castigated by the…Continue Reading Billionaire-Built Cities Would Be Better Than Nothing
By Caroline Elkins King Charles III will travel this week to Kenya, his first visit to a Commonwealth country as Britain’s monarch. There, according to Buckingham Palace, he will “acknowledge the more painful aspects of the UK and Kenya’s shared history, including the Emergency (1952-60) … [taking] time during the visit to deepen his understanding of the…Continue Reading King Charles, Britain already admitted to torture in Kenya, no need for you to choke on an apology
By Jeffrey S. Flier and Steven A. Pinker, Contributing Opinion Writers The publication of the joint statement by Harvard Palestine solidarity groups, the open letter to the Harvard community signed by several hundred Harvard faculty and scholars, and the op-ed in The Crimson by our colleagues Melani Cammett, Ryan D. Enos, and Steven Levitsky offer us an opportunity to clarify…Continue Reading Academic Freedom Prohibits Censorship and Punishment, Not Judgment
By Melani Cammett, Ryan D. Enos, and Steven Levitsky, Contributing Opinion Writers Hamas’ horrific terrorist attacks on Israel and Israel’s brutal ongoing assault on Gaza have opened emotional wounds and divided our community. We must not make matters worse by creating an atmosphere in which vulnerable students are demonized by those in power, afraid to share their…Continue Reading Don’t Bully Students With Dissenting Views. Protect Them.
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
