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  • Has Trump remade the presidency?

    In a new book, authors say Donald Trump is remaking the American presidency into something far more powerful and personal than the country has ever seen.

    White House in the spring.
  • Working with principals in fire-scarred Australia

    To allow more school principals to access their Leadership for School Excellence Program, instead of bringing Australian teachers to Cambridge, Harvard brought the program to them.

    Woman with images projected on a screen.
  • Get your head in the game

    NBA coach Steve Kerr visits the Kennedy School to talk both sports and personal politics.

    Steve Kerr surrounded by students.
  • A flight from homophobia

    Neal Hovelmeier, a gay teacher fired from his job in a Zimbabwean school who is now a Radcliffe Fellow and Harvard Scholar at Risk, is working on a play informed by his experience and a curriculum based on intolerance.

    Neal Hovelmeier at Radcliffe.
  • Australian wildfires will claim victims even after they’re out

    Long-term exposure to the smoke-filled air hanging over much of the country could lead to many premature deaths in Australia.

    Aerial shot of massive plume of smoke rising from Australia wildfires.
  • Nonviolence in mass uprisings

    Harvard researchers develop interactive map that provides detail about mass uprisings around the world.

    Person holding up peace sign.
  • How America went astray

    Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn return to Kristof’s rural Oregon hometown to find the roots of white working-class anger

    Photo of street.
  • High court press

    Harvard men’s basketball team got a behind-the-scenes look at the Supreme Court.

    Harvard basketball team.
  • What makes for a moral foreign policy?

    In his book, “Do Morals Matter?,” Joseph S. Nye Jr. rates every U.S. president from FDR to Trump on the ethics of their foreign policy decisions.

    Joseph Nye.
  • Flight from reason

    In his new book, “How America Lost Its Mind: The Assault on Reason That’s Crippling Our Democracy,” Thomas Patterson looks at the rejection of logic and reason in American political life and how it threatens Democracy.

    Thomas E. Patterson.
  • Run, Jenny, run!

    A Harvard physics professor spends a sabbatical trying to break the world record for fastest trans-America run.

    Jenny Hoffman runs.
  • Creating an environment that fosters innovation

    Following a visit to Harvard Law School, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Kelvin K. Droegemeier shared the goals of the Joint Committee on the Research Environment and the progress being made.

    Kelvin Droegemeier smiling.
  • Two-parent homes aren’t the key for all

    A postdoctoral scholar and incoming assistant professor, Christina Cross talks about rethinking the ideal family, the limits of demographic research, and policy alternatives for alleviating poverty in America.

    Christina Cross.
  • Should Medicare for All be Democrats’ top priority?

    Health care experts discussed whether revolutionary change to a single-payer national health insurance plan or more incremental change from tweaking the ACA is preferable should Democrats pick up power in November.

    Panel discussing health care reform.
  • On the brink of war

    U.S. Ambassador Wendy Sherman discusses the dangers posed by Iran’s announcement that it will not abide by limits set forth in the 2015 nuclear deal, an accord she negotiated on behalf of the U.S.

    Mourners attend the funeral procession.
  • Unlearning racial bias

    Miao Qian, a postdoctoral research fellow with the Inequality in America Initiative, studies the development of implicit racial biases in children to understand better how and when unconscious prejudices and stereotypes form in the brain.

    Asian woman standing in stairwell.
  • From a royal palace to ivy halls: A dissident’s view of the Arab Spring

    Morocco’s Prince Moulay Hicham el Alaoui relinquished his title to press for democratic principles. In an Epicenter article, he assessed the Arab Spring.

  • The legacy of the 2010s

    Harvard experts recalling some of the biggest moments of the 2010s.

    Photo illustration of rainbow pride flag and American flag waved by protester outside Supreme Court; man wearing Black Lives Matter shirt; mother holding child after school shooting.
  • What weighed on us in 2019? ‘Climate emergency’

    Harvard faculty reflect on 2019’s word of the year: “climate emergency.”

    Protestors marching, holding a large banner and signs.
  • The rise of Vladimir Putin

    Analysts look back at the unexpected rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin, now 20 years in power.

    Vladimir Putin.
  • Impeachment: What this means, where this leads

    To gain a better understanding of the issues in play following the House impeachment of President Donald Trump, the Gazette asked Harvard faculty and affiliates in history, law, politics, government, psychology, and media to offer their thoughts.

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds the gavel.
  • The hunt for a lost book of Moses

    At a recent talk, Chanan Tigay offered listeners an enticing peek at his narrative, describing how he landed on the story of the mysterious manuscript.

    Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Food for thought

    Chef José Andrés discusses how food is connected to many other realms, from public health, to climate, to history, and even to moral philosophy.

    Chef and restaurant owner Jose Andres.
  • A plea for mercy

    Martha Minow discusses her book, “When Should Law Forgive?,” in which she argues for more forgiveness in the law.

    Professor Martha Minnow sitting at a table with her book in front of her.
  • Twitter and the birth of the 1619 Project

    Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times and Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. discuss the newspaper’s landmark 1619 Project, which commemorates the 400th anniversary of slavery and reconsiders the historical record.

    Nikole-Hannah Jones, creator of the NY Times' 1619 Project speaks with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
  • Can this union be saved?

    In a country more fractured than ever, Harvard Professor Danielle Allen, The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, and writer Adam Serwer discuss what it will take to bring our democracy back together.

    University Professor Danielle Allen onstage at the Kennedy School forum.
  • Breaking the barrier

    Rebecca Scofield is writing a more complete history of the American West that includes the rich tradition of gay rodeos

    A collage of picture of Idaho and Rebecca on top of a map of Idaho
  • Science of success

    Harvard University doctoral candidate Kayla Davis is combating a STEM crisis in Oklahoma through an online educational resource.

    Kalya leaning against a building on campus
  • Cryptocurrency and national insecurity

    In a simulation, North Korea has just tested a missile that will soon be capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the continental U.S. The move took Washington by surprise as the project was likely funded via a new Chinese digital currency.

    People sitting around a conference table.
  • Home improvements

    Harvard College student Jason Lam spent the summer after high school promoting affordable housing in his home state of New Jersey, and ended up finding a career path.

    Jason sitting in a wooden room with the sun streaming in