Nation & World
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A tale of three cities — and their turn to right in heartland
Government professor’s new book focuses on roles of race, class, and religion in evolution of former New Deal Democrats
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Why do election polls seem to have such a mixed track record?
Democratic industry veteran looks at past races, details adjustments made amid shifting political dynamics in nation
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You’d never fall for an online scam, right?
Wrong, says cybersecurity expert. Con artists use time-tested tricks that can work on anyone regardless of age, IQ — what’s changed is scale.
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Two bereaved mothers who know price of war work for peace
Layla Alsheikh, Robi Damelin argue path to Mideast reconciliation begins with acknowledging common humanity
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Taking the phones out of school
In podcast episode, experts discuss growing movement to restrict devices in class
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‘The first new information we’ve heard in 50 years’
Unseen Legacies researchers are answering decades-old questions about the fates of Vietnamese soldiers
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Musician to filmmaker to Native American historian
Philip Deloria has joined Harvard’s history department as the School’s first tenured Native American professor.
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A complicated problem, made worse by politics
The inaugural Mahindras Humanities Center conference on “Migration and the Humanities” tackled different facets of the many population movements now crisscrossing the globe.
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Harvard’s Dreamers have their say
As part of the DACA seminar series highlighting diverse facets of immigration, five undocumented students at Harvard spoke about how they navigate elite academic spaces amid fears of deportation.
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Media columnist surveys the landscape
Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for The Washington Post, talks about the turmoil in journalism, the difficulties of covering the Trump administration, and the landscape ahead.
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Trump’s language, unseemly to critics, reassures his base
First as a candidate and now as president, Donald Trump’s expressions and arguments are pointed directly at the worried white working class, and remain a draw for his political base.
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Gauging how children grow, learn, thrive
Two professors at the Harvard Graduate School of Education are leading a longitudinal study to research children’s development in both formal and informal early education settings in Massachusetts.
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China’s philosophical dilemma
A forum at Tsai Auditorium marked the publication of “Encountering China: Michael Sandel and Chinese Philosophy.”
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Durbin outlines plight of the undocumented
As the fate of thousands of undocumented Dreamers hangs in the balance, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a champion of immigration and co-sponsor of the original DREAM Act, spoke at Harvard Kennedy School Thursday evening about the difficulty Democrats will face next week getting new legislation passed through Republican-controlled Congress.
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Wanted: A firewall to protect U.S. elections
A new bipartisan initiative at Harvard Kennedy School picks up where the federal government leaves off, bringing together experts in national security, cybersecurity, and politics to develop practical strategies, tools, and guidance to help U.S. political campaigns protect themselves from cyber threats.
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The big squeeze on American democracy
Political polarization has risen dangerously high in the United States over issues involving race, religion, and culture, two Harvard authors say. The trend could threaten democracy itself.
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Samantha Power: The world in her rearview mirror
After eight years in the Obama administration working on human rights and diplomacy issues from the front lines, former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power returns to Harvard, and reflects.
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Can Olympics bridge two Koreas?
In light of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, John Park of Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs offers his perspective on the complex relationship between the two Koreas.
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Beyond ‘I Have a Dream’
An interview with Professors Tommie Shelby and Brandon Terry, co-editors of “To Shape a New World, Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr.”
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‘The Space Between Us’
Assistant Professor of Government Ryan Enos talks about his new book, “The Space Between Us,” in which he explores the influence of geography in politics and daily life.
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Daily life and death on the U.S.-Mexico border
Using her training as a first responder, Harvard anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte offers a front-line perspective on the tensions at the border between Mexico and the U.S.
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What’s next for the Mormon Church?
Harvard Divinity School Professor David Holland examines the legacy of Thomas S. Monson, the recently deceased president of the Mormon Church.
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The women’s revolt: Why now, and where to
The women’s revolt against sexual harassment and abuse: why now, and where to.
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Tax on university endowments passes
Harvard President Drew Faust said that the tax bill represents an unprecedented attack on the tax-exempt status of nonprofits and charities because it taxes, for the first time, income for such an institution’s core mission — in this case, education.
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A renewed Harvard-Cuba connection
Representatives from Harvard University traveled to Havana last weekend to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education. The agreement signals renewed commitment between Harvard’s 12 Schools and the ministry to support faculty and student research and study in Cuba.
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The young: Fearful of future
A new national poll of 18- to 29-year-olds by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School found that two-thirds of young Americans are more fearful than hopeful about the nation’s future.
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As Europe’s economic picture brightens, new threats emerge
Europe’s economic recovery is well underway, but the EU faces serious new threats, foreign policy experts said at a Harvard Summit in November.
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How Michael slipped away
Danielle Allen talks about her latest book, “Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.,” a memoir of her cousin’s troubled life and death, and an indictment of mass incarceration and the war on drugs.
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‘We know’ Russia hacked election
Sen. Angus King of Maine, who serves on the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, discussed the latest findings in the investigation into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Taxing advanced degrees
Nobody enters a Ph.D. program to earn money. Students have long known that preparing for a career in research or academia often means trading financial reward today for the chance to tackle…
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Zimbabwe after Mugabe
Glen Mpani, a Harvard Kennedy School Mason Fellow, discusses the soft coup in Zimbabwe that has toppled dictator Robert Mugabe and explains what the shake-up could mean for the beleaguered nation.
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Native leader, legal beacon
Julian SpearChief-Morris is the first indigenous president of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau in its 104 years. The bureau is the country’s oldest student-run organization providing free legal services, and one of the three honor societies at Harvard Law School.
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The lives of Harvard’s Rhodes
Rhodes Scholars from Harvard reflect on learning at Oxford, the world’s oldest English-speaking university.
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For Faludi, a rare internal gaze
“Suspicious of the privileging of the personal,” author and journalist Susan Faludi, who’ll speak at the Schlesinger Library soon, has written an unexpected look at her own life.
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Advanced Leadership Initiative creates room for innovation
Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative brings 44 top business executives to campus so they can do something off course.
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Face time with refugees
Shipping container visiting Harvard Divinity School gives immersive screen time with refugees living in Germany, Gaza City, Jordan, and Iraq.