Nation & World
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Why are white-Black marriage rates so low?
New research suggests increased exposure between groups results in more couplings across class but not racial lines
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SCOTUS might surprise you
Sarah Isgur argues growing distrust of justices says more about our tribalism than any change in way judiciary works
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How U.S. ties to Japan help manage rising challenge of China
Region expert Kenneth Weinstein argues real challenge in Indo-Pacific is economic, not military
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One of first to receive University honorary degree? George Washington.
Archivist says it’s an early example of ‘long tradition of honoring national leaders’
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Confronting campus antisemitism
Schools have made progress in calling it out but need to develop a more forceful response, scholars say
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Would social media ban for children work here? Australia offers lessons.
New paper by Cass Sunstein, colleagues finds poor early adherence but also suggests trying to shift social norms, offering incentives could help
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Putting Black culture on the map — of historic places
Historian Jocelyn Imani explains why the preservation of Black history is the next frontier of environmental justice.
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Election forecasts often miss. Annoying, yes, but real problem for scholars
The improved method uncovered fresh insights about American democracy.
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In era of bitter division, what would Socrates do?
Lessons for voters and lawmakers in philosopher’s wisdom, Agnes Callard argues: “He’s not trying to win. He’s trying to find out.”
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Bacow meets with university presidents, students, Harvard alumni in Middle East
Discussions focus on need for collaboration, higher education institutions’ role in meeting societal, global challenges.
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Exiled Belarus opposition leader calls for unified EU, U.S. support
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says the fights in her homeland and Ukraine are linked by desire for democracy and independence from Russia.
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‘In eye of hurricane’
“Mexico + H2O = Challenges, Reckonings, and Opportunities” two-day conference (March 23-24) brings Mexican Indigenous activist Mario Luna Romero to Harvard.
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Social Security, Medicare far from doomed, policy expert says
Policy expert Louise Sheiner of Brookings Institution puts the panic over the latest projections in perspective.
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The rats are gonna hate this one too …
Alum explains why being NYC sanitation commissioner is a dream job — if you care about delivering essential services.
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Why China has edge on AI, what ancient emperors tell us about Xi Jinping
Recent event examines what social sciences can tell us about rising economic, geopolitical power.
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Prospect dim for Biden plan to bolster Medicare, health policy expert says
President Biden’s budget highlighted the projected Medicare shortfalls and proposed a solution, almost certainly dead on arrival in the Republican-held House. Health care policy expert John McDonough takes a look at what’s real and what’s politics.
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Talking with kids about existential threat of climate change
Climate change talk may ignite fears for children, guilt for parents, but focusing on solutions may be the key, experts at HGSE webinar say.
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The art of self-healing
“There is this culture that doctors are supposed to be perfect … and that culture makes it harder for us to ask for help.”
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New day for Afro-Latin American Studies
The University Consortium for Afro-Latin American Studies will bring together researchers from Global North and Global South, something that has never been done before.
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Do phones belong in schools?
Banning cellphones may help protect classroom focus, but school districts need to stay mindful of students’ sense of connection, experts say.
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Not-so-innocent bystanders
Géraldine Schwarz discusses her memoir, “Those Who Forget: My Family’s Story in Nazi Europe,” with Abadir Ibrahim and Cass Sunstein at Harvard Law School event.
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Russia seems vulnerable. Is Putin?
Russian historians, political and cultural analysts assess the strength of President Vladimir Putin’s regime since the war in Ukraine began, and lay out what could be in store in 2023.
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Dad’s clueless, Mom’s fried. Maybe there’s a better way.
Harvard grad who wrote “Fair Play” explains the perception gap between moms and dads highlighted by new Pew study.
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Why police resist reforms to militarization
Jessica Katzenstein, an Inequality in America fellow, has been analyzing police militarization in an effort to show how and why departments are resisting changes and the ways this resistance is not as straightforward as it’s often portrayed.
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Historian says Fla. dispute shows why AP class in African American studies is needed
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad explains the importance of including the Advanced Placement course in African American studies in high school curriculum.
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Why Church Committee alums urged new House panel to avoid partisanship
Fritz Schwarz, former chief counsel of the 1975-76 U.S. Senate panel known as the Church Committee, discusses what it was like to undertake the largest, most consequential investigation of U.S. intelligence in American history.
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Ukraine sees victory ahead, shift to West
Dmytro Kuleba spoke about Ukraine’s push for support from Western powers, mistakes that set the stage for the Russian invasion, and prospects for a Ukrainian victory.
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One year later: How does Ukraine war end?
Analysts look back at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one year later.
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‘Renewed and enlightened’
A group of Harvard students share their experiences after making the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina.
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Darth Vader had some skills. Negotiation? Not so much
Noam Ebner and Jen Reynolds analyze scenes from the “Star Wars” saga for lessons on negotiation and conflict resolution.
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Lessons emerge as 7 thirsty states war over Colorado River water
Drought has shrunk the water supply from the Colorado River, but seven states rely on it for at least some of their water.
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Is global tide turning in favor of autocrats?
Kenneth Roth says autocracies are weakening; democracies also face flaw.
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Defining moment for longtime allies
Edward P. Djerejian looks at the major concerns surrounding Israel’s new government policies and the Palestinian issue, including what role the U.S. can play in “conflict management.”
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Lessons of Roe, 50 years later
Speakers at Radcliffe conference look at divisive, fraught history, predict where legal battles go next.
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How total abortion ban puts maternal health at risk
A new study finds high rates of serious complications among Salvadoran patients who were forced to carry severely malformed fetuses to term.
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They can think, feel pain, love. Isn’t it time animals had rights?
An excerpt from “Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility” by Martha C. Nussbaum, M.A. ’71, Ph.D. ’75.