Nation & World

Education and industry experts say a large subset of students are not being fully prepared for STEM careers, listing ways to close the gap.

COP26, while a mixed bag, maintained progress toward global climate goals, says Rob Stavins.

In Theodore R. Johnson’s new book, “When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America,” he delves into the America’s racist history in search of solutions to the “existential threat” that continues to shadow the land.

Emilly Fan ’22, reporting from Glasgow, describes pledges and coalitions, mitigation and adaptation, taking to the streets and fringe music fests.

An interview with HGSE Professor Nancy Hill and Lecturer in Education Alexis Redding about their book “The End of Adolescence: The Lost Art of Delaying Adulthood.”

Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics discussion underscores difficulties of reconciling views on guns and public safety in U.S.

David Rockefeller Center panel details state of democracies in various nations across Latin America.

Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who led the expose known as “The Facebook Files,” spoke about what he learned from his unsparing look behind the curtain at the internet giant.

After strides in its first century, Kennedy School scholar says China now faces hurdles in becoming an economic superpower.

In her first dispatch from Glasgow, Emilly Fan ’22 details urgent Commonwealth warnings, time in Blue Zone, good news for South Africa, and a Leonardo DiCaprio sighting.

Five nuclear security experts discussed ways to close the gender gap in their field during a discussion sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.

Michael Pollan says odds of saving the planet aren’t great but people can change their behavior, sometimes rapidly.

Irina Klyagin discovers the value of historical documents along with an émigré ballerina’s memoir hidden by repressive regime.

Young people ‘perhaps even more polarized’ than adults, says economist Stefanie Stantcheva, lead author of new research on perceptions of racial gaps.

Despite dire warnings of climate scientists, Harvard climate experts are encouraged by recent progress to fight it.

Rep. Adam Schiff discusses why he sees his work on the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as part of a broader continuum that began with the Ukraine matter.

The shrinking U.S. Mideast presence and a growing Chinese influence are a bad mix, scholars say at a Harvard panel.

Harvard undergraduate Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara was thrilled when he learned journalist Maria Ressa had received the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

In his new book, “Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury,” Evan Osnos ’98 writes about the transformation in U.S. between 9/11 and the attack on the Capitol.

Kennedy School faculty reflect on the death of former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, a groundbreaking diplomat, Pentagon chief, and Army general.

As part of the Truth and Transformation conference at Harvard Kennedy School, Ibram X. Kendi and Heather McGhee spoke about the challenges the movement faces.

Steven Pinker thinks “we will always need to push back against our own irrationality,” but that education, democracy, science, and journalism, along with an awareness of our individual biases, can help us embrace a more rational approach to everyday issues.

A conversation with Jon R. Star, psychologist at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, about how instructors can learn new ways to teach math.

Intelligence analysts and reporters discuss the enduring Havana syndrome.

Laurence H. Tribe, one of the nation’s pre-eminent constitutional scholars, spoke to the Gazette about the Senate Judiciary Committee’s 394-page interim report that details efforts by the Trump White House to pressure senior officials in the Department of Justice to help promote false claims that the 2020 election was rife with fraud.

Harvard psychologist Joshua Greene explains social media giant’s trolley problem

In a new book, “Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity,” Professor Claudia Goldin traces five generational groups of college-educated women across 120 years.

Washington Post political columnist Jennifer Rubin discusses the key role women played in the “resistance” to Donald Trump’s presidency in advance of her Oct. 7 virtual book talk at Harvard Radcliffe Institute.

Harvard faculty talk best practices in online teaching gleaned from a 2019 Harvard study.

Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy discusses his new book, “Say It Loud! On Race, Law, History, and Culture.”