Nation & World

In his new book, “The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations,” Robert Livingston of the Harvard Kennedy School argues that racism can be battled with constructive dialogue.

David Eaves, an expert on information technology and the government, discusses why governments seemingly struggle to implement tech tools such as vaccine appointments or health insurance enrollment.

We ask experts in the fields of medicine, biology, public health, education, religion about the unexpected upsides in the coronavirus pandemic.

Fredrik Logevall, whose recent book, “JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917‒1956,” covers the president’s early years. In conversation Monday with fellow historian Jon Meacham, Logevall discussed his findings and offered some hints as to what is to come in the second volume.

Voting rights activist LaTosha Brown explains how decades of painstaking activism culminated in Black voters’ decisive and historic role in the 2020 election.

Harvard community members react to the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland as secretary of Interior, the first Native American in the department that is home to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

At a Kennedy School talk, lecturer Robert Livingston outlined ways organizations can help lessen racism.

A webinar discussion between Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Bob Woodward and current DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz on presidential accountability reform.

Marya T. Mtshali spoke to the Gazette about the long history of American fears of racial mixing, the importance of decentering whiteness in discussions of race and relationships, and why we should value love as a scholarly subject.

Professor Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett discussed their new book, “The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again,” at a Kennedy School event.

LaTosha Brown, founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium, shares insight on increasing voter turnout in a post-election conversation on Feb. 11.

An all-star panel of former University athletes came together in a Black Varsity Association Zoom event to discuss the impact of race on the college and professional sports worlds.

Trump is the first president to be impeached for a second time and will be the first to be tried after leaving office.

Igniting growing demonstrations of outrage across Russia, the prosecution of anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny could pose a rare challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s iron grip on power.

The Harvard chairs of a new Lancet commission studying universal health care in India say the coronavirus’ impact there has created a moment of opportunity for change.

Cameron Brate will line up with his idols and football legends Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski for Super Bowl LV.

Ten years later, Arab scholars and analysts on campus take a closer look at the uprising known as the Arab Spring.

Kicking off a monthly series designed to harness “the power of storytelling,” was Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson, author of “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.”

Following the Jan. 6 riot that left five people dead and 140 police officers injured, a Harvard panel of experts reflected on the critical damage done to democracy and the arduous work ahead to figure out how to save it.

Harvard undergrads learned how culture, society, and systems of power shape the exchange of care between individuals and communities, and they put their lessons into practice through semester-long “community care projects.”

Harvard faculty members reflect on the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and the challenges that await them in the months ahead.

Harvard alumna Amanda Gorman delivered the inaugural poem during the ceremony on Wednesday.

Harvard faculty and students reflect on a solemn, powerful presidential inaugural for troubled times.

How the symbolic aspects of a cornerstone of American democracy evolved.

An interview with constitutional scholar Sandy Levinson about the history behind Inauguration Day and the reasons why he thinks it should be moved to an earlier date.

The Dalai Lama said that personal connections are the right response to the world’s turmoil, even amid COVID-19.

As the Capitol riot sparks a security surge, scholars mull how to maintain safe and open access to the nation’s symbols of democracy.

Eric S. Lander will step down from his role at the Broad Institute and will take a leave-of-absence from his faculty positions to serve as White House Science Advisor.

First U.S. youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to deliver reading at Biden inauguration.

HPAIR Harvard Conference 2021: Embracing Change goes virtual, running Jan. 15-18.