Nation & World
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Time for mandatory retirement ages for lawmakers, judges, presidents?
Americans seem to mostly say yes; legal, medical scholars point to complexities of setting limits
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Rebutting ‘myths of inequality’
Former veteran legislator, economist Phil Gramm argues unequal distribution of wealth inevitable; policy to engineer level playing field is mistake
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U.S. needs to keep its friends closer, Pence says
First-term Trump VP: ‘If America isn’t leading the free world, the free world is not being led.’
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‘Vibes or hunches’ don’t help win elections
Political analytics conference convenes experts on voter trends, election forecasting, behavioral research
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U.S. just didn’t get China, Bolton says
Asian nation now main economic, military threat to Western democracies, according to former national security adviser
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Artificial intelligence may not be artificial
Researcher traces evolution of computation power of human brains, parallels to AI, argues key to increasing complexity is cooperation
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Stepping up to the front line
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.”
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And now, the way forward
Harvard faculty members reflect on the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and the challenges that await them in the months ahead.
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‘History has its eyes on us’
Harvard alumna Amanda Gorman delivered the inaugural poem during the ceremony on Wednesday.
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Recognizing pain but seizing hope
Harvard faculty and students reflect on a solemn, powerful presidential inaugural for troubled times.
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Reaffirming inauguration rituals after Capitol assault
How the symbolic aspects of a cornerstone of American democracy evolved.
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The oddities of Inauguration Day
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.
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Connection as an answer to turmoil
The Dalai Lama said that personal connections are the right response to the world’s turmoil, even amid COVID-19.
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Securing public spaces in the wake of Capitol violence
As the Capitol riot sparks a security surge, scholars mull how to maintain safe and open access to the nation’s symbols of democracy.
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Broad Institute director tapped for White House role
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.
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A poetic beginning
First U.S. youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to deliver reading at Biden inauguration.
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Project for Asian and International Relations goes virtual
HPAIR Harvard Conference 2021: Embracing Change goes virtual, running Jan. 15-18.
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Where are we now after a second impeachment?
The U.S. House of Representatives made history by impeaching a president for a second time.
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Lessons from teaching in COVID times
“Teaching and Learning at Harvard: Looking Back, Looking Forward” has Harvard deans looking at achievements and challenges from the past year.
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How to talk to your kids about the Capitol riots
Richard Weissbourd, a psychologist and senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, talks about how to navigate conversations around difficult topics with children of all ages.
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K-12 education appears on downward slide as pandemic continues
U.S. K-12 schools are struggling through a difficult school year, with a significant number of children who are learning remotely becoming chronically absent, a Harvard education experts said Tuesday.
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Democrats have both Congress and the White House — but not a free hand
In addition to winning the White House, Democrats will soon take control of Congress for the first time since 2007 after last week’s historic Senate runoff victories by the Rev.…
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Concern over storming of the Capitol
In a stunning display, violent insurgents who support President Donald Trump briefly occupied the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, disrupting its work on certifying the presidential election. Harvard faculty reacted critically, and President Larry Bacow said the rioters “assaulted the democratic process.”
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Harvard partners in national alliance to diversify STEM postdocs and faculty
Harvard is a partner in an effort to increase the number of postdoctoral researchers and faculty in STEM fields who come from historically underrepresented minority groups.
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Toppling the myth of meritocracy
The myth of meritocracy is not merely self-deluding, Michael Sandel argues in his new book, but it also fuels our divisiveness.
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TGIO (thank God it’s over)
With 2020 behind us, it is apparent that this January won’t be one for resolutions but rather anti-resolutions: the things we’d rather not see or do ever again, thank you.
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Revelations of cyberattacks on U.S. likely just ‘tip of the iceberg’
A major cyberattack by what appears to be Russia targeted the U.S. government and top corporations.
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Bacow letter urges Biden to reverse Trump immigration curbs
Harvard president backs DACA, TPS, and ending Muslim-nation travel ban.
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Lessons for the season of giving
Harvard psychologists who study charitable giving launched a new donation platform to examine what motivates people to give more effectively.
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Turning a light on our implicit biases
Mahzarin Banaji, Cabot Professor of Social Ethics in the Department of Psychology, who studies implicit biases, was the featured speaker at an online seminar Tuesday, “Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People.”
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Rochelle Walensky to run CDC
Rochelle Walensky, professor at Harvard Medical School and chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, was named the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by President-elect Biden.
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Why Maradona matters
Professor Mariano Siskind talks about Diego Armando Maradona, the soccer star who died on Nov. 25 of heart failure at age 60, and what he represented for fans of the world’s most popular sport.
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Principled yet just, pragmatic yet idealistic — and nice
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, recipient of the 2020 Gleitsman International Activist Award from Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, talks about leadership challenges and how she’s dealt with crises from the outside, like the coronavirus pandemic, and from the inside, like self-doubt and sexism in politics.
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Giving thanks for what, exactly?
Natives at Harvard College held the Indigenous Inspirers Panel two days before Thanksgiving to discuss how Indigenous people celebrate Thanksgiving. Among the panelists were North Dakota State Rep. Ruth Buffalo, Sadada Jackson, Autumn Peltier, Chenae Bullock, Pua Case, and Tara Houska.
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What will the new post-pandemic normal look like?
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing changes big and small to the economy, to society, even to the trajectory of young lives. Harvard experts weigh in on some key areas.
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So how much change can Biden bring on climate change?
Harvard environmental experts discuss what’s next in climate-change policy.