Nation & World
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Border security isn’t really the problem
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says current backlash is owing to cloudy mission, aggressive tactics
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A start in bridging divisiveness: Rein in social media
Republican Utah governor, Democrat U.S. congressman find common cause
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How design of public housing can lift future prospects of children
New research builds upon previous work that focused on moving families from high-poverty areas, broadening social milieu of young
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How to help lift slumping American math scores
Scholars see solutions in classroom creativity, higher teacher pay — and attendance
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What if we used AI to strengthen democracy?
Surveillance, control, propaganda aren’t the only options, says security technologist
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‘Gifted’
Rooted in values, scorned as elitist, and now, in the age of AI, about to go extinct?
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How do you get environmentalists to actually vote?
Nathaniel Stinnett of the Environmental Voter Project offered advice on how to get environmentalists to the polls.
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Do justices really set aside personal beliefs? Nope, legal scholar says
Michael Klarman, an expert in constitutional law and constitutional history at Harvard Law School, discusses President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
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Will young voters decide the election?
Young voters, those 18 to 29, will line up for next month’s presidential election in record numbers, further advancing the generational shift of political power taking place in America, according to pollsters, academics, and on-the-ground organizers.
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Bending technology toward the light
The Technology and Public Purpose (TAPP) Project, which recognizes responsible technology, will honor Google, Thorn, and the International Society for Stem Cell Research for representing TAPP’s goal.
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Exploring the North’s long history of slavery, scientific racism
“The Enduring Legacy of Slavery and Racism in the North” examined the role of slavery in the North through the 19th century and the influence of Agassiz and scientific racism.
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Battle for LGBTQ rights amid the pandemic
As part of Worldwide Week at Harvard, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs hosted “Rethinking Resistance Politics in Troubling Times: Transnational Queer Solidarity During COVID-19,” an online panel discussing recent work examining the international situation.
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A day of reckoning
We ask members of the Harvard community: “Is this the end of Columbus Day and how can America best replace it?”
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Reimagining rights
A report released by researchers at Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights offers 80 recommendations for reimagining Americans’ rights and responsibilities.
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American voters don’t hate ambitious women, after all
Upending conventional wisdom, new political science research finds that voters aren’t automatically put off by ambitious women candidates.
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Forcing the UN to do right by Haitian cholera victims
Beatrice Lindstrom, clinical instructor in the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School, talks about the complaint the clinic and two human rights organizations filed against the United Nations for its response to introducing cholera to Haiti.
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When COVID and the election collided
Hospitalization, a shift in campaign messaging, and carrying on: Harvard faculty members and others discuss what may be ahead as President Trump’s COVID-19 battle ripples across America.
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Tracing misinformation
Research shows elites, mass media play important role in spreading misinformation on mail-in voter fraud.
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Marking the passing of a grim pandemic milestone for the nation
Harvard scholars reflect on the death toll from the novel coronavirus.
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Undoing injustice
Harvard Law School alum Omavi Shukur went into law to improve his fellow Arkansans’s material reality, and that’s exactly what he’s doing.
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Miles home
Harvard College alum and community organizer Sav Miles is working to facilitate collective action among local Christians in their hometown of Gadsden, Alabama.
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Hope in darkness
Rev. Mel Kawakami brought his experience in supporting those dealing with tragedy to Sandy Hook, Connecticut, just when they needed it most.
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Will Tuesday’s presidential debate change the course of the election?
Analysts discuss what may happen at the first presidential debate Tuesday night between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, and talk about how they would coach the candidates.
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Through lines
Vivekae Kim and Meena Venkataramanan are using engaging, intimate journalism to highlight the untold stories of immigration.
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Fertile ground
Harvard College alum Julian Miller has created a center for justice in his home state of Mississippi that aims to foster lasting change.
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Bringing law to life
Sarah Sadlier’s interest in Native American history and law isn’t purely academic. It’s also deeply personal.
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Pinning down success
Educator, wrestling coach, and Harvard College alum Ken Kakesako is finding creative ways to pin down success for his fellow Hawaiians.
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Challenges mount for election officials
Pandemic procedural complications and crises of voter confidence all but ensure a rocky election.
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‘What’s at stake is the future of the country’
Ruth Simmons, who testified during the admissions trial in support of Harvard’s admissions practices, spoke with the Gazette about the importance of diversity in education.
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How far right will Trump’s nominee move the Supreme Court?
Harvard professor discusses how far right Trump’s nominee could move the Supreme Court.
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As Indian Country bears brunt of the pandemic, new calls on Washington to act
Panelists hosted by the Harvard Project of American Indian Economic Development said Congress has been slow to deliver the direct relief it promised last spring.
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Improving improvements
Thomas Kane and Jennifer Ash are working to improve outcomes for students in Ohio by helping school districts find solutions that work for them
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Pollster looks at how pandemic, loss of RBG may affect election
Polling methodology expert Chase Harrison talks about why the 2020 election polls can explain how COVID-19 may reshape the vote, and offers some useful insights into the presidential race.
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Sea change
Harvard Business School alum Jonathan Stone has spent over 30 years working to protect Narragansett Bay, one of Rhode Island’s most important natural resources.
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A portrait of JFK, in full
Fredrik Logevall’s biography on John F. Kennedy aims to chronicle a complex life amid a pivotal time for a nation.
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The life and legacy of RBG
As the country mourns the death of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at 87, the Gazette asked members of the Harvard community to reflect on her legacy.