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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Probing the secrets of Sardis
Harvard researchers explain the importance and findings from the long-running archaeological dig at Sardis in western Turkey.
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New thinking for Germany
In an interview, a former high-ranking German official and Harvard fellow suggests his country would benefit from new thinking and policies.
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Du Bois as eminent sociologist
As a sociologist, W.E.B. Du Bois expanded his field in major ways, often without credit or recognition, a researcher says in address.
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‘Network Propaganda’ explored
“Network Propaganda,” which is based on a three-year study, examines American politics and the media ecosystem surrounding the 2016 presidential election.
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Giving Du Bois his due
Dean Lawrence Bobo, W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences, discusses the vast intellectual legacy of Du Bois and how the field of sociology has finally begun to reconsider his rightful place in the discipline’s history books.
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Finding their place in the world
To kick off Worldwide Week at Harvard, students share stories of trips abroad that changed their career choices and their lives.
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Admissions lawsuit enters second week
Harvard officials continue to take the stand in the second week of a trial in U.S. Federal District Court. The case challenges the University’s admissions process and the right to consider race as one factor among many when considering applicants for admission as discriminatory to Asian American applicants.
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Uncovering the economics of foot-binding
A recent study is suggesting that the real underpinnings of foot-binding may have been economic.
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Judges and their toughest cases
At Harvard Law School Library, a panel drew lessons from a new book containing firsthand accounts of the some of the hardest cases in judges’ careers.
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A minority turns on the light
In an interview, Alejandro de la Fuente, Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics, professor of African and African American studies, and director of the Afro-Latin American Research Institute, talks about his organization and the emerging Afro-Latin American social movement.
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Pelosi sees Democrats retaking House
At the moment, the question isn’t whether Democrats are going to retake the U.S. House in the midterm elections, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi said at Harvard Kennedy School. The question is how big the margin will be.
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Turn voting into a celebration, not a chore
A Harvard panel examined statistics to highlight how low voter turnout remains a stubborn challenge to American democracy, while also suggesting possible solutions.
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Champions of the press
New Yorker investigative reporter Jane Mayer and former New York Times editor Jill Abramson will deliver the 29th Theodore H. White Lecture at Harvard Kennedy School Tuesday evening.
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Harvard supporters set to testify in admissions trial
Harvard students and alumni who will testify in support of Harvard in the admissions trial plan to highlight the wide-ranging benefits of the University’s efforts to create a diverse campus community.
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Straight to the heart of the story
NPR reporter Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, who gave the Rama S. Mehta Lecture at the Radcliffe Institute, talked about seeking the untold narratives of African women.
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Harvard admissions trial begins today
As Harvard prepares to defend its admissions policies in U.S. District Court in Boston Oct. 15, the University’s new president delivered an unambiguous message: “The College’s admissions process does not discriminate against anybody.”
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A troubled, but perhaps stronger, Europe
A panel of foreign policy analysts assesses the deeply strained relationship between the U.S. and Europe and consider what the future holds.
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The upper-class tool kit
Upper-class parents have tools to help their children succeed in a changing world and improve their social status, advantages not readily available to poorer families, according to a panel at a Harvard conference.
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A summer of service to cities
Through the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, student fellows this summer helped mayors around the nation to improve the lives of residents.
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Kerrey: Let’s re-emphasize critical thinking
Let’s re-emphasize critical thinking, Bob Kerrey, former U.S. senator and current Minerva chairman tells HILT conference.
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Matters of life or death
Students learn lessons with Law School Professor Carol Steiker, who teaches “Capital Punishment in America” in the fall and a clinic in the spring. Her students represent death row prisoners by working as interns with law firms, NGOs, and governmental agencies.
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Hundreds of experts, scholars back Harvard in admissions suit
More than 500 social scientists, 16 statisticians and economists, numerous Asian American organizations, Harvard student and alumni groups and coalitions, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed briefs in support of the University’s admissions policies on Thursday.
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Letter opposes possible EPA shift
Almost 100 faculty and leaders from Harvard and its affiliated teaching hospitals are asking the EPA in a letter to withdraw its proposal to increase “transparency” in the science that underlies regulations, saying the rule would harm human health.
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President Bacow goes to Washington
During one of his first public events as the University’s 29th leader, Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow signaled he will be a steadfast advocate for public service and higher education.
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Mayoral initiative heads for year two
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, which is housed at the Ash Center, is a collaboration among Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Now entering its second year, the program helps mayors govern more creatively and effectively.
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Are there holes in the Constitution?
Legal and political analysts across Harvard discuss some of the constitutional questions raised by the Trump administration’s actions, and the possible scope of a president’s power.
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Military, veterans study at Harvard
The Warrior-Scholar Project at Harvard aims to ease military veterans’ transition to college life.
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A full-time job fighting hate
The ADL’s Evan Bernstein believes hate can be countered with a better understanding of the connected world in which we live.
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Harvard ramps up focus on Europe
A new academic program at the Kennedy School trains resources on an old and sometimes forgotten friend to the United States: Europe.
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‘From nowhere to somewhere’
After surviving the slaughter in Darfur, Guy Josif Adam finds his way to Harvard Extension School with dreams of harnessing his education to transform Darfur and the wider turbulent region.