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  • Examining U.S.-Mexico ties in the age of Trump

    Harvard’s expert in Latin America, Davíd Carrasco, spoke with the Gazette about Mexico, which has taken center stage in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, and the long relationship between the two neighboring countries.

  • Celebrating the Pulitzers at 100

    Washington Post investigative reporter Bob Woodward says the work of the watchdog press is “never sufficient.”

  • Behind Brazil’s leadership crisis

    Frances Hagopian, the Jorge Paulo Lemann Senior Lecturer in Government, spoke with the Gazette about the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil.

  • From military policy to reality

    Over summer, a Harvard ROTC cadet traded a Pentagon office for Slovak training exercises.

  • The makings of Merrick Garland

    Addressing the incoming class at Harvard Law School on Friday, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland ’74, J.D. ’77, recalled how, as a federal prosecutor, he helped convict the Oklahoma…

  • National parks at a turning point

    The Kennedy School’s Linda Bilmes took part in a centennial effort to identify goals and challenges for the national parks.

  • Harvard professor creates a course for the world

    In this edition of EdCast, Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Fernando Reimers gives insight into a curriculum designed to empower all citizens of the world through his new book, “Empowering Global Citizens: A World Course.”

  • Religion as social unifier

    There are plenty of things that make it possible for humans to live in large groups and pack into cities. New building techniques and materials, for instance, allow construction of…

  • MOOCs ahead

    MOOCs (massive open online courses) have sparked explosive growth in both education and opportunity. Consider edX. Since this joint Harvard and MIT online platform launched in 2012, it has attracted…

  • In Turkey, a struggle for normalcy

    I arrived in Istanbul on July 8, planning to conduct a month of historical research for my upcoming senior thesis. A week later, Turkey was thrown into chaos after the…

  • Poll unveils millennial agenda for next president

    Harvard’s Institute of Politics latest poll of Americans ages 18 to 29 year olds finds that economic concerns top the list.

    America’s millennials
  • Tennessee tracking police deaths, killings

    The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examines how the state of Tennessee is taking action to more accurately track police deaths and police killings — and explore how that could lead to changes in how police forces operate.

  • Politics in a ‘post-truth’ age

    Harvard analysts discuss the unusual dynamics and events of the 2016 presidential election, and what they mean for our political system going forward.

  • Rethinking Olympic glory

    A symposium called “Who Will Win in Rio?” discussed many of the barometers of success that define the Olympic Games.

  • Public programs are ‘good economic bets’

    Harvard Business School labor economist Gareth Olds discusses new research into the surprising relationship between entrepreneurship and the social safety net.

  • Death in black and white

    Harvard Law School’s Ronald Sullivan discusses the shocking eruption of deadly violence between police and African-Americans in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Dallas.

  • Child’s remark the impetus for marriage equality suit

    Julie Goodridge returned to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to participate in last semester’s Askwith Forum and speak about her role in the same-sex marriage movement.

  • Strong statement on abortion access

    Harvard Law School professor I. Glenn Cohen breaks down the ruling and its ramifications.

  • Celebrating a decade in São Paulo

    The Lemann Brazil Research Fund furthers connections between Harvard and Brazil.

  • After Brexit, a changed future

    Harvard analysts talk about the effects of the United Kingdom’s referendum to leave the European Union on both Britain and the continent.

  • Limitations on the undocumented

    A divided Supreme Court ruled against President Obama’s executive actions that could have aided 5 million illegal immigrants, and Harvard analysts reacted.

  • Affirming whole-person admissions

    Universities may continue to consider racial and ethnic backgrounds in evaluating their applicants for admission, Supreme Court rules.

  • Britain muses: Play bridge or solitaire?

    Former Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander discusses the issues behind the national referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union and the potential economic and political ramifications should voters decide to sever ties.

  • Left to their demons

    The Gazette spoke with psychologist Richard Mollica about a lesser known crisis zone for the displaced: mental health.

  • Support for second chances

    A large group of HLS students is participating in Clemency Project 2014, a coalition to help nonviolent drug offenders apply for clemency before President Obama leaves office.

  • How to curb the madness

    After Orlando, Harvard experts offer ways to reduce what seems unstoppable: mass violence.

  • The making of the campaign, 2016

    New analysis by Harvard Kennedy School’s Thomas Patterson finds the conflicted motivation of news outlets covering the 2016 election has resulted in significantly lopsided and disparate attention paid to the Republican and Democratic candidates.

  • When passengers air their fury

    New research co-authored by Harvard Business School’s Michael I. Norton finds that dividing airplane passengers into first class and economy cabins fosters more incidents of air rage.

  • Creative differences

    A Harvard Business School economist discusses the heated dispute between the music business and the tech industry over the federal law that governs the use of copyright-protected music on the Internet.

  • Teachings from the televangelist

    Andover-Harvard Library receives archive from former Pentecostal televangelist.