Nation & World

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…

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

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.”

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 (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…

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…

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Andover-Harvard Library receives archive from former Pentecostal televangelist.

Educators came to the Harvard Graduate School of Education on Tuesday for the kickoff of the Education Redesign Lab’s By All Means initiative, which will work closely in the field with six cities to tackle early childhood challenges.

UPenn political scientist Diana Mutz spoke at Radcliffe on the gap between how citizens and economists view global trade.

The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning celebrates its 40th anniversary with a conversation between President Drew Faust and President Emeritus Derek Bok and a symposium on educating.

Former top intelligence officials from the Central Intelligence Agency and Israel’s Mossad discussed threats from the Islamic State, issues involving Israel, and the future of the Iran nuclear deal.