With Biden’s inauguration as starting line, analysts probe the challenges ahead, issue by issue, in this ‘rare and difficult hour’
Election 2020
LaTosha Brown puts her whole being into increasing voter turnout
Harvard alumna Amanda Gorman delivered a soaring inaugural poem
Harvard community reflects on the lessons of a solemn inaugural for troubled times
Bacow, Harvard faculty, students call for affirmation of American principles
Analysts see reversals of Trump changes, more global leadership, political hurdles
Students look at polling, numbers to understand the electoral system
Two White House vets say experience with President Trump highlights need for long-overdue curbs
Harvard Votes Challenge helped tens of thousands of voters participate in the 2020 election
Five Harvard experts in government, ethics, economics, and sociology weigh in
They tailor speech to be supportive without alienating white voters, professor says
Experts say it is unclear, but potential national security risks abound
Ex-Obama adviser says, unlike Trump, Biden and Harris will embrace factual analysis
Putting people at the center of efforts will be key to progressive policies
Club says GOP may have lost presidency but picked up House seats, held its own in Senate
Experts see funds for safer schools, more civil discourse, inclusiveness policies
How much change is possible? In handling of pandemic? Economy? Health care? Equity?
Speakers at events suggest it could lead to more constructive balance of power
Harvard experts weigh the good and bad of political predictions
Scholars and analysts reflect on politics, divisiveness, diversity, and disinformation
Don’t expect them to be successful, but they could prove useful to Trump in other ways
Harvard psychologists offer tips to survive political stress and strain
Massive turnout, orderly voting showed a system that actually works, panelists say
Students discuss their hopes and fears for the nation
She was to be first woman president; he the first Black VP. Only no one told him
Local leaders answer skeptics with key examples
Rejecting science and expertise, as the president urges, has become a reflection of loyalty, analysts say
University leaders from around the nation exchange ideas at Town Hall
Scholars, analysts examine possibilities in foreign policy, intelligence, and defense
Chan School economist sees peril in shifting branches of government after election
Turns out guilt, peer-group pressure work pretty well, nonprofit founder says
Seminar looks at expected wave of 18- to 29-year-olds and their policy priorities
Harvard students, staff step up to work elections
Research shows elites, mass media play important role in spreading misinformation on mail-in voter fraud
Harvard links up with National Voter Education Week to do what it does best: Teach
Political analysts and debate champs offer tips on what to look for
COVID procedural complications, crises of voter confidence promise a rocky ride
Likely quite far, says political scientist who studies ideology among lawyers, judges
Possible bellwethers: Turnout, Florida, and voters 65 and older
Tova Wang on how young people can affect democracy, in advance of National Voter Registration Day
How Trump’s pointed rhetoric binds him to his tribe — and it to him
How white evangelicals tour the nation's capital and redeem a Christian America
Faculty consider the massive logistical, political challenges facing states in November
More coverage
Harvard Business School
Leadership advice for Biden: Restore a sense of calm
Harvard Business School faculty members share their expectations for a Biden presidency and offer advice to the commander in chief as he takes on the raging COVID-19 pandemic and a divided nation
Nieman Reports
The extremist mob at the U.S. Capitol was America, too
Journalists need to do a better job conveying that ugly truth to audiences
Harvard Kennedy School
Making sense of the riot at the U.S. Capitol—and moving forward
Harvard Kennedy School holds a candid community conversation about last week’s events
Harvard Law School
Did implicit bias lead to breach of U.S. Capitol?
Harvard Law School’s James Tierney says police would have treated Black Lives Matter protesters differently
Harvard Law School
‘A grim form of political theater’
Harvard Law School Visiting Professor Sanford Levinson puts the storming of the Capitol in historical perspective
Journalist's Resource
Covering pro-Trump rallies and far-right groups
4 tips from disinformation scholar Joan Donovan
Harvard Law School
Transfer of power
Harvard Law School scholars weigh in on the electoral and constitutional issues in light of Capitol siege
Harvard Kennedy School
Experts say the electoral system held, but it’s creaking
A new report by the Electoral Integrity Project surveyed nearly 800 elections experts. They found no fraud, but a system that is full of problems and losing the public’s confidence
Harvard Kennedy School
The one problem the next administration needs to fix
HKS faculty share post-election policy recommendations and solutions for urgent problems facing the U.S. and the world
Graduate School of Education
Conversations across differences
Civic education expert Meira Levinson on how educators can confront polarization and create space for open conversations about the election and beyond
Nieman Reports
Covering abortion as a personal health care issue, and not just a political one
Readers deserve honest, thorough coverage of abortion and the role it plays in women’s lives
Nieman Lab
Hey, news outlets: Tell us your plan for covering a contested election outcome now
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and other tech CEOs have been grilled by Congress on such issues. But Jeff Zucker and Rupert Murdoch haven’t explained how CNN and Fox News, which are both far more widely used for news, would deal with a contested election outcome
Radcliffe Institute
Journalist's Resource
Decisions, decisions
How national news outlets project and call presidential winners
Harvard Kennedy School
Is mandatory voting the answer to our voting wars?
Ash Center Fellow Miles Rapoport helps ignite a public debate on implementing universal voting in the United States
Harvard Law School
Ranked-choice voting, explained
A Q&A with HLS Lecturer Peter Brann, a former state solicitor for the state of Maine—the first state to use ranked-choice voting in a federal election
Harvard Law School
How it all adds up
Lawrence Lessig discusses institutional threats to representative democracy
Nieman Reports
High voter turnout? Result delays? What to expect from cable news on election night
Without definitive results on election night, how will cable news fill time in ways that draw viewers and serve the public trust?
Journalist's Resource
Vote in person or by mail ballot?
Research to help weigh the risks
Journalist's Resource
Nieman Reports
National news outlets prepare for an election night that might turn into days, weeks
'This might be the first time as a journalist I’m ever hoping for the boring outcome'
Nieman Lab
Should news outlets stop making election forecasts based on polling data?
There’s good evidence that some people find predictive models like FiveThirtyEight’s confusing, and an argument that they might keep people from voting. But 2016’s scars shouldn’t mean that voters have to be kept in the dark
Harvard Business School
Harvard Medical School
Voting for health care
HMS student is getting out the vote to ensure a healthier democracy
Journalist's Resource
Journalist's Resource
Nieman Reports
How should journalists respond to Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power?
Make it clear that American voters — not Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump, or the Supreme Court — will decide the outcome of the election
Harvard Kennedy School
Valerie Jarrett on the value of a vote and reaching Gen-Z
Board Chair of When We All Vote Valerie Jarret discusses voter engagement at a virtual Harvard Votes Challenge event on National Voter Registration Day
Harvard Kennedy School
Poll finds strong bipartisan support for rights, and concern that rights are under threat
Amid 2020 election divisions, Carr Center researchers document expansive views on importance of safeguarding rights in America
Harvard Kennedy School
The history of the Electoral College and our national conversation about race
Historian and HKS faculty member Alexander Keyssar shares insights from his new book 'Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?'
