Tag: Christina Pazzanese

  • Nation & World

    Answering the bell

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren returned to Harvard, along with others, to advocate that undergraduates consider careers in public service, as part of the “Public Interested” conference.

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    The case for (community) college

    While seeking economic relief for the middle class during his State of the Union address, Obama formally proposes making community college tuition-free.

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    Making a case for democracy

    Michael Sandel, the renowned political philosopher and professor, will debate the meaning of democracy at the Palace of Westminster in London as part of the BBC’s “Democracy Day.”

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    Some child, left behind?

    On the cusp of a new education bill from Senate Republicans, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called this week for repeal and replacement of No Child Left Behind, the signature education reform from a decade ago.

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    A new chapter for Congress

    Forty-seven Harvard alumni will be part of the 114th Congress, which began this week.

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    Grading 10 top world leaders

    The director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center evaluates a new survey of citizens from 30 countries, including China, and how they rank the performances of the world’s best-known political leaders.

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    Deceiving with the truth

    A recent HKS and HBS working paper studies the art of leveraging the truth to gain the upper hand in negotiations.

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    Getting schooled

    A recent Harvard Business School survey on U.S. competitiveness looks at how business is engaged with helping boost K-12 public education and whether these efforts are effective.

  • Science & Tech

    She made her mark

    Journalist Walter Isaacson and College students talk about the achievements and challenges for women in the field of computer science, including pioneer Grace Hopper.

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    Journalism’s new world order

    Game-changing political reporters John Heilemann and Mark Halperin are optimistic about the relentless changes happening in journalism.

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    From protests to power plays

    Radoslaw Sikorski, speaker of the Polish parliament and recent foreign minister, discusses the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis and what it means for Europe.

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    A price too high

    The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg talks about how the Islamic State has fundamentally changed the nature of Middle East war coverage.

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    The man with the ‘golden ear’

    Music industry titan Clive Davis, LL.B. ’56, chats with Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow about his nearly 60 years in the business.

  • Campus & Community

    A new lesson plan

    HGSE is launching a new teacher fellows program, giving undergraduates a pathway to teaching careers.

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    Undermining intelligence

    Social psychologist and author Claude Steele talks about how negative stereotypes about a social group’s intellectual abilities can trigger anxiety and cognitive difficulties in those who identify with that group, leading to chronic underperformance.

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    Hello Kitty, hello profits

    On pop icon’s 40th anniversary, professor explains the global conquest of cute

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    Pocket change

    HBS Professor Sunil Gupta discusses Apple Pay’s foray into the crowded race to disrupt how we shop.

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    Disrupting city hall

    Harvard Kennedy School and Law School experts say city life will be transformed by city governments that are plugged into technology.

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    Tumbling dice

    Frank Fahrenkopf, the former head of the American Gaming Association and now an Institute of Politics fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the state of the industry as Massachusetts voters prepare to decide the fate of casino gambling.

  • Campus & Community

    Q&A with departing Dean Ellwood

    In a question-and-answer session, Harvard Kennedy School Dean David T. Ellwood, whose 11 years in that position will conclude next spring, discusses how the School changed during his tenure, how it is evolving, and what comes next for him.

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    Answers from Walters

    Barbara Walters reflected on her 50-year career in journalism with David Gergen at Harvard Kennedy School Tuesday evening.

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    All politics is personal

    Vice President Joseph Biden outlined U.S. foreign policy goals and challenges during a visit Thursday to the Kennedy School.

  • Campus & Community

    Access, America

    Harvard College students hit the open road this summer to help pave the way for wheelchair travelers.

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    The rising in Hong Kong

    Harvard Kennedy School’s Anthony Saich explains the uprising sparked by a pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.

  • Science & Tech

    Ghosts in the machines

    Best-selling author Walter Isaacson ’74 talks about the history of the computer and the Internet.

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    The business of being Beyoncé

    A new Harvard Business School case study digs into the mystery and motives behind Beyoncé’s surprise 2013 album release.

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    Leaders or followers?

    Author William Deresiewicz answers questions about his controversial new critique of elite colleges and universities.

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    After Ferguson’s fury

    A panel convened by HLS professor Charles Ogletree reflected on the broad social, legal, and political issues raised by the protests in Ferguson, Mo., last month.

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    A union scotched?

    Niall Ferguson explains the motives behind the national referendum on Scottish independence and what’s on the horizon if Scotland leaves the U.K.

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    Cruel summer

    Faculty from HLS and HKS examined recent upheaval in the Middle East as part of a new Harvard Hillel series on politics and public policy.