Tag: Danielle Allen
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Democracy teetering on brink
Danielle Allen says ordinary citizens need to step up, calls for formation of cross-ideological supermajority committed to revitalizing system
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Taking aim at global solutions
Panels examine challenges ahead: riven democracies, biomedical advances, raging inequity, climate change, harnessing AI, role of academy.
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Danielle Allen thinks our democracy needs renovation
Danielle Allen’s new book lays out vision for power-sharing liberalism that will lead to greater inclusion, responsiveness, participation — and better lives for all.
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Let the House grow!
A better Electoral College requires a Congress as elastic and flexible as the drafters of the Constitution intended, says Danielle Allen
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How Black thinkers wrestled with founding U.S. values amid slavery
Brown University political scientist says Frederick Douglass, others found racial domination at odds with ideals of republicanism.
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Maybe this book will change your life
Harvard scholars share from experience stories and ideas of uncommon wisdom
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Redrawing the civics education roadmap
In a report released March 1, “A Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy,” researchers at Harvard, Tufts, and other institutions laid out a strategy and other recommendations for a large-scale recommitment to the field of civics, which has seen investment decline during the last 50 years.
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And now, the way forward
Harvard faculty members reflect on the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and the challenges that await them in the months ahead.
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What the election may tell us about the future
The five panelists on a Tuesday roundtable discussed “Implications of the 2020 Election.”
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Why voting matters
On Oct. 29 a group of powerhouse women gathered to discuss the importance of civic engagement, local participation, and why voting matters.
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Keeping ethics alive during the pandemic
The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics has launched the COVID-19 Rapid Response Impact Initiative, a series of white papers from some 40 thinkers on issues of justice, values, and civil liberties designed to inform policymakers during the crisis.
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Reframing civics education
Harvard’s Democratic Knowledge Project bridges core knowledge, diverse perspectives, and agency to statewide pilot of new interactive schools’ curriculum.
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Can this union be saved?
In a country more fractured than ever, Harvard Professor Danielle Allen, The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, and writer Adam Serwer discuss what it will take to bring our democracy back together.
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Is technology evil?
A HubWeek panel exploring ethics in the digital world featured computer scientist and entrepreneur Rana el Kaliouby and Harvard Professor Danielle Allen.
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Declaration of authenticity
Researchers, including Harvard’s Emily Sneff and Danielle Allen, have learned much more about a Colonial-era copy of the Declaration of Independence.
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Making ‘a case for the small’
Making “a case for the small,” Harvard’s Danielle Allen tells symposium that progress in Civil Rights isn’t just about breakthroughs.
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Report issued on inclusion, belonging
Harvard’s Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging issued its final report, a compilation of eight recommendations and a framework of “four goals and four tools” meant as a blueprint for advancing Harvard’s practices and culture of inclusion and belonging. President Drew Faust announced a series of initiatives to advance this work.
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How Michael slipped away
Danielle Allen talks about her latest book, “Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.,” a memoir of her cousin’s troubled life and death, and an indictment of mass incarceration and the war on drugs.
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Detours, some fraught, on path to global citizenship
Harvard scholars participated in a Tom Ashbrook-moderated panel on global citizenship as part of Worldwide Week at Harvard.
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Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging continues outreach
The Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging continues to seek recommendations from the University community as its deadline draws near.
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30 years of the Safra Center
At Harvard’s Safra Center, which just celebrated its 30th anniversary, a student intern learns about ethics, and the evolving issues that surround them.
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Radcliffe honors news pioneers
Judy Woodruff and the late Gwen Ifill were honored with the 2017 Radcliffe Medal for their groundbreaking work in journalism.
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Afternoon of Engagement offered personal anecdotes, suggestions
The Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging’s campus-wide event provided questions, answers, and insight.
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A hidden Declaration
A discovery of the Declaration in the south of England set a pair of researchers on a two-year journey into American history.
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Delving into ‘belonging’ at Harvard
The Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging, created by President Drew Faust in September, is gathering information through listening sessions and has started subcommittees to examine how to build on Harvard’s commitment to campus diversity and be a university where all feel they belong.
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Likely policies under Trump
Faculty at Harvard’s Government Department consider the potential ramifications of the new administration under President Donald Trump.
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New national motto: You’re wrong, I’m right
The Gazette asked Harvard scholars for thoughts on how communities across the U.S. might work toward post-election compromise.
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Danielle Allen named University Professor
Danielle Allen has been named a University Professor. The political theorist and classicist has been recognized for her scholarly work on justice and citizenship.