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Tag: Michele Lamont
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Let’s not be strangers
Harvard sociologist says her new book, “Seeing Others: How Recognition Works — And How It Can Heal a Divided World,” is a call to “recenter our understanding of inequality.”
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14 projects confronting climate change win Salata Institute grants
Plant-based buildings, greener AI, and a national agroforest are just a few of the solutions researchers are teaming up to explore.
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Mapping out a better society with focus on inclusion, environment
New research looks at intergenerational tensions, Gen Z as coming change agents.
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Dispatches from socially distancing students and faculty
Harvard students and faculty offer glimpses into their lives during social distancing.
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Carnegie Corporation names fellowship winners
Economist Raj Chetty and sociologist Michèle Lamont of Harvard are among the Andrew Carnegie Fellows named this year by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Also known as the “Brainy Award,” the fellowship grants up to $200,000 to each of 32 researchers writing and publishing in the humanities and social sciences.
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Moving beyond the scientific nudge
In a study published in Nature Human Behavior, Harvard’s Michèle Lamont argues that if researchers want to capture a fuller picture of human behavior, they need a new approach that bridges the gap between sociology and cognitive psychology.
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The pressures on academic freedom
Academic freedom is an important pillar of open societies, but at a Harvard forum, two panelists worried that aspects of it are being targeted both globally and in the U.S.
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Trump’s language, unseemly to critics, reassures his base
First as a candidate and now as president, Donald Trump’s expressions and arguments are pointed directly at the worried white working class, and remain a draw for his political base.
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Lamont wins Erasmus Prize
Michèle Lamont, Harvard’s Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies, professor of sociology, professor of African and African-American studies, and director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, has been awarded the Erasmus Prize.
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In Europe, nationalism rising
After the twin triumphs of Trump and Brexit, right-leaning European parties see fresh paths to political power.
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Lamont wins Erasmus Prize
Weatherhead Center director Michèle Lamont wins the Erasmus Prize and is honored for her contributions to social sciences.
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The everyday response to racism
When someone makes a racially charged comment or joke, how would you respond? Research led by Harvard sociologist Michèle Lamont says your answer may very well depend on the group to which you belong.
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Taking the stigma out of poverty
A two-day workshop will examine how poverty leads to social exclusion, and how to reduce it.
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Confronting the refugee crisis
A Harvard student follows her passion for the welfare of refugees back home to Germany after graduation, and Harvard researchers seek solutions to the European crisis.
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Variations on racial tension
Weatherhead Center panelists highlighted striking contrasts in how nations perceive and grapple with racial inequality.
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A call to build on differences
Promoting a global society that celebrates both its common humanity and its differences is the antidote to the world’s deepening divisions, the Aga Khan — the worldwide spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims — said in a visit to Harvard Thursday.
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Europe’s crisis of conscience
Panelists discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis as millions of Syrian refugees fleeing civil war find disparate receptions in European nations.
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Around the Schools: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has launched an initiative to assist the professional development of tenure-track faculty.
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What makes a successful society?
New research argues that the health of the population and the success or failure of many public health initiatives hinge as much on cultural and social factors as they do on doctors, facilities, or drugs.
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How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment
Lamont tells all in this behind-the-scenes work on the mysterious underpinnings of academia. Be in the room when the greatest thinkers meet behind closed doors and talk about how excellent excellence is.