Tag: Success

  • Nation & World

    Unpacking the power of poverty

    Social scientists have long understood that a child’s environment can have long-lasting effects on their success later in life. Exactly how is less well understood. A new Harvard study points to a handful of key indicators, including exposure to high lead levels, violence, and incarceration, as key predictors of children’s later success.

    5 minutes
    Professor Robert Sampson
  • Nation & World

    The gifts of immigration

    Two Harvard researchers say that new U.S. residents, most of whom are young and nonwhite, reflect not just policy challenges, but an immense reservoir of social potential.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Parting words

    We usually think of commencement as college’s end, but the word actually means the beginning, since everyday life is what follows. In this video, seven renowned Harvard instructors give their takeaway advice on how to thrive in the wider world, how to chart a fulfilling future, and how to give back along the way.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Building a better brain

    New book chronicles how the mind works and how we can influence that to help ourselves succeed.

    3 minutes