Nation & World
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One way to help big groups of students? Volunteer tutors.
Research finds low-cost, online program yields significant results
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Footnote leads to exploration of start of for-profit prisons in N.Y.
Historian traces 19th-century murder case that brought together historical figures, helped shape American thinking on race, violence, incarceration
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Should NATO step up role in Russia-Ukraine war?
National security analysts outline stakes ahead of July summit
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It’s on Facebook, and it’s complicated
‘Spermworld’ documentary examines motivations of prospective parents, volunteer donors who connect through private group page
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How far has COVID set back students?
An economist, a policy expert, and a teacher explain why learning losses are worse than many parents realize
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What do anti-Jewish hate, anti-Muslim hate have in common?
Researchers scrutinize various facets of these types of bias, and note sometimes they both reside within the same person.
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Link between Ukraine fighting, fossil fuels
German activists say shifting to renewable energy sources could produce environmental, peace dividends.
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What’s it take to be astronaut?
NASA picks emergency-room doctor, researcher, Afghanistan vet pilot, triathlete Anil Menon ’99 for mission training.
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Physician-writers point to power of storytelling
TV producer and alum Neal Baer and memoirist Suzanne Koven of MGH say storytelling is the best way to touch emotions and promote change.
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Scholars inside Ukraine describe country determined to fight back
Panelists in Harvard discussion praise Zelensky and urge support for communities under attack.
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Ukraine stands firm, but so does Putin’s inner circle
Russia expert assesses the unfolding conflict, including nuclear tensions, step toward negotiations, and influence of oligarchs.
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What happens next in Ukraine?
Harvard experts say it’s difficult to predict what Putin will do next and sort through various scenarios.
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Wide range of possible targets for Russian cyber strikes, from infrastructure to smartphones
Analyst sees range of possible targets for cyber strikes, from infrastructure to smartphones.
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Upending Putin’s Russia-Ukraine myth
Yale historian and author Timothy Snyder discussed how the past, both real and imaginary, is driving the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Stopping toxic flow of guns from U.S. to Mexico
Mexican officials, Harvard health policy scholars, and Georgetown law professor discuss a landmark lawsuit targeting U.S. firearm firms.
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Their assignment? Design a more equitable future
As Biden pledges funds to undo harms caused by interstate highway system, GSD students imagine what that might look like in a dozen U.S. cities.
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Anita Hill on ending gender harassment and violence
At a Harvard Radcliffe Institute talk, Anita Hill discussed her new book, which is part memoir and part legal and cultural analysis.
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We haven’t just suffered during COVID. We’ve learned.
Resilience of young people, new treatment tools give Matt Nock hope amid challenges posed by social media, school and campus disruptions.
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Is American democracy in peril?
Harvard political scientist and dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay discusses the future of democracy in the U.S.
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Is 80 the new 60?
A new demographic shift is driven by increases in life expectancy and “health span.”
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What’s Putin’s next move?
U.S. intelligence and defense analysts assesses the likelihood of a land invasion of Ukraine by Russia as the U.S and NATO forces send troops to the region.
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Historic gift an investment in pandemic-weary educators, dean says
Financial aid for Teaching and Teacher Leadership students comes as educators confront social, academic challenges exacerbated by pandemic.
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Fighting for human rights in riven land overseen by repressive regime
Ugandan Scholar at Risk and human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo describes how his early life shaped his future.
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Biggest hurdle to U.S. energy policy revamp? Millions of displaced workers
MIT-Harvard project is sending teams to explore how to ease the effects of the coming energy transition in parts of the U.S. that most heavily depend on fossil fuel-related industries.
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Want to be a good person? Stop trying so hard.
Social scientist Dolly Chugh explained her approach to being a “goodish” person during a Friday talk hosted by the Program on Negotiation.
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Celebrating the founder of Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson, a groundbreaking historian and Harvard alum, is known as the father of Black history.
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Students call ensuring diversity on campus vital
Reaction follows Supreme Court decision to rule on University’s policy of considering race as one factor among many in admissions.
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Higher ed, civil rights leaders decry high court decision to hear admissions case
Experts from higher education and beyond react to the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the admissions case.
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Wrenching 5-year battle with Lyme disease
Author and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat ’02 talks about his new book, “The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery.”
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How ‘Good War’ wasn’t all that good
An interview with professor at the United States Military Academy, about her new book, “Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness.”
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Supreme Court to hear Harvard admissions challenge
The Supreme Court decision could upend four decades of legal precedent and alter higher education in the U.S.
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Is Putin going to invade Ukraine?
Harvard Lecturer Alexandra Vacroux discusses Russia’s massive military buildup on Ukraine’s border.
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Rescuing MLK and his Children’s Crusade
A book by Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin traces Martin Luther King’s desperation and the savvy legal tactics of Constance Baker Motley.
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We don’t need a civil war to be in serious trouble
Jay Ulfelder, a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, says as bad as it looks, we’re not on the brink of civil war.
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Why disability bias is a particularly stubborn problem
Tessa Charlesworth, a Department of Psychology postdoc, says social reckoning is needed to deal with implicit disability bias.
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Seething populist anger and lessons for U.S. in German elections
Michael Sandel’s views of the myth of meritocracy influenced Germany’s new chancellor and may offer ideas for the way forward for the U.S.