Nation & World

Cathy O’Neil, Ph.D. ’99, talks about her new book “Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy” and the quiet dangers of big data.

New York Times op-ed writer Ross Douthat spoke with the Gazette about the state of the GOP ahead of a Harvard visit.

Harvard Global Institute announces second cycle of research grants to tackle international problems.

For his latest exhibit, Nieman Fellow and photojournalist Maciek Nabrdalik followed refugees over several weeks to document their harrowing journey through the Mediterranean and Europe.

Oliver Hart, the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in economic sciences, takes on an old question in a new paper — what should the goals of a public company be?

The Kennedy School hosted Adm.Michael Rogers for a talk on both state and lone-actor cyber threats.

New research finds that being funny can boost your status at work.

Victor Pereira Jr.’s class is among the courses offered through the Teacher Education Program, an 11-month master’s program at Harvard Graduate School of Education, that aims to improve teaching in urban public schools.

On the eve of the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Harvard analysts discuss whether presidential debates offer citizens civic value anymore and how to improve them as the nation navigates its political differences.

Russian leader Putin and his government seek respect and stability from the next U.S. administration, Institute of Politics panel says.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives Harvard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year award.

Judge Robert Wilkins, a Harvard Law graduate and author, talks about the efforts to build the National Museum of African American History & Culture, which opens Sept. 24.

National political dysfunction is crippling U.S. competitiveness, a major Harvard Business School report says.

In his latest book, “The Curse of Cash,” Ken Rogoff, the Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, argues that the elimination of big bills could help stem crime and even aid countries trying to rebound from financial collapse.

Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was imprisoned for 543 days by Iranian authorities before the U.S. government negotiated his release in January in tandem with the Iran nuclear deal, joins the 79th class of Nieman Fellows this fall. His wife, Yeganeh, is a Shorenstein fellow.

Harvard’s expert in Latin America, Davíd Carrasco, spoke with the Gazette about Mexico, which has taken center stage in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, and the long relationship between the two neighboring countries.

Washington Post investigative reporter Bob Woodward says the work of the watchdog press is “never sufficient.”

Frances Hagopian, the Jorge Paulo Lemann Senior Lecturer in Government, spoke with the Gazette about the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil.

Over summer, a Harvard ROTC cadet traded a Pentagon office for Slovak training exercises.

Addressing the incoming class at Harvard Law School on Friday, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland ’74, J.D. ’77, recalled how, as a federal prosecutor, he helped convict the Oklahoma…

The Kennedy School’s Linda Bilmes took part in a centennial effort to identify goals and challenges for the national parks.

In this edition of EdCast, Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Fernando Reimers gives insight into a curriculum designed to empower all citizens of the world through his new book, “Empowering Global Citizens: A World Course.”

There are plenty of things that make it possible for humans to live in large groups and pack into cities. New building techniques and materials, for instance, allow construction of…

MOOCs (massive open online courses) have sparked explosive growth in both education and opportunity. Consider edX. Since this joint Harvard and MIT online platform launched in 2012, it has attracted…

I arrived in Istanbul on July 8, planning to conduct a month of historical research for my upcoming senior thesis. A week later, Turkey was thrown into chaos after the…

Harvard’s Institute of Politics latest poll of Americans ages 18 to 29 year olds finds that economic concerns top the list.

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examines how the state of Tennessee is taking action to more accurately track police deaths and police killings — and explore how that could lead to changes in how police forces operate.

Harvard analysts discuss the unusual dynamics and events of the 2016 presidential election, and what they mean for our political system going forward.

A symposium called “Who Will Win in Rio?” discussed many of the barometers of success that define the Olympic Games.

Harvard Business School labor economist Gareth Olds discusses new research into the surprising relationship between entrepreneurship and the social safety net.