March 1, 2002

News from the HAA

From The March-April 2002 Issue

Published in the March-April 2002 print issue in the Alumni section.

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A crowd of people shout and march during a nighttime demonstration, while a man and woman in the foreground hold two silver-colored pans above their heads and bang on them with sticks

The Harvard Professor Who Quantified Democracy

Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.

Students writing at desks on wheels, racing ahead of a stationary student at a fixed desk

Why Men Are Falling Behind in Education, Employment, and Health

Can new approaches to education address a growing gender gap?

Joseph Nye, former Dean of Harvard Kennedy School and leading political scientist

Mark Carney on the Limits of Soft Power

At the 2026 Davos summit, the Canadian prime minister echoes Harvard’s Joseph Nye.

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Why Humans Walk on Two Legs

Research highlights our evolutionary ancestors’ unique pelvis.

Lawrence H. Summers, looking serious while speaking at a podium with a microphone.

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Grade inflation, Epstein files fallout, University database breach

Anne Neal Petri in a navy suit leans on a wooden chair against an exterior wall of Mount Vernon..

Alumni Profiles

Mount Vernon, Historic Preservation, and American Politics

Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.