Social Sciences
Black Students Speak
Jarvis Givens on two centuries of African American education
by Lydialyle Gibson
Marla Frederick Named Dean of Harvard Divinity School
The scholar of the African American religious experience will become dean January 1.
by Jonathan Shaw
What Makes Humans Smart?
The critical role of cultural intelligence
by Jonathan Shaw
Picking Team Players
A test can identify these productivity-boosting personnel.
by Max J. Krupnick
Irene Soto Marín
Ancient history professor studies coins, ceramics, and Zelda.
by Max J. Krupnick
The Return of History
Ukrainian scholar Serhii Plokhy on the war in his home country
by Lydialyle Gibson
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
by Jonathan Shaw
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
by Max J. Krupnick
Saving the News—and Democracy
Should government bolster the free press?
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Post-COVID Learning Losses
Children face potentially permanent setbacks
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
When Wildfires Make Your Air Unhealthy
Joseph Allen emphasizes that retreating indoors is an incomplete solution.
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen