Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Is the Constitution Broken?
Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.
New Test Paradigm Needed for SARS-CoV-2
Michael Mina maintains a new testing regimen could end the COVID-19 pandemic—in three weeks.
Could COVID-19 Transform U.S. Education?
A conversation on the crisis and its outcomes with the Graduate School of Education’s Paul Reville
At Home with Harvard: American Democracy
Our coverage of the nation's ailing democracy
Bringing Black History to Light
A Houghton Library project to digitize thousands of African-American records and artifacts
At Home with Harvard: Harvard in the World
Harvard Magazine’s coverage of the University’s expanding global reach
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
Historian Alexander Keyssar on why the unpopular institution has prevailed
Much Bigger Than the Police
A Radcliffe Institute panel examines the protest movement against police violence and structural racism.
Risky Lending in Flood Zones
To protect against rising seas, local lenders are selling off risky mortgages.
At Home with Harvard: The Immigrant Experience
A selection of Harvard Magazine's writing on immigration, displacement, and the global refugee crisis
At Home with Harvard: Inequality in America
Selections from Harvard Magazine’s extensive coverage of wealth and income inequality