Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
FAS Overhaul Brings Deep Cuts to Social Sciences, Phillips Brooks House
After a final round of layoffs, University leaders say 165 staff jobs were eliminated across the division.
The positive impact of entrepreneurial immigrants
Economist William Kerr argues for streamlining immigration to attract high-skilled talent from abroad.
How physical appearance influences authority
Cherubic features benefit black male CEOs, but not other groups, underscoring the complexity of social disadvantage.
Ulysses S. Grant profile by Elizabeth D. Samet
Brief history of the image of a hero: 1822-1885
Confronting pitfalls of machine learning, artificial intelligence
Ethics and the dawn of decision-making machines
“Austerity—When It Works and When It Doesn’t” reviewed by Idrees Kahloon
Economists revisit an unsettled economic policy.
Harvard Business School's New Take on Teaching Management
The Business School’s new take on teaching management
Karen King, historian of the early Christian church
Karen King studies texts from Christianity’s first centuries to reinterpret the history of the early church.
Diversity and diminishing tax revenues: research by Marco Tabellini
Can public goods survive white flight?
Democracy’s Prospects TK
A Harvard Magazine Roundtable
Harvard President Lawrence Bacow promotes Michigan initiatives
President Bacow listens (and builds partnerships) in Michigan.