Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Former Homeland Security Chief Says ICE and CBP Have “Lost Their Way”
At Kennedy School talk, Jeh Johnson advocates restructuring “outdated” DHS.
Market forces have made American higher education radically unequal
How market forces have made American higher education radically unequal
The Legal Services Corporation tackles the “justice gap”
America’s unfulfilled promise of “equal justice under law”
Harvard FAS debt deal and inequality initiative
The dean’s annual report provides financial details on House renewal, the faculty census, and a new inequality initiative.
Harvard summit on academic inclusion
A Harvard conference on diversity and academic inclusion
2017 Radcliffe symposium on health care
A Radcliffe Institute symposium examines the recent policies—and politics—of the U.S. health system.
Ricardo Hausmann and colleagues develop a predictive tool for urban leaders
The combination of certain factors can determine whether a city is plagued with disease, or is a hub for innovation.
by Oset Babür
Harvard Portrait: historian Sunil Amrita, Mehta professor of South Asian studies
The Bay of Bengal is central for this South Asia scholar.
Derek Bok on reforming higher ed
Derek Bok and other scholars weigh in on improving universities and colleges—and why that’s hard to do.
Excerpt from “Forged in Crisis,” by Nancy Koehn
The Business School’s Nancy Koehn analyzes the personal stakes that propel leaders.
Harvard summer archaeology in China
Field notes from a summer archaeological expedition