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.
Cashing Out For Happiness
Research from HBS shows that by buying themselves out of negative experiences, people gain time for happiness-inducing activities like learning a language, or socializing.
by Oset Babür
How some colleges help first-generation and low-income students succeed
How some colleges help first-generation and low-income students succeed
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.