Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Robert Coles Was Most at Home on the Playground
A colleague remembers the late Harvard professor and child psychiatrist, who died this month.
by Alex Harris
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
How U.S. companies stole American jobs
Domestic outsourcing, not globalization, has redefined employer-employee ties.
by Oset Babür
Why Trump Won the Republican Primary?
Why people vote for celebrities—even when they say they don’t want to.