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.
Marla Frederick Named Dean of Harvard Divinity School
The scholar of the African American religious experience will become dean January 1.
Irene Soto Marín
Ancient history professor studies coins, ceramics, and Zelda.
The Return of History
Ukrainian scholar Serhii Plokhy on the war in his home country
What Makes Humans Smart?
The critical role of cultural intelligence
Picking Team Players
A test can identify these productivity-boosting personnel.
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
Saving the News—and Democracy
Should government bolster the free press?
Post-COVID Learning Losses
Children face potentially permanent setbacks
When Wildfires Make Your Air Unhealthy
Joseph Allen emphasizes that retreating indoors is an incomplete solution.