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Leah Downey on Money in the Time of Coronavirus

March 23, 2020

Leah Downey has a new piece in Just Money's series, "Money in the Time of Coronavirus." You can read her piece, "The Monetary/Fiscal Divide Is Still Getting in Our Way," here. Read more about Leah Downey on Money in the Time of Coronavirus

Danielle Allen and Marc Lipsitch Discuss Social Distancing on NPR's Morning Edition

March 20, 2020

Danielle Allen and Marc Lipsitch are quoted on the long-term consequences of social distancing on NPR's Morning Edition, March 20, 2020. You can listen to the short segment here.

Two Recent Op-eds by Josh Simons

March 11, 2020

Graduate Fellow Josh Simons has two new op-eds in the British press about the Labour party.

The first, "Why Labour should not Fear Nationalism," in The Times, can be found at this link. (Note: there is a paywall.)

The second, "I Worked on Jeremy Corbyn's Team. This Is How Labour Rotted under Him," in The Jewish...

Meira Levinson and Bill Hanage on Ways Schools should Prepare for Coronavirus

March 11, 2020

Many school districts are facing challenging decisions about how to prepare and respond to the novel coronavirus including whether to close and try distance learning. Harvard epidemiologist Bill Hanage and education ethicist Meira Levinson explore this public health crisis and its potential impact on schools and families in the latest episode of the Harvard EdCast, HGSE's weekly podcast.

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Kathleen Carroll to be Awarded the 2020 Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism

February 27, 2020

Advisory Council member Kathleen Carroll will be awarded the 2020 Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism by the Shorenstein Center. Congratulations, Kathleen, on this well-deserved honor!

About Kathleen Carroll and the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism

The Goldsmith Career Award is given for outstanding contributions to the field of journalism, and for work that has enriched political discourse. Past recipients of the Career Award include Gwen Ifill, Nicholas Kristof, Jorge Ramos, Martha Raddatz, Andrea Mitchell...

Michelle Jurkovich Awarded Kluge Fellowship

February 19, 2020

Visiting Fellow Michelle Jurkovich has been named a Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress for a five month residence from April-August 2020. The Kluge fellowship program is a competitive program that selects 12 scholars each year from across the humanities and social sciences that are within 7 years of their PhD and provides them funding and work space in the Library of Congress to work on a sustained research project.

Jacob Sherkow on the Race to Cure Coronavirus

February 18, 2020

Fellow-in-Residence Jake Sherkow is quoted in an article about the global race to develop a cure for coronavirus. The article, "Coronavirus: The Global Race to Patent a Remedy," in The Mercury News, can be found here. Read more about Jacob Sherkow on the Race to Cure Coronavirus

Adom Getachew on The Year of Africa

February 10, 2020

Fellow-in-Residence Adom Getachew wrote the introduction to the New York Times special feature, "Reflections on 1960, the Year of Africa." You can read her introduction here. Read more about Adom Getachew on The Year of Africa

The Democratic Knowledge Project in Harvard Gazette

February 5, 2020

The Harvard Gazette wrote a story about the 8th grade civics curriculum that the Democratic Knowledge Project is piloting this year! They interviewed Danielle Allen, 8th grade students in Cambridge Public Schools, and teachers working with the DKP to develop the curriculum. Click here to... Read more about The Democratic Knowledge Project in Harvard Gazette

Jacob Sherkow to Serve on New National Academy of Medicine Committee

February 2, 2020

Jacob Sherkow has been selected to serve on the National Academy of Medicine’s newly established Committee on Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation in health and medicine (CESTI). The committee will assess the landscape of emerging scientific advances and technologies in health and medicine and address the potential societal, ethical, legal, and workforce implications of such technologies, with the goal of developing a multi-sectoral governance framework. Professor Sherkow is Professor of Law at the Innovation Center for Law and Technology at New York Law School and...