News & Events

Attila Mráz in EU Observer

February 2, 2020

Fellow-in-Residence Attila Mráz has an opinion piece in EU Observer. "In Orban's Hungary, the Law is Not for Everyone," explores how the rule of law has disappeared for two very vulnerable populations in Hungary, and why that should matter for the EU.

You can read the piece here.

New Publication from Chaebong Nam

February 2, 2020

Chaebong Nam, Action Civics Specialist for the Democratic Knowledge Project, has a new publication in Government Information Quarterly. "Behind the Interface: Human Moderation for Deliberative Engagement in an eRulemaking Discussion," focuses on the role of moderation for encouraging cross-cutting interaction in a highly polarized online discussion.

You can read the article here.

Announcing our new Undergraduate Fellows

January 13, 2020

The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics is pleased to announce the new Undergraduate Fellows for 2020.

Undergraduate Fellows, Spring 2020

Marian Bothner is a sophomore concentrating in Philosophy with a focus on questions of moral and political philosophy, especially in the Kantian tradition. Her studies also concern the intersection of economics and personal belief...

Gili Kliger and Lowry Pressly win Bowdoin Prizes

January 9, 2020

Congratulations to Gili Kliger and Lowry Pressly for both winning a Bowdoin Prize for Graduate Essay in the English Language! Kliger won for her essay, "Missionary Imperialism and the Birth of New 'Gods'," and Pressly for his essay, "The Right to Be Forgotten and the Possibility of Being a Stranger."

You can read the announcement here.

Leah Downey on U.S. Monetary Policy

December 18, 2019

Leah Downey has an article on U.S. monetary policy in Foreign Policy. You can find her article, "The Democratic People's Republic of U.S. Monetary Policy," here. Read more about Leah Downey on U.S. Monetary Policy

Cynthia Dwork Awarded IEEE Hamming Medal

December 9, 2019

Cynthia Dwork, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been awarded the Richard W. Hamming Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The award recognizes exceptional contributions to information sciences, systems, and technology.

You can read the full announcement...

Anna Lewis on the Ethics of Transhumanity

December 4, 2019

Anna Lewis has a new article on the ethics of transhumanity in The New Modality. You can find her article here. Read more about Anna Lewis on the Ethics of Transhumanity

Lauren Spohn Named Rhodes Scholar

November 25, 2019

Undergraduate Fellow Lauren Spohn has been named a Rhodes Scholar! Lauren joins four other Harvard College students who will join a class of 32 that will continue their studies at Oxford beginning in October 2020. You can read the announcement in the Gazette...

Danielle Allen on Becoming Citizens Again in The Atlantic

November 14, 2019

Danielle Allen has a new article in The Atlantic on how we might recover from the chaos of our current historical moment and come back together to work for democracy and democratic ideals. You can read her article, "The Road from Serfdom: How Americans Can Become Citizens Again," here. Read more about Danielle Allen on Becoming Citizens Again in The Atlantic

NEH and Department of Education award $650,000 to Educating for American Democracy, a collaborative project to create a roadmap for excellence in civic education

November 1, 2019

Led by iCivics, Arizona State University, Harvard University, and Tufts University, the effort will bring together more than 100 experts in civics, history, education, and political science to outline a strategy for teaching American Democracy in the 21st century.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 1, 2019) — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, has awarded a $650,000 cooperative agreement to a collaborative of experts who will work together to design a roadmap to prepare K-12 students for America’s...