Social Sciences
Breaking Bread
Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.
by Jack R. Trapanick
Color and Incarceration
Historian Elizabeth Hinton probes the roots of a gathering crisis.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Adella Hunt Logan
Brief life of a rebellious black suffragist: 1863-1915
by Adele Logan Ale...
Toward the Negotiated City
In the history of urban renewal, a glimmer of the possibilities of social policy today
by Ann Forsyth
From the Archives: The Wired Society
In 1999, scholars, finance experts, an entrepreneur, and a journalist considered the emerging Internet.
From the Archives: Animal Research
Every year, scientists use millions of animals—mostly mice and rats—in experiments. The practice provokes passionate debates over the morality and efficacy of such research—and how to make it more humane.
The Movement to Open Up Syllabi
“It’s kind of like when you go to the library to check out one book, but it’s actually the book next to the book you were looking for that was the important one. A syllabus sets up that opportunity.”
by Nina Pasquini
From the Archives: Unwelcome Mats
In industrial nations worldwide, a fin de siècle hysteria builds over immigration.
by Marcelo M. Suár...
Long-Term Investing, Short-Term Thinking
Long-term investors fall to short-term thinking.
by Jacob Sweet
Educating Educators
New HGSE dean Bridget Terry Long seeks to “expand, double down, and deepen our impact.”
by John S. Rosenberg
Ellen Newbold La Motte
Brief life of a bold activist: 1873-1961
by Cynthia Wachtell