John Harvard's Journal | July-August 2016
Harvard Portrait: Dustin Tingley
Political scientist Dustin Tingley studies the politics of everyday life.
John Harvard's Journal | July-August 2016
Final clubs, conflicts of interest, improving writing, and more
Final-club sanctions, a new Corporation member, medical conflicts of interest, MIT capital campaign, and improving student writing
Freedom of Association and Final Clubs
Faculty members debate final clubs and freedom of association.
Fed chair Janet Yellen awarded Radcliffe Medal
Yellen reflected on her love for economics, her formative relationship with James Tobin, her adviser in graduate school, and her long career in the Federal Reserve system.
Madeleine Albright speaks to Harvard Kennedy School graduates
“We cannot will away or wall away the world,” said the former secretary of state.
Harvard College to impose sanctions on final club members
Beginning fall 2017, final club members will be denied certain leadership roles and fellowships.
Can Price Transparency Reduce Healthcare Spending?
Economists question whether price transparency can reduce healthcare spending.
Grad Students Call on Harvard to Remain Neutral in Union Bid
The rally culminates a year of activism in favor of student unionization.
John Harvard's Journal | May-June 2016
Summaries of early-spring news from Harvard
Action against sexual assault, the Law School drops its shield, “Faculty Deans” now lead the Houses, and more
John Harvard's Journal | May-June 2016
David Malan’s Computer Science 50 expands to high-school classrooms
Harvard’s popular CS50 is being adapted for a new AP course.
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin examines the gender wage gap
Economist Claudia Goldin investigates what causes the gender wage gap, and what doesn't.
Title IX and the Critique of the Neoliberal University
The AAUP critiques the influence of “corporatization” on sexual-assault policy.