Government
Government Professors Caution Against Political Science Spending Cuts
A Congressional budgetary amendment severely limiting National Science Foundation funding for political science research poses a significant threat to that field’s most promising academic work, Harvard government professors warned Monday.
Scott Brown To Join Boston Law Firm
Scott Brown, perhaps Massachusetts' favorite Republican, is moving back into the private sector. The former U.S. Senator will transition from making laws to reading them when he joins Nixon Peabody, a respected Boston law firm, both parties announced Monday afternoon.
Government Department Offers New Research-Oriented Courses
The two courses, Government 61: Research Practice in Quantitative Methods and Government 62: Research Practice in Qualitative Methods, aim to equip students with skills necessary to better conduct research in political science.
Preserving Humanity and Saving Harvard
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
New Racial Order
Jennifer Hochschild, Professor of Government, discussed the changing racial trends in the USA over the past decades. The talk was sponsored by Evelynn M. Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College, and the Undergraduate Council.
Classes Address Collaboration Policies
Among crowded classrooms and stacks of syllabi, professors outlining their collaboration policies have become a common theme of opening lectures.
Faust Advocates for Research Funding
As the federal government’s looming fiscal cliff dominates conversations on Capitol Hill, University President Drew G. Faust visited Washington on Monday to advocate for a continuing commitment to education and research funding.
InternationalLecture
As part of an innovative educational experiment titled The Global Classroom, Government Professor Michael Sandel conducts lecture before students of the University of Shangai, Tokyo, Sao Paulo and New Delhi through a live, video‐linked class discussion. Harvard students in his "Justice" course had the opportunity to join this international discussion.
Global Lecture
As part of an innovative educational experiment titled The Global Classroom, Government Professor Michael Sandel conducts lecture before students of the University of Shangai, Tokyo, Sao Paulo and New Delhi through a live, video‐linked class discussion. Harvard students in his "Justice" course had the opportunity to join this international discussion.
Global Classroom
As part of an innovative educational experiment titled The Global Classroom, Government Professor Michael Sandel conducts lecture before students of the University of Shangai, Tokyo, Sao Paulo and New Delhi through a live, video‐linked class discussion. Harvard students in his "Justice" course had the opportunity to join this international discussion.
Larry M. Bartels, May Werthan Shayne Chair of Public Policy and Social Science and Codirector of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions at Vanderbilt University, speaks Tuesday afternoon at an event hosted by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. He discussed the American electorate and factors that determine presidential election outcomes.
Hidden Study Spaces, Just in Time for Midterms!
With midterm season underway and constant reminders of imminent finals, stumbling across an empty reading room is often a welcome discovery.
Panelists Compare Cuban Missile Crisis to Present-Day Conflict With Iran
Harvard professors drew on lessons from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, comparing that controversy with the current Iranian nuclear armament program in a panel discussion at the Institute of Politics Friday.
Every Four Years, Students Head Down the Road to the White House
Because Harvard doesn't already present enough ways for students to get politically involved, every four years the school offers Gov 1359: Road to the White House.
Alexander Keyssar, Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy, reflects on the historical context of the current presidential campaign. Keyssar was one of five panel members who spoke in the History department's round-table presentation "Law, History, and the 2012 Election" yesterday.
A Recap of the Second Debate
Last night's second presidential debate was decidedly more exciting than the first, and although political pundits will slice and dice the evening on a minute-by-minute level, here's Flyby's recap of last night's showdown.
Ken Mack (right), professor at Harvard Law School, discusses the current presidential campaign's focus on government's involvement in the economy. He and Elizabeth Hinton (left), a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Michigan Society of Fellows, were two of five panel members to speak in the History department's round-table presentation, "Law, History, and the 2012 Election."
What to Look for in Tonight's Debate
After a presidential debate that catapulted Mitt Romney ahead in the polls and an even more rousing vice presidential showdown last Thursday, we're eager to see what tonight's penultimate, round three debate at Hofstra University will bring. As both casual observers and huge "Sesame Street" fans, here are five things Flyby will be looking for tonight.
Japanese Ambassador Stresses Importance of Communication
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the U.S.A. Ichiro Fujisaki cited effective communication as a top priority in an interview with The Crimson Tuesday.
Gov 1310 No Longer Listed for Next Semester
Government 1310: “Introduction to Congress,” the class at the center of Harvard’s largest cheating scandal in recent memory, is no longer listed as a spring 2013 course in the course catalog.
Webster, Rivard Selected New Basketball Captains
Following the reported withdrawals of co-captains Kyle Casey ’13 and Brandyn Curry ’13 from the College due to their alleged involvement in the recent cheating scandal surrounding a government course, senior Christian Webster ’13 and junior Laurent Rivard ’14 were recently chosen to replace them as the squad’s co-captains for the upcoming season in a team-wide vote.