Government
Professors Weigh In on Iowa Caucus Outcome
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney edged out fellow presidential hopeful Rick Santorum by just eight votes in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses—a miniscule margin which Harvard professors said reflects dissatisfaction with the candidacy of presumed frontrunner Romney and internal division among Republicans.
Ed Forst, Former Harvard VP, Leaves Goldman
Former University vice president Edward C. Forst ’82 will retire from his position as co-head of investment management at Goldman ...
HLS Professors Push for Data-Use in Internet Policy
Harvard Law School professors John G. Palfrey ’94 and Jonathan L. Zittrain ’95 challenged policy-makers last week to use more ...
Government Department to Offer More Morning Seminars
If the proposal, supported by Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris, goes forward, some seminars would meet from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Diplomat Analyzes E.U. Foreign Policy
Increasing coordination between European Union member states and other countries will create a stronger future for the EU, said Richard.
HMS Professor to Leave Top Job at Medicare
Harvard Medical School Professor Donald M. Berwick ’68, a controversial figure in the health care policy field, announced last week that he will step down from his position as chief administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the end of this week.
Federal Government A Financial 'Lifeline' For Physics Department
The vast majority—93 percent—of external funding spent by the physics department in fiscal year 2011 came from federal sources, including a number of grants from the Department of Defense.
Skocpol Peels Away Tea Party Stereotypes in New Book
Skocpol and Williamson traveled across the country conducting interviews, attending public rallies, and sitting in on private Tea Party meetings to peel back stereotypes associated with the movement.
Government Department to Launch Review
A committee of five Government faculty members will conduct a comprehensive review of the undergraduate concentration, the second largest at the College, this semester.
Coop Overcharges For Constitutional Law Text
Students who bought the textbook for Government 1510: “American Constitutional Law” from the Coop will soon be $54.20 less poor.
Obama Aides Head to Cambridge
There's a two-way street between Harvard and the Obama Administration. Ever since President Obama's election in 2008, droves of Harvard professors and graduates have left New England for the White House. But this fall, a myriad of junior-level White House staffers are migrating to Cambridge to pursue degrees across the University.
Focusing on the Arab World
Some professors say that the College is ill-equipped to offer a comprehensive undergraduate education on the modern Middle East.
President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd at the Hynes Convention Center, giving his support to Governor Deval Patrick and Lt. Governor Tim Murray’s campaign in preparation for the mid-term elections held on November 2.
Year in Photos: Breaking News
The Harvard Crimson presents the best breaking news photographs of 2010-2011.
Kennedy School Revisits Chernobyl
The recent disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan is a “decision moment” for the nuclear power community, according to Associate Professor of Public Policy at Kennedy School of Government Matthew Bunn.
Ashton B. Carter
Ashton B. Carter delivers a 2011 address at the JFK Jr. Forum entitled "Wars and Budget Wars: Managing in the Pentagon."
Libyan Experts Discuss US Intervention
About two months after the eruption of antigovernment revolts in Benghazi, Libya, a panel of experts sat down yesterday afternoon to evaluate the United States’ intervention in Libya at “After Libya–A Revival of the Age of Intervention?”
At IOP, Lawrence Summers Urges Fiscal Spending
University Professor Lawrence H. Summers, who was director of President Obama’s National Economic Council after serving as the president of Harvard, urged that the U.S. government not cut spending in the face of ongoing fiscal negotiations in Congress.
Expert Analyzes Water Supply in São Paulo
A Brazilian hydrology expert called for a holistic approach in solving São Paulo’s water supply vulnerability in a lecture at the Center for Government and International Studies yesterday.
Cambridge Forum
Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, discusses the transformation of nuclear threats in the 21st Century at the Cambridge Forum.