Sabrina H. Ottaway
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It’s Not Just the Phones. Harvard Has a Lecture Problem.
The faculty report got one thing right: Harvard’s classroom culture needs to change. However, attempts to modify student behavior will not reverse a school-wide crisis in classroom rigor.
Admissions Influencers Have Gone Too Far
These creators may claim they are “democratizing” college admissions wisdom, especially when some students attending underfunded or disadvantaged schools may not have the same access to resources and support as their private school peers. But their content is essentially fearmongering.
Harvard Students, Faculty Attend COP30 in Brazil To Implement Climate Change Solutions
More than 10 Harvard students and several faculty members traveled to Belém, Brazil this month to attend COP30, the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference.
ACLU President Deborah Archer Receives PBHA ‘Call of Service’ Award
American Civil Liberties Union President Deborah N. Archer delivered a grim assessment of the state of civil rights protections on Friday at a Phillips Brooks House Association event honoring her with the annual Robert Coles “Call of Service” award.
Sociology Professor Connects Polarized State Policies to Diverging Mortality Rates at Harvard Talk
Syracuse University Sociology Professor Jennifer K. Montez suggested that disparities in working-age mortality rates across the U.S. have been rising as state policies become increasingly polarized at a Thursday lecture hosted by the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.
Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III Says The Democratic Party Must Reconnect With Voters at IOP Forum
Former U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Mass.) slammed the Democratic Party for being out of touch with voters at an Institute of Politics forum on Thursday night, saying liberals’ defense of “the status quo” alienated Americans in the 2024 elections.
‘Politics Out of Energy’: Former FERC Chairman Emphasizes Bipartisanship in Energy Policymaking
Neil Chatterjee, former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, stressed the importance of political bipartisanship in achieving key energy policy goals at the Harvard Kennedy School on Monday.