The Department of Government proudly congratulates Professors Jennifer Hochschild and Stephanie Ternullo on being named Walter Channing Cabot Fellows. This prestigious honor recognizes faculty members in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences whose groundbreaking publications and scholarship have significantly advanced the fields of literature, history, or art.
Awarded annually, the Cabot Fellowships celebrate scholarly impact, traditionally highlighting outstanding professors from the Divisions of Arts and Humanities and Social Science.
Jennifer Hochschild is the Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government at Harvard University, Professor of African and African American Studies, and Professor of Public Policy. A former Chair of the Department of Government, she also holds a lectureship at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Hochchild studies and teaches about the intersection of American politics and political philosophy – particularly in the areas of race, ethnicity, and immigration – as well as educational and social welfare policies. She also studies the politics of genomic science, and reasons for rejecting supposed scientific consensus.
Her book Race/Class Conflict and Urban Financial Threat was published on January 25th, and is her twelfth solely- or jointly-authored or co-edited book. The book examines significant policies in four major American cities to determine when race and class shape city politics, when they do not, and what additional forces have the power to shape urban policy choices.
Read our Q&A when the book was published: https://www.gov.harvard.edu/2025/01/29/new-book-publication-for-jennifer-hochschild/
Stephanie Ternullo is an Assistant Professor of Government at Harvard, joining the department after receiving her PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago in 2022. Her research uses multiple methods to understand how place shapes political identity and behavior.
How the Heartland Went Red: Why Local Forces Matter in an Age of Nationalized Politics is her first book, published by Princeton University Press. It aims to understand how local contexts determine why white voters in America’s heartland are shifting to the right and showcases how place intersects with race, class, and religion in shaping the rightward turn across the industrial Heartland.
Read our Q&A when the book was published: https://www.gov.harvard.edu/2024/05/22/junior-faculty-stephanie-ternullo-publishes-first-book-on-white-voters-in-americas-heartland/
The selection of Professors Hochschild and Ternullo is a testament to their influential research, dedication to academic excellence, and contributions that shape public discourse and understanding of government and society. Please join us in celebrating their achievements as Cabot Fellows.
See the full list of 2025 Cabot Fellows in a recent Harvard Gazette article.