In our recent Vik-Bailey lecture, Antón Barba-Kay – the Robert B. Aird Chair of Humanities at Deep Springs College in California – took a deep dive into the topic of digital technology and its potential to end human nature. Hosted at CGIS South on April 11, the lecture was well attended – including a full…
“Promising possibilities for democracy are emerging from the margins,” says Jamila Michener in Sidney Verba lecture
The recent Sidney Verba lecture was delivered by Jamila Michener, an associate professor of Government and Public Policy at Cornell University, and titled Power from the Margins and the Promise of Democracy. The lecture, held April 18 at CGIS South, took a deep dive into Michener’s current thoughts and research around grassroots political organizing. Opening…
Kosuke Imai has been awarded the 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship
Kosuke Imai, Professor of Government and Statistics, has been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for research, joining the ranks of more than 19,000 Fellows honored since 1925. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, now in its 99th year, has recognized and awarded monetary prizes to the 2024 class of trail-blazing fellows, all of whom were…
Student Class Project Presentation on GIS and Hazard Vulnerability on April 18
Students in GOV 1013: GIS Analysis of Hazard Vulnerability, led by Dr. Connie Chen, will be presenting their final projects in Room S003 at the CGIS South building (1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge) on Thursday, April 18th, from 3 to 5 pm. The presentations will cover topics such as hazards, vulnerability, resilience, and communities. We welcome…
Harvey Mansfield discusses ‘liberal conservatism’ in recent Vik-Bailey Lecture
Conservatism is both opposed to liberalism and part of liberalism – but how? This was the topic Harvey C. Mansfield, ’53, Research Professor of Government considered in his Vik-Bailey lecture on March 21. Harvey, who retired from teaching last year but remains part of the department as a researcher, devoted more than six decades to…
Professor Steve Levitsky Featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Steve Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government, was recently on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss his book, “Tyranny of the Minority,” co-authored with Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government….
Professor Jeff Frieden Featured on EconoFact Podcast
Jeff Frieden, Stanfield Professor of International Peace, was featured on the EconoFact Podcast on March 17th, titled People, Communities and Economic Changes. You can read more and listen to the podcast here: https://econofact.org/podcast/people-communities-and-economic-changes…
Senior, James Jolin, Named Gates Cambridge Scholar
Government senior, James Jolin, was named a Gates Cambridge Scholar by the Gates Cambridge Trust. He will join 25 other scholars for a year at the University of Cambridge….
Professor Harvey Mansfield Honored in Boston Globe Article
This past Thursday, Harvey Mansfield, William R. Kenan, Jr. Research Professor of Government, was honored in a special Boston Globe article. The article went over Professor Mansfield’s great achievements during his 61 year tenure as a Harvard professor. You can read more here….
Professor Sandel’s Talk on Ethics of AI Featured in Harvard Gazette
Michael Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, recently gave a talk on the ethics of AI as part of the Harvard Dialogues initiative. His talk was featured in the Harvard Gazette: Will tech change what it means to be human? And does it matter?…