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?…
Professor Eric Beerbohm Named a Senior Adviser for Civil Discourse
Eric Beerbohm, Professor of Government and Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics, has been named a senior adviser for civil discourse. You can read more about it here: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/12/eric-beerbohm-named-senior-adviser-for-civil-discourse/…
An invitation to the GOV1008 student map exhibition tomorrow (11/27) in the Fisher Commons
Professor Chen’s GOV1008 – Introduction to GIS, will be hosting a student map gallery exhibition showcasing their final projects in progress. The exhibition will take place tomorrow at the CGIS Knafel building (1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge) in the Fisher Commons area on the first floor. The posters will be displayed from 10 a.m. to 5…
The Government Department congratulates its six concentrators who were recently named to Phi Beta Kappa in its “Senior 48”
Congratulations to: Becca Buehler Zoree Jones Zachary Lech Shreya Nair Jaya Nayar Nic G. Pantelick PBK election “signifies that an undergraduate’s course of study is distinguished by excellence, reach, originality, and rigor. Membership in PBK is an honor bestowed on those whose coursework demonstrates not only high achievement, but also breadth of interest, depth of…
Government Prof. Latanya Sweeney in Conversation with President Obama at Berkman Klein/HLS “Future of the Internet” Summit
Prof. Latanya Sweeney and other leaders in the field of technology science will be talking with President Obama at the “Future of the Internet” Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 18th, sponsored by Harvard Law School and the Berkman Klein Center. Members of the public are welcome to watch a livestream of the conference by signing up at…
Professors Levitsky and Ziblatt’s New Book Listed as New York Times Best Seller
Tyranny of the Minority by Steven Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, and Daniel Ziblatt, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, was listed as a New York Times Best Seller….