Daniel Hopkins, the Julie and Martin Franklin Presidential Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, delivered the Fall 2024 Sidney Verba lecture on October 24 at CGIS South. Daniel is a political scientist whose research centers on American politics and select other democracies, with a special emphasis on racial and ethnic politics, subnational…
Professor of Government Dustin Tingley and PhD alumni Harry Oppenheimer have both been named American Political Science Association (APSA) award winners for their fantastic respective work. Dustin Tingley and his co-author Alexander F. Gazmararian – a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University – have been awarded the APSA STEP Section Don…
I knew I wanted to concentrate in Government from the beginning of my time at Harvard, and that decision has stood the test of time. In my undergrad, I focused on international relations and wrote my senior thesis on the effects of the global economic and financial crisis on European defense spending and cooperation. It…
I knew I wanted to concentrate in Government from the time I applied to Harvard and have never looked back since. The flexibility of the concentration allowed me to explore the breadth of Harvard’s offerings, while its resources and staff allowed me to explore my personal interests in depth. Not only was I able to…
Tábata Amaral graduated in Government and Astrophysics from Harvard College. Coming from one of the poorest regions of Sao Paulo, she has co-founded VOA!, which prepares students from public schools for Science Olympiads, Acredito, a political renovation movement, and Mapa Educação, which strives to make education a priority. Tábata received McKinsey’s Next Generation Women Leader Award in 2017…
Nick Melvoin is an educator, attorney, and organizer who was recently elected to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education. Nick represents LAUSD Board District 4, which includes the communities of Brentwood, Del Rey, East Hollywood, Encino, Hollywood, Mar Vista, Marina Del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Playa Del Rey, Playa Vista, Tarzana, Topanga,…
Gabe Gladstein graduated Magna Cum Laude in Government (with focuses in the study of ethics in war and Chinese politics) from Harvard University in 2017, and in December of of 2018 graduated with a Master’s degree in Music from the New England Conservatory of Music. Gabe currently works for an international education company, Crimson Education, as…
I’m currently working for Boston Public Schools as a Strategic Projects Manager in our Finance Office where I work on our long term financial planning — that is, how do we both identify areas in which to spend less to put towards areas where we think we should spend more (I’m also currently a Broad…
Alex Wirth is the Cofounder and CEO of Quorum, a public affairs software platform that enables organizations to launch grassroots advocacy campaigns, manage stakeholder engagement, and monitor dialogue in Washington, Brussels, all 50 states, and thousands of cities around the U.S. Quorum was named the top DC startup to watch in 2016 and 2017 and is…
At work, sometimes I’m asked what I studied at Harvard and when I reply Government, people look a little confused since they cannot connect the dots. “Shouldn’t you be working for the government or in law school?” they’ll ask. I’ll crack a smile and tell them, “No. It’s a liberal arts concentration and helps me in…
