On April 1, the Harvard Political Union (HPU) hosted a lively debate between the Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club, drawing a crowd of more than 300 undergraduates to the Science Center. The event, moderated by Department of Government Chair Daniel Carpenter, really highlighted students’ keen interest in political discourse. The debate covered…
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we are proud to spotlight the remarkable work of our senior thesis writers, who contribute significantly to feminist discourse across a range of topics. Women’s History Month – a joint project by The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National…
Ph.D. Candidates Marco M. Aviña and Julio S. Solís Arce have received the APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics. The grants are awarded to scholars dedicated to advancing understanding in Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Political Science, Sovereignty, Tribal Governance, and Native Studies, with grants ranging from $2,000 to $2,500. These funds will support diverse research…
As part of the University of Toronto’s Munk Center Distinguished Lecture Series, Peter A. Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, delivered an engaging talk titled “Capitalism and Democracy: Does One Dominate the Other?” in January. Hall is a political economist and a resident faculty member of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies…
Three exceptional Department of Government undergraduates have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship. Eduardo Vasconcelos Goyanna Filho ’25, Isabelle King ’25, and Leo Gerdén ’25 are among the distinguished cohort of 150 scholars chosen from a global pool of nearly 5,000 candidates. The Schwarzman Scholarship, known for its rigorous selection process, identifies…
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. Jennifer studies and teaches about the intersection of American politics and political…
Ph.D. candidate Andrew O’Donohue is chosen as a 2025 Harvard Horizons Scholar. Andrew is one of eight appointees – who are studying topics from photochemistry, youth psychotherapies, human learning artificial intelligence, and more. The group forms the twelfth class of the Society of Horizons Scholars, a fellowship cohort that offers opportunities for long-lasting community, mentorship,…
Ryan Doan-Nguyen has been awarded the Marshall Scholarship, a program that enables intellectually distinguished young Americans to study in the United Kingdom. The 2025 Marshall Class will see Ryan – who is set to graduate in 2025 with a joint concentration in History & Literature and Government and a secondary in Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights…
Felix Chen, Ryan Doan-Nguyen, Addie Esposito, Eytan Goldstein, Anna MacLennan, and Kaleena Roeva have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), Alpha of Massachusetts at Harvard College. The five seniors join three Government concentrators in the class of 2025 – Ethan Jasny, Katalina Toth, and Kay Rollins – who were elected last spring. Established under…
Stephanie Ternullo, Assistant Professor of Government, returned to her alma mater Amherst College to deliver the inaugural Cummings Lecture in the new Cummings Lecture Series. Presented by the CHI and the Samuel B. Cummings Lecture Fund, the Cummings Lecture Series is an interdisciplinary collaboration between Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, and Classics. Each semester it will feature…
