We are delighted to announce the winners of the following prizes awarded to graduating Harvard seniors. Congratulations to all! GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT PRIZES JAMES GORDON BENNETT PRIZE This is one of six prizes offered for subjects in various fields of political science. A prize from a fund established by the late James Gordon Bennett is offered…
Government Professor, Joshua Kertzer, Named John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Government and Awarded Harvard’s Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize
Government professor, Joshua Kertzer, was named the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Government. In addition to all the wonderful work he does as Director of Graduate Studies, he was also awarded the 2023 Harvard Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Congratulations!…
Government Professor, Jennifer Hochschild, named the Karl W. Deutsch Visiting Professor at WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Professor Hochschild, Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government and Professor of African and African American Studies, will be a visiting professor at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center next semester. She was named the Karl W. Deutsch Visiting Professor. Congratulations and we hope you have a fantastic time!…
Government Professor, Eric Beerbohm, Appointed Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics
Eric Beerbohm, Professor of Government and Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Philosophy, was appointed the next Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics. Congratulations to Professor Berrbohm on this incredible milestone!…
Sabrina Goldfischer ’23 wins Harry and Cecile Starr Prize in Jewish Studies
Sabrina Goldfischer is one of the winners of the Harry and Cecile Starr Prize in Jewish Studies, which is awarded to an outstanding senior thesis or Ph.D. dissertation in Jewish and Hebrew studies by a Harvard student. Her undergraduate thesis is “The Death of Discourse: Antisemitism at Harvard College.” Congratulations! Abstract: Antisemitism is on the…
Two Government PhD’s Named Safra Center for Ethics 2023-24 Fellows
Government PhD candidates Soren Dudley and Emma Ebowe were named Edmond J. Safra Graduate Fellows. Congratulations!…
Government Professor Danielle Allen Honored by Safra Center for Ethics for Her Time as Director
Danielle Allen, the James Bryant Conant University Professor, was honored as the outgoing Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at a special symposium held by the Offices of the President and Provost of Harvard University in conjunction with the Safra Center. Professor Allen accomplished many incredible things during her time as…
Professor Daniel Ziblatt elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
On April 19, 2023, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences announced this year’s election of new members, including Daniel Ziblatt, the Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard. Congratulations to Professor Ziblatt!…
Graduate Student Tyler Simko Awarded 2023 Derek C Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates
Tyler Simko, Government Department graduate student and Ph.D candidate, won the 2023 Derek C Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates. This award is given to graduate students who go above and beyond as teachers to undergraduate students, a role that is key to the undergraduate experience at Harvard. Congratulations!…
Professor Stephen Ansolabehere’s Co-Authored Paper on Franchise Expansion Awarded 2023 Kenneth A. Shepsle Prize by JPIPE
Stephen Ansolabehere, Frank G. Thompson Professor of Government, with co-authors Jaclyn Kaslovsky and Michael Olson were awarded the 2023 Kenneth A. Shepsle Prize for best article in Volume 3 (2022) of the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy (JPIPE) for their paper “Franchise Expansion and Legislative Representation in the Early United States.” Congratulations!…