The Mystery of the Vanishing Pay Raise

October 31, 2015

The New York Times | Lawrence Katz comments on the significance and likely causes of labor's declining share of corporate income, at its lowest level since 1951.

The trick that could get Republicans behind redistribution

October 31, 2015

Salon | Piece by Sean McElwee of Demos cites new study by Theda Skocpol and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez (Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy) on interest mobilization and party coalitions in U.S. tax politics. View original study►

Samuel L. Jodidi Lecture, His Highness the Aga Khan, "The Cosmopolitan Ethic in a Fragmented World"

October 30, 2015

His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, powerful advocate of social change, and global humanitarian, will return to Harvard to present a lecture, “The Cosmopolitan Ethic in a Fragmented World” on November 12, 2015, from 4:00 to 5:30pm as part of the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture Series.

Inaugural Hakeem and Myma Belo-Osagie African Business and Entrepreneurship Lecture

October 29, 2015

by Junius Williams

Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, shared his vision for a vibrant and entrepreneurial Africa with the Harvard community. He highlighted the untapped and under-recognized potential sub-Saharan African economies possess, despite the challenges they face. Drawing an overflow crowd from Harvard and beyond, Mr. Dangote prompted the largely student audience to consider business careers in Africa and find ways to tap into the Continent’s many resources.... Read more about Inaugural Hakeem and Myma Belo-Osagie African Business and Entrepreneurship Lecture

Are embryonic stem cells and artificial stem cells equivalent?

October 29, 2015

HSCI researchers made artificial stem cells, or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), from embryonic stem...

Harvard Provost Looks at Education Everywhere, Anytime

October 29, 2015

Coined by Dave Cormier of the University of Prince Edward Island, the term MOOC was a brainchild of necessity: the need to name a new learning experience in time for an upcoming talk.

Nearly three-and-half-years later, massive open online courses are common. MOOC has become a catchall, personifying the rapid evolution of educational technology, and indicative of the changes happening to higher education in the digital age.

In a recently released white paper, “Everywhere...

Making the Case: GOP Targets Conservative Black Women

October 28, 2015

NBC News | Leah Wright Rigueur quoted.

Humans need not apply: Will the robot economy pit entrepreneurship against equality?

October 28, 2015

Institute for Policy Research | Distinguished Public Policy Lecture at Northwestern University by Andrew Leigh (Ph.D. '04), MP and Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Australia, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences.

What is the Biggest Misconception About Racism?

October 28, 2015

The Atlantic [video, 3 minutes] | Bruce Western is among those interviewed in this video segment filmed earlier this year at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Also featured: Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, student activist Clifton Kinnie of Howard University, Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, and Tracey Meares of Yale Law School.

The Kochs, Americans for Prosperity, and the Right

October 28, 2015

No Jargon [Podcast—Ep. 1]| Theda Skocpol kicks off a new weekly podcast series from the Scholars Strategy Network with a discussion of the Shifting Terrain project. No Jargon presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. "Powerful research, intriguing perspectives—and no jargon." Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, or listen to individual episodes at the SSN website.

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