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Female economists who co-author papers are less likely to get tenure than men

February 17, 2016

Business Insider | Spotlights research findings by Heather Sarsons, Ph.D. candidate in Economics.



One Simple Trick that Boosts Kids' College Graduation Rates

February 15, 2016

Pacific Standard | Examines new study co-authored by doctoral fellow Preeya Mbekeani (Ed.D. candidate), which found that providing four additional SAT score reports for free to low-income students increased college access and completion rates.



A stronger sense of belonging: First-generation students share their stories at a conference

February 19, 2016

Harvard Gazette | Quotes Anthony Abraham Jack (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology) whose research has focused attention on the the often-overlooked diversity of experience among low-income undergraduates.



Debating Diversity: Toward a more inclusive Harvard

February 19, 2016

Harvard Magazine | Quotes Anthony Abraham Jack, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology, whose research has explored the effects of race and class on students’ experiences at elite colleges.



The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

March 17, 2016

Pacific Standard | Alex Hertel-Fernandez (Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy) has been selected one of 'Thirty under 30' top young thinkers who are making an impact on the social, political, and economic issues that will shape the nation's future.  Hertel-Fernandez joins the Columbia University faculty as Assistant Professor in the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).



The Story Borrower

March 3, 2016

Harvard Graduate School of Education | Profile of Anthony Abraham Jack (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology), whose whose research looks at the stories of low-income, first-generation undergraduates at elite universities. “They are letting me borrow their stories and it motivates me like crazy,” he says.

Jack will join the HGSE faculty as an assistant professor in July 2019, following a prestigious fellowship at the Harvard Society of Fellows. He will also hold the Shutzer Assistant Professorship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.



Is This the End of Big-Money Politics?

March 3, 2016

The New Yorker | Draws from study on "The Koch Effect"  by Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, and Alex Hertel-Fernandez, Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy. "In essence, the Harvard study concludes, the Kochs and their allied donors have financial influence over American politics that extends far beyond the Presidential race."... Read more about Is This the End of Big-Money Politics?



The costs of inequality: For women, progress until they get near power

March 7, 2016

Harvard Gazette | Surveys Harvard research on gender inequality, including work by Inequality & Social Policy affiliates Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics; Mary C. Brinton, Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology; and Heather Sarsons, Ph.D. candidate in Economics. Sixth in a series on what Harvard scholars are doing to understand and find solutions to problems of inequality. This article also appeared at US News and World Report.



How Citizens United Made it Easier for Bosses to Control Their Workers' Votes

March 17, 2016

International Business Times | Discusses new research by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy, and Paul Secunda, a law professor at Marquette University, who find that employers' tactics to influence the political behavior of workers, now legal as a result of the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, have also proved effective. 



Anthony Jack recognized for his contributions to the black community at Harvard College

March 25, 2016

Awardee | Anthony Abraham Jack (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology) is the recipient of the Association of Black Harvard Women (ABHW) Tribute to Black Men Faculty Award in recognition of his "exceptional and lasting contributions to the black community at Harvard College." Jack will be a Junior Fellow in Harvard Society of Fellows (2016-2019) and then joins the Harvard faculty (beginning 2019) as Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Shutzer Assistant Professor with the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

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