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Ariel White named a Harvard Horizons Scholar

December 10, 2015

Awardee | Ariel R. White (Ph.D. candidate in Government) has been selected one of eight Harvard Horizons Scholars for 2016—"PhD students whose ideas, innovations, and insights have the potential to reshape their disciplines." Ariel will present her research, Voter Behavior in the Shadow of Punitive Policies, at a university-wide symposium to be held in Sanders Theater on April 5, 2016. Read more about her work ►




Anthony Abraham Jack named to Harvard Society of Fellows

December 14, 2015

Congratulations to Anthony Abraham Jack (Ph.D. candidate in Sociology), who has been selected to join the Harvard Society of Fellows as a Junior Fellow in the 2016-19 cohort. The Harvard  Society of Fellows recognizes the ‘highest caliber of intellectual achievement’ from any field of study, awarding three-year postdoctoral fellowships to twelve new Junior Fellows each year. Learn more about Anthony Jack at his homepage▶



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).



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.



Barbara Kiviat named an Edmond J. Safra Graduate Fellow in Ethics

March 31, 2016

Awardee | Barbara Kiviat, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology & Social Policy, has been selected to be an Edmond J. Safra Graduate Fellow in Ethics for the 2016-17 academic year. Her dissertation explores the moral underpinnings of the big data economy, asking what we must believe to be morally at ease with using information about a person's past to algorithmically predict future behavior and allocate resources accordingly.



Theo Leenman: Derek C. Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates

April 12, 2016

Awardee | Theodore S. Leenman, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology, is one of five recipients of the 2016 Derek C. Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates. The award includes a $1,000 prize from a gift given by David G. Nathan ’51, M.D. ’55, Robert A. Stranahan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and his wife Jean Louise Friedman Nathan. Read more about Theo Leenman's work at his homepage.



John Marshall receives MPSA Kellogg/Notre Dame Award for Best Paper in Comparative Politics

April 9, 2016

Awardee | John Marshall, Ph.D. candidate in Government, is a recipient of the Midwest Political Science Association's 2016 Kellogg/Notre Dame Award for Best Paper in Comparative Politics for his paper, "Information acquisition, local media, and electoral Accountability: When do Mexican voters punish Incumbents for high homicide rates?" Marshall will join the faculty of Columbia University in July as Assistant Professor of Political Science. Learn more about his work at his homepage. To read the award commendation...... Read more about John Marshall receives MPSA Kellogg/Notre Dame Award for Best Paper in Comparative Politics



Anthony A. Jack awarded NCID Emerging Diversity Scholar distinction

April 19, 2016

Awardee | Anthony Abraham Jack, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology, has been awarded a citation of distinction as an Emerging Diversity Scholar from the National Center for Institutional Diversity, based at the University of Michigan.



Center on the Developing Child Richmond Fellowship: Kelley Fong

April 28, 2016

Awardee | Kelley Fong, Ph.D. student in Sociology and Social Policy, is one of four Harvard doctoral students selected to receive a Julius B. Richmond Fellowship from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child for the 2016-2017  academic year.

Fong’s research examines patterns of distrust and disconnection among low-income parents, asking how and why parents disengage from services and systems aimed at supporting their children’s health, well-being, and development.



Center on the Developing Child Richmond Fellowship: Abena Subira Mackall

April 28, 2016

Awardee | Abena Subira Mackall, an Ed.D. candidate in the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is one of four Harvard doctoral students to receive a Julius B. Richmond Fellowship from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Mackall’s dissertation research lies at the intersection of education systems and juvenile and criminal justice systems, exploring the lived experience of juvenile probation and how adjudicated youth sentenced to probation interpret and understand this experience within the social context of their daily lives and development.

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