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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.



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.



Should We Trust Forensic Science?

February 18, 2016

Boston Review | Two forensic experts respond to Nathan J. Robinson, Ph.D. student in Sociology & Social Policy, and Robinson replies. Robinson argued in the previous issue of Boston Review that the problems of forensic science constitute an unheralded crisis of criminal justice. 



What do trends in economic inequality imply for innovation and entrepreneurship? A framework for future research and policy

February 16, 2016

Washington Center for Equitable Growth | By Elisabeth Jacobs (Ph.D. '08), now Senior Director for Policy and Academic Programs at Equitable Growth. Also cites work by Inequality doctoral fellow Alex Bell (Ph.D. candidate in Economics) et. al., which finds that children of parents in the top 1% of the income distribution are ten times more likely to become inventors than those in the bottom 50%.



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.



Women, overshadowed

February 16, 2016

Harvard Gazette | Interview with Heather Sarsons, Ph.D. candidate in Economics on implications of, and the reactions to, her research—first featured in The New York Times—finding that female economists received less credit for co-authored work than their male counterparts.



The Costs of Inequality: Education is the one key that rules

February 15, 2016

Harvard Gazette | Featuring Inequality & Social Policy faculty participants Ronald Ferguson, Roland Fryer, Robert Putnam, and Lawrence Katz. Third 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.



Sizing up the Koch Brothers: Three experts explain their strategy and impact in American politics

February 13, 2016

Salon | Alex Hertel-Fernandez (Ph.D. candidate in Government & Social Policy) is interviewed by Sean McElwee of Demos, along with Brian Schaffner (UMass Amherst) and Heath Brown (City University of New York).



Proof that Women Get Less Credit for Teamwork

February 9, 2016

Harvard Business Review | Delves into research by doctoral fellow Heather Sarsons (Ph.D. candidate in Economics), which explores whether bias arising from group work explains the gender promotion gap. To view the research, see Heather Sarsons's website.



The stalled, struggling black middle class

February 10, 2016

Urban Institute | By Kreg Steven Brown, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology.

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