Alumni

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Interviewing Experts Wasn't Enough

Crunching numbers, making charts, and speaking week by week to experts for the New York Times was a dream job for Sahil Chinoy. But it wasn't enough. So, he pursued a PhD in economics at Harvard Griffin GSAS to understand the thinking behind the data.

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Thornber Named Harvard College Professor

FAS Professor Karen Thornber, PhD '06, was one of five faculty members awarded a Harvard College Professorship for excellence in undergraduate teaching by Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi Hoekstra on May 6. 

Podcast

Colloquy Podcast: How the Problems of Home Pierce the College Bubble

Boston University sociologist Anthony Abraham Jack, PhD ’16, says colleges and universities often fail to acknowledge the inequities of class and race that follow students from home to campus. The solution? Pop the campus bubble and begin looking at the ways that place impacts the challenges low-income and first-generation students face.  

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More Proof That Money Isn’t Everything

A major global study of flourishing led by Professor Tyler VenderWeele, PhD '06, reinforces prior warnings about the lack of well-being among youth, particularly in the US, and highlights the adage that money isn’t everything, with middle-income — not wealthy — countries topping a ranking of 22 nations.

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10 Tips for Being Happily 85 Years Old

Author Roger Rosenblatt, PhD '68, has some advice for growing old, something he says he's been doing a lot of lately. While it took him 85 years to learn these lessons, they apply to folks of any age.

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Improving Treatments for Brain Cancer

Assistant Professor at HMS Nicolas Gonzalez Castro discusses his academic journey from rocket science to brain tumors, keeping in touch with his PhD advisor, and 11 years spent mentoring undergraduates as a Quincy House resident tutor.