GSAS News

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.

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. 

Graduating PhD student Bulelani Jili discusses his research on Africa-China relations, the way economic and technological advances increased China’s clout on the international stage, and African nations’ effort to decrease their dependence on the West. 

Elizabeth Thom, who graduates this May with a PhD in government and social policy, carries an interest in regional politics into her work on responses to policy initiatives in Central Appalachia. 

Alexander Vega, PhD candidate in the classics, discusses his research on Augustine of Hippo, and what it means to be a friend—and make new ones.  

PhD student Victor Arul talks about his passion for events, managing his time as a student and executive on the Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Council, and the personal satisfaction he’s gotten from his work with the council during his time at Harvard.