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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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Dylan Goodman for the Harvard Gazette (FOR EXTERNAL LINK ONLY)
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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. 

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Karen Thornber
Karen Thornber PhD '06
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Where Africa and China Meet

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. 

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Empowering Appalachia

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. 

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Downtown Welch in McDowell County, WV.
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Should We Risk Friendship?

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.  

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Master of Ceremonies

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.

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