Ancient DNA and U.S. History
Professors and researchers discussed new insights from research on the DNA of enslaved Africans American ironmakers at Catoctin Furnace, Maryland. This video was provided by Harvard’s Initia…
140 viewsProfessors and researchers discussed new insights from research on the DNA of enslaved Africans American ironmakers at Catoctin Furnace, Maryland. This video was provided by Harvard’s Initia…
140 viewsRep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), chair and ranking member of the House Select Committee on U.S.-China Competition, talked about about the United States' complex and…
159 viewsScholars from Harvard, Princeton, and New York Law School discussed campus speech amid the Israel-Hamas war at an event hosted by Harvard University. Topics included fostering a culture of m…
553 viewsRetired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said that Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization--the case that struck down Roe v. Wade and federal abortion rights--specifically applied t…
555 viewsHarvard University professors John Shattuck, Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse warned that American liberties are being curtailed. The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy…
180 viewsFormer Washington Post correspondent John Pomfret recounted how Poland assisted the U.S. in rescuing six intelligence officers in Iraq in the lead-up to Operation Desert Storm and the contin…
371 viewsWashington Post opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin looked at the role women played in the 2020 election and spoke about how women are reshaping American politics. Harvard University Radcliffe …
147 viewsClinical psychiatrist Karl Deisseroth looked at the origins of human emotion. This virtual event was hosted by Harvard University Division of Science in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
218 viewsThe Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics hosted a discussion on the impact of the youth vote in the 2020 election and the Georgia Senate runoff races. Participants included former Bi…
170 viewsDr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joined a virtual discussion on COVID-19 with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Harvard University’s School …
1,506 viewsCindy McCain and Vicki Kennedy talked about their late husbands' (Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy) careers and legacies, in a conversation about public service at the Harvard Kennedy Sc…
381 viewsPrinceton University’s Ruha Benjamin took part in a discussion on her book, Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code. In her book she argued that new technologies help …
761 viewsJeff Bergner talked about his book, The Vanishing Congress: Reflections on Politics in Washington in which he compared the Congress of today with what the Founders envisioned.
1,394 viewsHarvard University’s Shorenstein Center hosted a panel of journalists who were finalists for the annual Goldsmith Prize for investigative reporting. The panelists broke stories over the prev…
444 viewsJonathan Jarvis, former director of the National Park Service, offered his thoughts on the current state of the National Park Service and provided a path forward. He was joined in conversati…
486 viewsOhio Governor John Kasich (R) gave the commencement address to 2018 graduating students of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He talked about the importance of faith and values and expr…
629 viewsFormer high school principal Linda Nathan examined the challenges facing high school students pursuing higher education.
1,236 viewsEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos made remarks on education. Several students in the audience silently protested her appearance by raising their fists, snapping fingers, and holding up banners…
942 viewsFormer campaign managers for Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney were among the panelists at a discussion on the 2016 election and growing role of cybersecurity in elections. The campaign manage…
486 viewsFormer Virginia Education Secretary Anne Holton, wife of Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), talked about access to and the quality of public education from the 1950s to the present.
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