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Larry Summers at the IOP
Harvard Kennedy School

Former Senator Phil Gramm Slams Trump’s Economic Policy At HKS Talk

Former United States Senator Phil Gramm condemned the Trump administration’s economic policy and efforts to take equity stakes in private companies at a Harvard Kennedy School talk on Tuesday afternoon.

Larry Summers at the IOP
Politics

Top Harvard Economists Urge Supreme Court to Block Trump from Firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook

Nine Harvard economists called on the Supreme Court to stop President Donald Trump from dismissing Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook in a brief filed Thursday.

Wexner Building at Harvard Kennedy School
Politics

Harvard Economists Warn of Risks from Trump’s Economic Policies

Leading Harvard economist Jason Furman ’92 said he is concerned that the Trump administration’s attempts to influence the Federal Reserve could harm the U.S. economy beyond the next four years.

Johnston Gate
Crime

Prominent Harvard Affiliates Sent Birthday Letters to Jeffrey Epstein, WSJ Reports

Several high-profile Harvard affiliates were among those who sent birthday letters, some with sexually suggestive messages, to disgraced billionaire and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein in 2003, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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FAS

Harvard Social Science Dean Lawrence Bobo Steps Down, Will Be Replaced by Economist David Cutler

Harvard Dean of Social Science Lawrence D. Bobo will step down from his position and take a sabbatical for the 2025-26 academic year. He will be replaced by interim Social Science dean David M. Cutler for the next two years.

Harvard Kennedy School Littauer Center
College

Young Americans Oppose Trump, Report Economic Hardship in New IOP Poll

A new Institute of Politics poll finds that the Trump administration's policies are deeply unpopular among young people.

Close Up of HBS Baker Library Tower
Politics

Trump Tariffs Mean Chaos for Consumers, HBS Professors Say

Two Harvard Business School professors and economics experts said President Donald Trump’s drastic tariff increases earlier this month will face rocky implementation and are a bad omen for U.S. businesses of many sizes.

Harvard Institute of Politics Sign
IOP

African Leaders Call for Action on Trade and Accountability at IOP Forum

Two prominent African leaders said the Trump Administration’s tariffs will diminish U.S. influence and weaken diplomatic relations with African countries during a Friday Institute of Politics forum, just under a week after Trump’s 10 percent tariffs took effect.

National Bureau for Economic Research in April 2025
FAS

Researchers Lose Federal Funding at Cambridge-Based National Bureau of Economic Research

Ari Ne’eman, an assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health, had been studying disability income and employment for five months before his funding through the National Bureau of Economic Research was cut by the Trump administration.

Littauer
Economics

‘Inconsistent with Basic Economics’: Harvard Economics Baffled by Trump’s Tariff Policy

After more than a week of escalating tariffs on the United States’ closest allies and adversaries alike, Harvard economists warned that President Donald Trump’s economic policy would plunge the country into a recession.

USAID IOP Forum
IOP

Foreign Affairs Experts Debate Impact of USAID Cuts at Harvard IOP Forum

Harvard's Institute of Politics hosted a panel Tuesday evening on the future of foreign aid following the Trump administration’s plans to eliminate more than 90 percent of the contracts for the United States International Agency for Development.

Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Launches ‘Impact Labs’ To Fund Social Scientists Who Partner With Outside Organizations

Harvard will pilot a program — named Harvard Impact Labs — to fund collaboration between social scientists and leaders in the public and private sectors.

Ajay Banga at IOP
IOP

World Bank President Ajay Banga Talks Jobs and Development at IOP Forum

World Bank President Ajay S. Banga said global development initiatives must prioritize job creation at a Harvard Institute of Politics Forum on Monday.

Claudia Goldin IOP Forum
IOP

Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin Warns of Federal Data Misuse at IOP Forum

Nobel laureate and Harvard Economics professor Claudia D. Goldin raised concerns about the Trump Administration’s “misuse” and removal of government data at an Institute of Politics forum Tuesday, warning of dire consequences for researchers and policymakers.

Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School

HBS Graduates Face a Tougher Job Market

2024 was a bad year for Harvard Business School graduates: down from 2023, 15 percent of graduates with a Masters in Business Administration seeking employment did not receive a job offer, and one percent of graduates postponed their search entirely.

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