"Grape harvesters of illegal immigration wrath," Salon.com, Jul 20, 2007.
Cites body of research by Lawrence Katz in highlighting the greater role of technological progress in contributing to growing income inequality than globalization.

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“In Economics Departments, a Growing Will to Debate Fundamental Assumptions,” New York Times. July 11, 2007.
Faculty member Dani Rodrik quoted.

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"Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic Rewards: The Newest Game In Town,” Wave of Long Island, NY. Jul 5, 2007.
Commentary responds to economist Roland G. Fryer's ideas for motivating achievement in the New York City school system.

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“Money for Nothing,” New York Times, Jul 2, 2007.
Economist Roland Fryer's plan to offer cash rewards for performance in New York City Schools is subject of Op-Ed by Barry Schwartz, Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College.

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"Homicides soar in second-tier East Coast cities," Associated Press, Jun 29, 2007.
Sociologist Robert Sampson points to lack of immigrants as one explanation, highlighting contrast with cities experiencing high immigration, in which hard-working immigrants help keep crime rates down.

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"How immigrants improve the curve," Los Angeles Times, Jun 29, 2007.
Sociologist Robert Sampson's research cited by columnist Rosa Brooks.

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“Fryer Hopes to Institute Pay for Performance Plan,” Harvard Crimson, MA. Jun 28, 2007.
Incentive-based program that economist Roland Fyer will test in New York City public schools.

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“Success in Philadelphia,” Wall Street Journal. Jun 24, 2007.
Political scientist Paul Peterson’s research mentioned.

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“Racial justice at stake with immigration,” Albany Times Union, NY. Jun 23, 2007.
Opinion article by University of Albany professor Richard Alba argues against immigration policies advocated by economist George Borjas.

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“Schools Pinched In Hiring,” Washington Post, United States. Jun 23, 2007.
Article quotes education professor Richard Murnane about shortages of qualified teaching recruits.

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“White House Report Lauds Immigrants’ Positive Effects,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL. Jun 20, 2007.
Article discusses contending views on the effect of immigrants on US wages, including research by economist George Borjas.

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“Oxfam Suggests Benefit in Africa if US Cuts Cotton Subsidies,” New York Times. Jun 20, 2007.
Dani Rodrik quoted in response to Oxfam study.

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“His Charge: Find a Key to Students’ Success,” New York Times, Jun 20, 2007.
Economist Roland G. Fryer, Jr. hired by New York City Education Department to help narrow the racial gap in achievement in New York City schools.

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"City Room: Cash Incentives for Education," New York Times, Jun 19, 2007.
City Room section notes Roland G. Fryer’s new role in overseeing NYC public schools incentive program.

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"Idea Lab: Home Alone," New York Times Magazine, Jun 17, 2007.
Political Scientist Robert Putnam's research about the effects of racial and ethnic diversity on social capital and social isolation discussed.

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"Why is Income Inequality in America So Pronounced? Consider Education," New York Times, Jun 17, 2007.
Research by economists Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz highlighted in Economic Scene analysis by Tyler Cohen.

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“US economy benefits from immigration,” Tucson Citizen, AZ. Jun 17, 2007.
Economist George Borjas’s research mentioned. Article excerpted from "The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration," an April 2007 report by Gordon H. Hanson, issued by the Council on Foreign Relations.

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“Confessions Of A Neo-Mugwump,” CBS News, NY. Jun 14, 2007.
Commentary by CBS News's Dick Meyer discusses political scientist Theda Skocpol’s book, Diminished Democracy (2003), in light of campaign finance reform.

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“Harvard's WorklifeWizard Launches Spanish-Language Website,” Business Wire (press release), CA. Jun 13, 2007.
Economist Richard Freeman, research director of the WorklifeWizard program, quoted.

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“Job Skills of Future in Scholars’ Crystal Ball,” Education Week News, MD. Jun 13, 2007.
Economist and Harvard Graduate School of Education faculy member Richard J. Murnane quoted.

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“Thomas Agonistes,” New York Times Book Review. Jun 13, 2007. By Orlando Patterson.
Sociologist Orlando Patterson reviews Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas, by Kevin Merida and Michael A. Fletcher (Doubleday).

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“Why genes don't determine race,” New Republic (subscription), DC. Jun 12, 2007.
Economist Roland Fryer mentioned.

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“The End of the New Deal,” New York Sun, NY. Jun 12, 2007.
By Edward Glaeser.
Economist Edward Glaeser reviews Amity Shlaes’s history of the Great Depression, The Forgotten Man (HarperCollins).

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“A Plan to Pay for Top Scores on Tests Gains Ground,” New York Times, Jun 19, 2007.
Economist Roland G. Fryer's proposed cash for performance program profiled.

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"Studies Spur New Death Penalty Debate," Associated Press, Jun 11, 2007.
Economist and former doctoral fellow Justin Wolfers quoted.

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“The Inequality Conundrum,” New York Times Magazine, Jun 10, 2007.
Economist Richard Freeman's research cited.

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“’07 Men Make More,” Harvard Crimson (MA) Jun 6, 2007.
Faculty members Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F. Katz, Torben Iversen quoted in response to a Crimson survey in which male seniors reported substantially higher first-year salaries than their female counterparts.

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“Neighborhood changes,” Greeley Tribune, CO. Jun 3, 2007.
Political Scientist Robert Putnam's "Bowling Alone" cited.

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“Be Our Guest!,” New Yorker, NY. Jun 3, 2007.
Economist Dani Rodrik's work mentioned in article discussing guest worker programs.

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“Local area network: Can Technology Save the Town Meeting?,” Boston Globe, MA. Jun 3, 2007.
Political Scientist Jane Mansbridge quoted.

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“Who Likes the Immigration Bill? Be Our Guests,” New York Times, Jun 1, 2007. By Dani Rodrik.
Op-Ed article by economist Dani Rodrik supporting guest worker program included in Senate immigration bill as most effective way to improve lives of world's working poor.

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“Our view: Build new housing and businesses will follow,” Salem News, MA. May 30, 2007.
Edward Glaeser's research cited in a Salem News editorial.

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“The next Americans: Immigrants don't destroy our national identity, they renew it,” Los Angeles Times, May 27, 2007.
Op-Ed by former doctoral fellow Tomás R. Jiménez, now Assistant Professor of Sociology, UCSD.

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“Newcomers improve pay equality in Canada,” Montreal Gazette, Canada, May 26, 2007.
Economist George Borjas’s research cited.

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“Goodbye grammar, hello charter,” Times Online, UK, May 26, 2007.
Economist Caroline Hoxby’s work cited.

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"More Than Ever, It Pays to be the Top Executive," New York Times, May 25, 2007.
Carola Frydman and Raven Saks's research on executive compensation cited in this page 1 article. Frydman and Saks, former doctoral fellows, are now economists at MIT's Sloan School of Management and the Federal Reserve, respectively.

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“This sterile fixation with grammar schools is a dead end,” Times Online, UK. May 22, 2007. By David Cameron.
Caroline Hoxby’s work cited in op-ed by Conservative Party leader David Cameron.

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“Will Immigration Amnesty Hurt African Americans?,” National Public Radio, May 22, 2007.
George Borjas’s research cited.

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“Conference focuses on Obama, racial identity,” Albany Times Union, NY, May 22, 2007.
Sociologist Orlando Patterson highlighted as conference speaker at the University of Albany.

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“A Day Without Mexicans,” U.S. News & World Report, May 21, 2007.
George Borjas research cited in column assessing the impact of low-skilled immigrants in the US economy.

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“Jeb Bush has few regrets on education,” Orlando Sentinel, May 20, 2007.
Paul Peterson, quoted.

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“Helping African-American Boys,” Education Week News, May 17, 2007. (Subscription)
Ronald Ferguson cited.

“Study: HBCU Graduates Earn Less Than Black Graduates Of Traditionally White Institutions,” Diverse, May 16, 2007.
Study by economist Roland Fryer and Michael Greenstone on the consequences of attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities highlighted.

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“Why Is Income Inequality in America So Pronounced? Consider Education,” New York Times, May 16, 2007.
Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F. Katz’s research highlighted.

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“Who's to blame for the prosperity gap?,” Globe and Mail, Canada, May 15, 2007. (Subscription)
Economists Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz’s research mentioned.

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“Who will fight the fires?” Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, May 13, 2007.
Political Scientist Robert D. Putnam’s research mentioned in an article about declining membership in volunteer fire-fighting units.

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“Urban League leader, GOP lawmaker unite,” Washington Times, May 15,2007. (Subscription)
Economist George Borjas’ work mentioned in a news article about how Miami's Urban League chapter and a Texas Republican congressman are challenging civil rights groups to address the effect that increased illegal immigration has had on black unemployment.

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“Cheating the test system,” San Francisco Chronicle, May 12, 2007.
Economist Brian Jacob’s research cited.

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“A new world trade order?” Salon, May 11, 2007.
Dani Rodrik’s blog highlighted

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“Obama's Economic Brain Trust Breaks With `Status Quo' (Update1) ” Bloomberg.com, May 10, 2007.
Jeffrey Liebman, mentioned as an economic advisor to Presidential candidate Barak Obama.

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“Harvard on a steep learning curve to improve the standard of its teaching,” International Herald Tribune, May 10, 2007.
GSAS Dean Theda Skocpol interviewed in her role as chair of Harvard's Task Force on Teaching and Career Development.

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“Five honored as Harvard College Professors,” Harvard University Gazette, May 10, 2007.
Faculty member Jennifer Hochschild honored for distinguished contributions to undergraduate teaching, advising, and mentoring.

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"End of the Melting Pot? A new wave of immigrants presents new challenges," Harvard Magazine, May 2, 2007.
Research by doctoral fellow Helen Marrow (Ph.D., Sociology & Social Policy, '07) and faculty members George Borjas, Robert Sampson, Mary Waters, and William Julius Wilson discussed.

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“Blogging economists draw cyber-crowds,” Reuters, May 2, 2007.
Economist Dani Rodrik's new blog highlighted.

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“Exchanging policy space,” Financial Express, India, May 2, 2007.
Dani Rodrik quoted.

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“Activists speak out for illegal residents,” Boston Globe, May 1, 2007.
George Borjas quoted.

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“Homegrown Tests Measure Core Critical-Reading Skills,” Education Week News, May 1, 2007. (Registration required)
Richard J. Murnane quoted.

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“Political Economy: Labor Pains,” Congressional Quarterly,DC, May 1, 2007.
Economist George J. Borjas’s work cited.

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“Learning by Doing Catches On,” Harvard Crimson, May 1, 2007.
Sociology faculty member Christopher Winship quoted in an article about activity-based learning at Harvard.

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“The Truth About ‘Acting White’,” BlackNews.com (press release), Apr 30, 2007.
Economist Ronald F. Ferguson quoted.

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“Workers count cost of a global labour flood,” Times Online, UK, Apr 30, 2007.
Economist Richard Freeman’s work cited in an article about the global labor supply.

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“Labor Day Ruminations On China's Labor Law,” China CSR, China, Apr 29, 2007.
Richard Freeman research cited.

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“Cleaning up the public pension system,” by Edward Glaeser. Boston Globe, Apr 29, 2007.
Op-Ed by economist Edward L. Glaeser.

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“The Divisions That Tighten the Purse Strings,” New York Times, Apr 28, 2007
Faculty members Erzo FP Luttmer, William Julius Wilson, and Edward Glaeser cited in an Economic View column about the effects of racial and ethnic diversity on public spending.

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“Women vs. men: Truths about the pay gap,” Chicago Tribune, Apr 28, 2007.
Economist Claudia Goldin quoted.

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“Latino-Americans Become Unofficial Face of Politics Abroad,” NewsHour, Apr 27, 2007.
Sociologist Mary Waters quoted.

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“Goldin Demystifies Gender Economics,” Harvard Crimson, Apr 26, 2007.
Economist Claudia Goldin's research and career profiled.

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“KSG Economist Awarded Prize,” Harvard Crimson, Apr 25, 2007.
Kennedy School of Government faculty member Dani Rodrik receives the first Albert O. Hirschman prize from the Social Science Research Council for international and interdisciplinary social science research.

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“Roads to Freedom,” The Nation, Apr 24, 2007.
Sociologist Christopher Jencks’s work cited.

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“Seeking Clues to Obanomics,” Wall Street Journal. April 24, 2007.
Economist Jeffrey Liebman's role as an economic adviser to presidential candidate Barack Obama highlighted.

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“Head Strong | Society fails because families do,” Philadelphia Inquirer, Apr 22, 2007.
Sociologist Robert J. Sampson cited in an analysis of youth violence.

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“Greenest Policy Is Growth,” by Edward Glaeser, New York Sun, NY Apr 22, 2007
Op-Ed by economist Edward Glaeser

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“Upcoming survey gauges school scene,” The Register-Guard, OR, Apr 21, 2007.
Ronald Ferguson’s Tripod Project survey highlighted.

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"Matrimony Has Its Benefits, and Divorce Has a Lot to Do With That," New York Times, Apr 19, 2007.
Research by economist Justin Wolfers, former doctoral fellow (Ph.D. '01), discussed in Tyler Cohen's Economic Scene column.

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“Lack of Well-Educated Workers Has Lots of Roots, No Quick Fix,” Wall Street Journal (Subscription Required), Apr 19, 2007.
Economists Claudia Goldin and Susan Dynarski cited.

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“Changing Times for Black Colleges,” Inside Higher Ed, Apr 19, 2007.
Roland G. Fryer’s research on the consequences of attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) cited.

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“Study Finds Outside Managers Raised State Scores in Phila.,” Education Week News, Apr 17, 2007.
Political Scientist Paul E. Peterson’s work cited.

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“High Turnover Rate Among Adult Volunteers, Report Finds,” Chronicle of Philanthropy, Apr 16, 2007.
Political Scientist Robert D. Putnam’s work cited.

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“Huddled Masses,” ScienceCareers.org, Apr 12, 2007.
George J. Borjas’s work cited in an article discussing the effects of immigration on earnings of doctorates in the sciences.

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“School managers pitch for extensions,” Philadelphia Daily News, Apr 11, 2007.
Paul E. Peterson quoted.

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“Memo to Bill O'Reilly: More immigrants equals less crime.” Salon, Apr 10, 2007.
Sociologist Robert J. Sampson interviewed.

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“Skocpol Wins Political Science Prize,” Harvard Crimson, Apr 8, 2007.
Theda Skocpol awarded the 2007 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, the highest international honor for political scientists.

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“Scholars Suggest Policies to Bolster Teacher Quality,” (Subscription Required) Education Week News, Apr 5, 2007.
Graduate School of Education faculty member Thomas J. Kane quoted.

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"Immigrants Commit Fewer Crimes Than Residents, Study Says," NBC San Diego, Feb 27, 2007.
Research by Tomas Jimenez, former doctoral fellow and now Assistant Professor of Sociology at UCSD, receives coverage.

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"Odds Are, They'll Know '08 Winner," New York Times, Feb 14, 2007.
Former doctoral fellow and economist Justin Wolfers noted in Economix column on elections and prediction markets.

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"The New Black Nativism," by Orlando Patterson, Time, Feb 08, 2007.
Sociologist Orlando Patterson analyzes the nature of the American black identity in light of a recent Washington Post-
ABC poll showing that Barack Obama trailed Hillary Clinton among black Americans by a 40-point margin.

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"Bias, Segregation Thrive in America," NPR's Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio, Jan 15, 2007.
Discussed: Sociologist Orlando Patterson's, "The Other Losing War", Op-Ed published in the New York Times, Jan 13, 2007.

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"The Other Losing War," New York Times, Jan 13, 2007.
Op-Ed by Orlando Patterson on the socioeconomic context of the drug crisis at home and abroad.

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" The Future of Economics," Open Radio Source, with Christopher Lydon, Public Radio International, Jan 11, 2007. Interview with former Doctoral Fellow Justin Wolfers, now Assistant Professor, Wharton School.

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"The Future of Economics isn’t so Dismal," New York Times, Jan 10, 2007.
Former doctoral fellow Justin Wolfers highlighted as one of 13 young economists to watch. Now Assistant Professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

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"In the Money," The Economist, Jan 7, 2007. (Subscription)
Research on executive compensation by former doctoral fellows Carola Frydman and Raven Saks cited. Frydman is now Assistant Professor of Finance at MIT's Sloan School of Management; Saks is a research economist at the Federal Reserve Board.

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"The Last Race Problem," by Orlando Patterson. New York Times, Dec 30, 2006.
Op-Ed by Sociologist Orlando Patterson argues that public integration has been accompanied "by the near complete isolation of blacks from the private life of the white majority."

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