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Heller in the News
October 16, 2025
Will TrumpRx actually lower drug prices?
On NPR's On Point, Sarah Emond, MPP'09, president and chief executive officer at the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), discusses how prescription drug pricing is determined in the U.S. compared with other countries.
Heller in the News
October 08, 2025
Overcoming India’s trust deficit: Adapting America’s philanthropic strengths
In an opinion piece in the Times of India, MA GSPM student Arjun Kumar Singh writes about strengthening philanthropic efforts in India.
Heller in the News
October 07, 2025
Amazon Drives Low Wages: The Unraveling of Workplace Protections for Delivery Drivers
David Weil completed a report with colleagues at the Harvard Kennedy School offering the first direct, large-scale comparison of working conditions for drivers and fulfillment employees at Amazon, UPS and FedEx.
Heller News Release
September 29, 2025
Alexandra Piñeros Shields Honored at Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus Celebration
At the event, held September 25 at the Massachusetts State House, Piñeros Shields was recognized as one of the distinguished Latino leaders from across the Commonwealth.
Heller in the News
September 22, 2025
The Origins of AJWS: Reflecting on 40 years of Human Rights Activism
Laurence Simon writes about his experiences as founder of the American Jewish World Service.
Heller in the News
September 16, 2025
Pressure Points: The future of health care's workforce
Karen Donelan, Stuart H. Altman Chair in U.S. Health Policy, is among the speakers at a webinar sponsored by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Heller in the News
September 13, 2025
Trump won't last forever. Here's what it will take to rebuild what he's tearing down
David Weil talks to Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times about Trump’s undermining of federal employment, the law, and the economy.
Heller News Release
September 03, 2025
Introducing New Leadership of Heller’s Alumni Association Board
Farhat Jilalbhoy, MA SID’14, is serving as board president, and Laura Alpert ’96, MM’98, and Anupama Sharma, MS GHPM’08, are the newly-elected co-vice presidents of the board.
Heller in the News
August 22, 2025
Living an Immigrant Life with a Disability
Luanjiao Hu, Visiting Scholar at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, writes about her experiences for the American Association of People with Disabilities' blog.
Heller in the News
August 13, 2025
Street drugs now laced with animal tranquilizers in MA: How labs test on Cape Cod
The Cape Cod Times interviews Traci Green about the first statewide community drug-checking program in the United States, developed by Green and her colleagues at Heller's Opioid Policy Research Collaborative.
Heller in the News
July 30, 2025
Everyone's employee but no one's responsibility
David Weil's book "The Fissured Workplace" is cited in a labor and employment law article in the Daily Journal (Calif.).
Heller in the News
July 30, 2025
Lender Center New York Event Gathers Wealth Gap Experts
Thomas Shapiro, a member of the Lender Center at Syracuse University's Wealth Gap Thought Leader Advisory Group, presented at a two-day event that focused on building the knowledge base about the root causes of the wealth gap, as well as innovative ideas for addressing the problem.