Heller in the News
December 11, 2019
The medium, sheds light on how the sySTEMic Flow, founded and led by Jessica Sanon, MBA'17, helps advance STEM learning by offering academic preparation, internship opportunities and mentorship with professional women in the field.
Heller in the News
December 11, 2019
In an article for the Conversation, Graham Wright and Leonard Saxe discuss how their study, "Politics on the Quad", finds that the way students describe the political climate on their campus often differs dramatically from what news portray. "At the schools we surveyed since Trump became president, opposition to “Trumpism” actually unites liberal and moderate students," they write.
Heller News Release
December 10, 2019
ICYFP’s Dolores Acevedo-Garcia and Pam Joshi brought together leading academic researchers and experts to discuss how policy design and research can address these wide racial and ethnic disparities in child poverty.
Heller in the News
December 10, 2019
In an interview with the Majority Report Radio, Robert Kuttner weighs in on the Green New Deal and the necessity of radical change on a relatively short time frame (begins at 25:00).
Heller in the News
December 09, 2019
In HR Magazine, David Weil argues that misclassifying workers as independent contractors when they are employees has serious repercussions for workers, responsible employers and the public.
Heller in the News
December 09, 2019
An opinion piece in the Boston Globe discusses Tom Glynn, MSW'72, PhD'77, the new CEO of the new Harvard Allston Land Company, and his aims to challenge stereotypes about Boston’s insular development culture.
Heller in the News
December 09, 2019
El Mundo Boston names PhD student Cecilia Flores one of its 30 under 30, honoring young individuals making an impact on the Massachusetts Latino community in a variety of fields.
Heller in the News
December 05, 2019
In a special issue of the American Prospect, Robert Kuttner argues that a socially just Green New Deal is not only urgent, but also "feasible". "There are aspects of a Green New Deal that command majority support: infrastructure, jobs, and aid to help localities get to zero carbon, incremental reforms whose cumulative dynamics can turn out to be transformative," he writes.
Heller in the News
December 05, 2019
In New York Times, Andrew Kolodny questions some universities' reluctance to test their donors's ethics, commenting on Tufts University's removal of the the Sackler name from its facilities over the family’s role in the opioid epidemic. "The argument that this would open up a can of worms, where would it end. It’s very clear to me, at least, that this is blood money," he says.
Heller News Release
December 02, 2019
With his wife Laura, Mr. Sillerman founded the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at the Heller School in 2008.
Heller in the News
November 26, 2019
In ctwatchdog, Monika Mitra warns that while awareness has increased "substantially" about disability, access is still not guaranteed. "Even with all the data that’s out there, you’ll often find a complete lack of inclusion. I’m talking about creating a supportive, accessible environment, beyond ramps and grab bars," she says.
Heller in the News
November 25, 2019
The Takeaway interviews Robyn Powell about the legal structures that allow employers to pay sub-minimum wages to people with disabilities and how this impacts the vulnerable group.
