Maya Jasanoff Speaks On Administration’s Attempt To Ban International Students

"What the government is asking for goes way beyond anything that is laid out in the law," explained CES Resident Faculty Maya Jasanoff on ABC News.
Alison Frank Johnson on Federal Cuts and Free Speech at Harvard

"The idea that Harvard is harboring un-American values or unsafe for any particular body of students is simply untrue," stated CES Resident Faculty Alison Frank Johnson on CNN.
How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?

In a recent New York Times op-ed, CES Director Daniel Ziblatt, Steve Levitsky and Lukanm Way ask "How will Americans know when we have lost our democracy?"
Derek J. Penslar Shares Findings of Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias.

CES Resident Faculty Derek J. Penslar chaired Harvard University’s Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias. Together with his co-chair Jared Ellias, Penslar he sat down for a conversation with Wafaie Fawzi and Asim Ijaz Khwaja, co-chairs for the Task Force on Combating Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias.
The University in the Age of Authoritarianism

Scholars look to historical examples for insights amid current U.S. tensions.
Remembering George Ross

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of George William Ross on April 2, 2025 at the age of 84. Ross served as Acting Director of CES from 1998-1999.