This summer, we are reflecting on the people and programs that made headlines at Harvard over the past academic year. Our first spotlight shines on our faculty, whose scholarship provides vital insights into the significant challenges and opportunities facing South Asia.
Faculty Features
SATCHIT BALSARI
LAUNCHES AN EXHIBITION ON COVID’S IMPACTS ON INDIA’S WORKING POOR WOMEN
SUGATA BOSE
SHARES HIS NEW BOOK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RISE OF ASIA
RICHARD CASH
COMBATS CHOLERA AND SAVES LIVES THROUGH ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY
SUSAN CRAWFORD
VISITS THE “FUTURE OF CLIMATE CHANGE” IN BANGLADESH
FRANCESCA DOMINICI
USES DATA SCIENCE TO UNDERSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE
DIANA ECK
REFLECTS ON A CAREER OF TEACHING INDIA IN A CHANGING WORLD
RAHUL MEHROTRA
BRIDGES THE SCHISM BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE AND ACADEMY
DANIEL SCHRAG
SPEAKS ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY CHALLENGES IN SOUTH ASIA
RICHARD WOLF
EXPLORES THE ETHNOMUSICOLOGY OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA
Media Features
ERIC BEERBOHM
TAKES MEASURE OF A DIVIDED SRI LANKA IN NEW LMSAI EVENT SERIES (Harvard Gazette)
MAYA JASANOFF, ARUNABH GHOSH, VATSAL NARESH
CONSIDER INDIA’S HISTORIC ELECTIONS (Harvard Gazette)
TARUN KHANNA
COMMENTS ON TIK TOK BANS AND CHANGING GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES (Inc.com)
VIKRAM PATEL
CONTEMPLATES MENTAL HEALTH CONVERSATIONS BEFORE THE INTERNET (podcast with Imram Khan)
Awards and Accolades
NEW STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
MEET FIVE OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR 31-MEMBER FACULTY STEERING COMMITTEE
FACULTY GRANT PROJECT WINNERS
EXPLORE FACULTY-LED RESEARCH THAT UNITES SCHOLARS FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS