Events

Upcoming Events

Dubious News and the Aging American: Understanding Discernment and Engagement Among Older Adults

Dubious News and the Aging American: Understanding Discernment and Engagement Among Older Adults

In this talk, Professor Lyons will explore the question “Why do older adults engage more with misinformation online, even when they often identify falsehoods correctly in surveys?” This event is part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University.

Hybrid

Rubenstein Building - R-414-AB David Ellwood Democracy Lab & Zoom
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Past Events

DEI in Higher Education: Five Truths and Five Myths

DEI in Higher Education: Five Truths and Five Myths

In this webinar journalists will learn the history of diversity initiatives, common myths about DEI today and the latest research showing what works — and doesn’t work — for creating equal opportunity and better outcomes among students, faculty and staff, and college campuses as a whole.

Zoom webinar
1:00 PM

Behavioral Science, AI, and Public Policy

Behavioral Science, AI, and Public Policy

Join the Behavioral Insights Student Group (BISG) for a panel discussion with three Harvard professors on the intersections of behavioral science and some of the pressing public policy issues of our time.

Harvard Kennedy School, Wexner Building 434AB (4th floor)

Event poster displaying event title and photos of the three speakers
Misinformation: Why is it a problem and what can we do about it?

Misinformation: Why is it a problem and what can we do about it?

This event was part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the NULab at Northeastern University.

Wexner Building - W-434 A.B. Conference Room, HKS Campus
2:00 PM

Boston Globe’s Inundation District Documentary Screening

Boston Globe’s Inundation District Documentary Screening

This screening is co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center’s Documentary Film in the Public Interest Initiative and The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University.

Piper Auditorium, Harvard Graduate School of Design
6:00 PM

Bad Press: A documentary film screening and panel discussion

Bad Press: A documentary film screening and panel discussion

This event is presented by The Shorenstein Center’s Documentary Film in the Public Interest Program. It is co-sponsored by the Harvard Art Museums, the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Harvard University Native American Program.

Harvard Art Museums, Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Enter at the Broadway Entrance
7:00 PM

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