About the chapter
Boston SSN brings together scholars from a broad range of policy fields at Harvard, MIT, the University of Massachusetts Boston, Tufts, and other Boston area universities. Members are particularly interested in strategies to address rising economic inequality, strengthen the integrity of American democracy, and ensure the successful implementation of health care reform. Other interests include the challenges faced by low-income mothers, the consequences of the prison boom, environmental policy, immigration policy, and school reform.
Leaders
- Race & Ethnicity
- Gender & Sexuality
- Civic Engagement
- Inequality
- Housing
Salem State University
Latest Contributions
Latest in the News
"If Affirmative Action in College Admissions Ends, Here’s Who Will Fill Those Spots," Natasha Warikoo, Opinion, The Boston Globe, May 29, 2023.
"Pushing Against Jim Crow: The Amazing Worlds of African American Fraternal Orders," Theda Skocpol, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, April 25, 2023.
"No More Climate Legislation Needed; It’s Time for Action," Joan Fitzgerald (with ), Environment / Opinion, CommonWealth, April 3, 2023.
Guest to discuss Boston Foundation’s Inaugural Boston Climate Progress Report on Policy tonight/GBH News, Joan Fitzgerald, March 3, 2023.
"Massachusetts Needs a Coastal Adaptation Agency," Joan Fitzgerald (with ), The Boston Globe, February 28, 2023.
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