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.
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- Colleges & Universities
- Race & Ethnicity
- Gender & Sexuality
- Civic Engagement
- Inequality
- Housing
Salem State University
Latest Contributions
Could a Truth Commission Unite America
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The Change Higher Education Needs Today
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Latest in the News
"The Transparency Problem in Corporate Philanthropy," Patricia A. Banks, MIT Sloan Management Review, December 19, 2022.
"Boston, State Must Act on Home Heating Changes," Joan Fitzgerald, Opinion, The Boston Globe, November 30, 2022.
"The World Population Hit 8 Billion-With a Peak in Sight. What Lessons Does That Have for Climate Change?," Elizabeth Fussell (with ), Opinion, The Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2022.
"The World Population Hit 8 Billion — But With a Peak in Sight. What Lessons Does That Have for Climate Change?," Elizabeth Fussell, Opinion, The Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2022.
"Why the Inflation Rate Isn’t as Bad as You Think," James K. Boyce, OP-EDS, The Progressive Magazine, November 8, 2022.
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