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Regional Centers

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The interfaculty centers and institutes highlighted below explore the unique interdisciplinary challenges faced by individual countries or specific geographic regions by examining their distinct historical, cultural, political, and environmental contexts...

Asia Center

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The university-wide Asia Center promotes the study of the region as a whole as well as issues that cut across the national boundaries within Asia. The Center also serves as a venue for leaders and visiting delegations from Asia and elsewhere to discuss...

Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

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Founded in 1948 with a focus on the social sciences, the Davis Center (originally the Russian Research Center) seeks to build knowledge of Russia and Eurasia and stimulate interdisciplinary thinking by creating opportunities for scholars at all stages in...

Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

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The Roy and Lila Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) advances excellence and innovation in governance and public policy through research, education, and public discussion. Its projects that have...

Center for Middle Eastern Studies

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The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is the coordinating body and primary source of additional support for the various academic programs that cover the Middle East. The Center coordinates annual lectures and seminars, houses several research projects (e...

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies

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The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) is an inter-faculty initiative focusing on public awareness and scholarly understanding of the cultures, histories, environment and contemporary affairs of Latin America. The Center supports...

Disruptions of Dignity in Latin America

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The COVID-19 pandemic battered the Latin American region, and has exacted a disproportionate toll on the lives of persons with disabilities throughout Latin America, exacerbating inequalities and entrenching already pervasive patterns of marginalization...

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the largest division of the University, and it comprises Harvard College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; and the Division of Continuing Education...

Health Justice in the Americas

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Since 2017, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has built up an unprecedented body case law on the right to health. Yet as Alicia Ely Yamin, GHELI Senior Scholar in Residence, notes, the Latin American region has the “steepest socioeconomic...

Center for African Studies

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The Center for African Studies (CAS) is the umbrella organization for all things Africa-related at Harvard University. In 2010, CAS became a National Resource Center for African Studies through the United States Department of Education. The Center serves...

John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

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The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, founded in 1955, facilitates interdisciplinary training and research in all fields of Chinese studies at Harvard, particularly on modern China, including Taiwan as well as the mainland. The Center aids scholarly...

Global Climate Strike for Global Health

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Vulnerability to extreme heat events has steadily increased since 1990 in every region, rising temperatures are making transmission of dangerous vector-borne diseases more viable, and crop yield potential is estimated to be declining in every region...