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  • Visiting Fellow Martina Viarengo Examines Migration Impact on Education

    By Ann Starkey, July 1 2009

    In "American education in the age of mass migrations 1870–1930," IQSS Visiting Fellow Martina Viarengo and coauthor Fabrice Murtin examine the impact of mass migrations on the US educational level. Viarengo and Murtin examine migrant flow, population construction, and educational attainment for the impact attributable to mass migration.

  • Sidney Verba Receives Honorary Degree

    By Emily Ware, June 15 2009

    On June 4, Professor Sidney Verba was one of ten outstanding individuals to receive an honorary degree at Harvard’s 2009 Commencement ceremonies. The degree--Doctor of Laws--is a tribute to Verba’s lengthy and notable career, during which he distinguished himself both as a political scientist and as director of the Harvard University library system.

  • Change of Leadership at the Program for Survey Research

    By Ann Starkey, June 12 2009

    IQSS announced a change of leadership at the Program for Survey Research (PSR) in early June. Sunshine Hillygus, the founding director of the program, has accepted a faculty position at Duke University in the fall. Peter Marsden has agreed to serve as the next director.