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Danny Schneider

@dschneider.bsky.social

Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, Harvard Kennedy School Co-director, Shift Project Sociology, Social Policy, Demography, Inequality

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Maya Sen@mayasen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever they aren’t going into universities’ endowments they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research

Maya Sen@mayasen.bsky.social · 2y ago

There is a PR narrative quickly emerging about “entitlement” of elite universities, as if this $ is some sort of subsidy Harvard & others must counter this quickly The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value

Dani Rodrik@drodrik.bsky.social · 2y ago

Trump's attack on Harvard and other universities has nothing to do with fighting antisemitism. A good column from a former president of Harvard Hillel. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025.... Failure to state the obvious is not leadership.

I Was Hillel President. Trump Claims His Funding Cuts Help Jews — He’s Wrong. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

As a student elected by my peers to represent Jewish interests I know Trump’s review of University funding has the potential to appreciably damage higher education, and ironically, Harvard’s Jewish li...

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Danny Schneider@dschneider.bsky.social · 3y ago

David Weil & I are hiring a full-time post-doc to work with us on new strategic enforcement research. Folks interested in computational methods, labor policy, industrial relations, labor economics, etc.. pls apply (+ don't hesitate to get in touch)! Apps due 1/8/24 shift.hks.harvard.edu/about/jobs/

Jobs - The Shift Project

Shift is hiring!   Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Opportunity   About the Position Professors Daniel Schneider (Harvard Kennedy School) and David Weil (Brandeis University) are recruiting one full-ti...

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