In the controversy surrounding Cambridge Analytica—the political consulting firm that worked for Donald Trump’s campaign—and Facebook, concerns...
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May 17, 2018
Tufts political scientist Eitan Hersh offers a different take on the controversial firm at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
May 15, 2018 Large Image
Wars shaped Zviad Adzinbaia’s early life, so he came to the Fletcher School to better understand how to avert them
The first time, he was only one year old, too small to understand why his family had to flee. Even his parents thought it was just for a few days...
May 14, 2018 Large Image
A Fletcher School professor tells how Vladimir Putin uses economics to maintain control over Russia
Vladimir Putin’s March election to a fourth term as president means he will remain in power until at least 2024, two and a half decades after he...
April 25, 2018 Large Image
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (April 25, 2018) – Thirty-six local community organizations in five communities have been awarded nearly $21,000 in...
April 23, 2018 Large Image
Telling job seekers how many other people have applied increases applications, could boost diversity
Research findings based on study of 2.3 million LinkedIn users
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (April 23, 2018)—Telling job applicants how many people applied for a job on LinkedIn – regardless of whether the number...