US university that settled a $53 million lawsuit over cadaver mishandling at its medical school and appointed Dr Ernest Addison as a senior research fellow.
… Participating institutions include Harvard University, Tufts University, Eastern University, Wright State University and Virginia Commonwealth University. …
… The fair is expected to include representatives from institutions such as Harvard University, Tufts University, Eastern University, Wright State University and Virginia Commonwealth University. …
… He previously taught economics at Harvard University. He starts his new role on October 1, shortly before the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Bangkok, Thailand. …
Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to resolve lawsuits by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school and whose parts were then sold on the black market by the former manager of its morgue. …
Former Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Dr Ernest Addison has been appointed a Short-Term Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University’s Centre for International Development (CID) and Centre for African Studies (CAS). …
… He also holds a Certificate in Higher Education from Harvard University and a Certificate in Data Science and Business Innovation from Greenbootcamps in Hamburg, Germany. …
Senior Lecturer in the Social Sciences at Boston University and Lecturer in the Department of Government at Harvard University, Prof Christopher Rhodes, has urged journalists to remain committed to both facts and truth, arguing that journalism’s role in promoting democratic accou …
A senior lecturer in social sciences at Boston University and lecturer in the Department of Government at Harvard University, Prof Christopher Rhodes, says the media was a key force in driving the American Revolution and shaping the foundations of modern democracy. …
… The research was led by scholars from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and partner institutions, including Harvard University, the Institute for Cocoa and Chocolate Research and the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny. …
Citing Harvard sociologist Edward Banfield's 1970 study, the article argues that the primary factor determining financial success and upward mobility is "long time perspective"—the practice of considering future consequences in present decisions. People who plan further ahead are more likely to achieve greatly in life, as exemplified by professionals like doctors who invest years in training before achieving stable earnings.
Citing Harvard sociologist Edward Banfield's 1970 study, the article argues that the primary factor determining financial success and upward mobility is "long time perspective"—the practice of considering future consequences in present decisions. People who plan further ahead are more likely to achieve greatly in life, as exemplified by professionals like doctors who invest years in training before achieving stable earnings.
Twenty-six accredited US colleges and universities will hold an EducationUSA College Fair in Kumasi and Accra, offering Ghanaian students information on admissions, tuition, scholarships, student visas and study opportunities, with participants able to interact directly with university representatives. The fair is open to undergraduate and graduate applicants, parents, school counsellors and professionals considering further studies, and attending officials said prospective students should not feel pressured to have perfect test scores or completed applications before attending.
EducationUSA has encouraged Ghanaian students seeking higher education in the United States to look beyond academic scholarships and consider athletic scholarships and other financial assistance. About 30 accredited U.S. colleges and universities will participate in an EducationUSA college fair in Ghana, where students can directly engage with university representatives on admissions, scholarships, and visa requirements.
The World Bank named Nobel Prize–winning economist Michael Kremer as its chief economist, succeeding Indermit Gill. Kremer, a University of Chicago professor who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on experimental approaches to poverty alleviation, begins the role on October 1.
Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits by families whose relatives' bodies were mishandled by a former morgue manager who stole and sold body parts on the black market. Cedric Lodge, who managed Harvard Medical School's morgue for nearly three decades, was sentenced to eight years in prison in December 2023 after stealing and selling organs, heads, faces, brains, skin and hands from donated cadavers since 2018.
Former Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Ernest Addison has been appointed a Short-Term Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University's Centre for International Development and Centre for African Studies. He will lead four seminar sessions in October drawing on his eight-year tenure managing macroeconomic policies, financial sector reforms, and Ghana's response to major economic shocks including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war.
Dr. Nana Benyin Enninful has launched a manifesto ahead of NPP Germany Branch elections scheduled for 8 August, presenting a programme to revive chapters, empower members and strengthen the Branch's influence within the party. The manifesto launch, themed "Honouring Our Tradition, Shaping Our Future," is described as historic for external-branch contests, which traditionally have lacked formal written policy platforms.
Prof Christopher Rhodes, a lecturer at Harvard University, urged journalists to remain committed to both facts and truth, arguing that journalism's role in promoting democratic accountability extends beyond reporting verified information. Speaking at the State of Journalism, Media and Communication Conference 2026, he reflected on newspapers' historic role in Ghana's independence struggle and challenged journalists to uphold truth amid democratic backsliding and misinformation.
Harvard lecturer Prof Christopher Rhodes, speaking at the State of Journalism, Media, and Communication Conference 2026, argued that journalists and newspapers were key forces in driving the American Revolution and shaping modern democracy, roles whose historical significance has often been overlooked.
Researchers at a policy breakfast in Accra warned that climate change is affecting cocoa farmers' health, well-being, and productivity as much as cocoa trees, calling for Ghana's cocoa policy to shift focus from production alone to the farmers themselves.
An opinion piece prompted by recent social media debate about the National Science and Maths Quiz argues that Ghana has normalised ranking human worth based on schools attended and career prestige, creating a hierarchy that undervalues less prestigious institutions and creative or technical pathways.
Dr Godfred Boateng, a Ghanaian-born academic, is conducting research across Canada, the United States, and ten African countries on health equity and social determinants of health, influencing policy and empowering vulnerable communities.
Despite Africa representing nearly one-fifth of global population but less than 3% of sovereign debt—lower ratios than Europe, the US, and Japan—many African countries remain trapped in debt cycles due to structural inequalities in global finance that limit access to affordable, long-term capital and force reliance on costly, short-term, market-based borrowing in foreign currencies.
The Bank of Ghana reported a GH¢15.6 billion loss for 2025 alongside deepening negative equity, with observers questioning whether the central bank's stabilization efforts during Ghana's economic turbulence have left it financially weakened despite contributing to easing inflation, exchange rate stability, and improved investor confidence.
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's main economic constraint is not colonialism's legacy but the intellectual comfort that blaming colonialism provides, and that the country is increasingly filtering economic and institutional questions through a colonial lens rather than addressing root causes.