A non-partisan research + policy institute based at @Harvard focused on improving economic opportunity. Led by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, & Nathaniel Hendren.
Cambridge, MA
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We’re Opportunity Insights, a nonpartisan research + policy institute located at @Harvard. Led by economists Raj Chetty, @John_N_Friedman & @NHendren82, our mission is to translate insights from scientific research into policy change via an interdisciplinary approach to #BigData
Reminder - Applications for @OppInsights's predoctoral fellowship that begins summer 2027 are due October 1st. More info on this opportunity below.
We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2027. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at @OppInsights could be a great next step. opportunityinsights.org/join…
Raj Chetty joins the Edward E. Ford Foundation on 10/15 for the virtual launch of its ACCESS initiative: a conversation on financial aid and widening access to independent schools.
🗓️ Thurs 10/15, 12:30pm ET | 📍 Virtual
We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2027. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at @OppInsights could be a great next step. opportunityinsights.org/join…
Applications for our summer 2027 predoctoral research fellowship are due October 1, 2026. Join our webinar to find out more about this opportunity!
🗓️Tuesday, September 15, 2026
🕑 3:00 PM ET
🔗 to register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Throughout the coming school year, they'll bring these ideas into their classrooms and help shape new resources for K-12 education.
🔗 Learn more: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
🔜REMINDER:
Submit papers or extended abstracts for @OppInsights' 5th Annual Mobility Conference by this Saturday (8/1/2026).
🔗Learn more about the conference: opportunityinsights.org/upda…
📢 ICYMI, Raj Chetty recently delivered the Yrjö Jahnsson Lectures in Finland, synthesizing 15+ years of research on economic mobility.
The 2 lectures dig into the drivers of economic opportunity, the role of social capital, and policies to scale mobility.
🚀 We’re launching Opportunity Insights in Classrooms, a new effort to bring research on economic mobility into classrooms and expand who engages with this work. ⬇️
📢 Also introducing our inaugural Opportunity Fellows cohort: 24 educators working with us to bring real-world data into teaching.
Learn more:
🔗 opportunityinsights.org/clas…
The launch of DREAM ON from EdRedesign is tomorrow! The premiere highlights @CISNational and draws on research by OI affiliates Jamie Gracie & Benjamin Goldman on place-based supports for students.
🗓️ May 5, 12pm ET
🔗 shorturl.at/gUm3S
📢 OI’s Winter ’26 Newsletter is live!
This issue covers:
🔎 New research on the HOPE VI program
🚀 Launch of the Opportunity Fellows Teaching Fellowship
📚 A presentation and discussion of our new @CISNational research with its program leaders
and more!
🚀 New Initiative: The Opportunity Fellows Teacher Fellowship Program!
OI is partnering with educators nationwide to co‑design classroom resources using big‑data tools like the Opportunity Atlas to help students explore inequality + economic mobility.
Seeking teachers in civics, econ, stats, or data science — we’d love to have you.
🔗to learn more and apply (deadline April 6, 2026): shorturl.at/xMxgQ
🎧 Join an upcoming info session on 3/19: shorturl.at/stXkn
Join @OppInsights, @CenterforCities, and The EdRedesign Lab (HGSE) next week for a discussion about closing opportunity gaps for low-income students through place-based, personalized supports.
Details below ⬇️
🗓️ Tuesday, 3/3, 4pm ET
📍 Bloomberg Center for Cities | Virtual
🔗 Event details and registration: shorturl.at/OFxy3
