Jennifer Hochschild

Jennifer Lucy Hochschild (born September 17, 1950) is an American political scientist. She serves as the Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government, Professor of African and African American Studies and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University. She is also a member of the faculty at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and John F. Kennedy School of Government. After Harvard graduate students filed a lawsuit with detailed allegations of Comaroff's sexual harassment, Hochschild and other professors said they wished to retract their signatures.

In January 2024, Hochschild wrote on Twitter that students at Harvard Extension School were "great" but "not what we typically normally think of as Harvard graduate students." Hochschild, who taught courses at HES, suggested that HES graduate Christopher Rufo, a critic of former Harvard president Claudine Gay, had misrepresented his Harvard credentials by not mentioning his HES affiliation. The Harvard Extension Student Association said that it was "deeply concerned and disappointed" by Hochschild's remarks. Hochschild apologized for her comments, clarifying that "students should proudly state their HES degree".

Works What’s Fair: American Beliefs and Distributive Justice (Harvard University Press, 1981)