Harvard Kennedy School
Former Governor, Biden’s Sister Among Fall IOP Fellows
Former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, Valerie Biden Owens, columnist Kristen Soltis Anderson, former Turner Broadcasting Systems CEO Phil Kent, former RNC chairman Frank Fahrenkopf, and health care consultant Anton J. Gunn will lead study groups and campus events.
Corp. Member Bacow To Join Kennedy School as Leader-in-Residence
Lawrence S. Bacow, the president emeritus of Tufts University and a member of the Harvard Corporation, will join the Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership as its inaugural leader-in-residence.
Former Canadian Political Leader Assumes Full-Time Post at Kennedy School
Former Canadian opposition leader Michael G. Ignatieff will become the Edward R. Murrow Chair of press, politics, and public policy at the Kennedy School of Government.
Kennedy School Names Clinton Advisor as New IOP Director
Margaret A. “Maggie” Williams, who has served as a close advisor to Bill and Hillary Clinton for more than 20 years, including as manager of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, will be the new director of the John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Institute of Politics.
Maggie Williams
Margaret "Maggie" A. Williams, who managed Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2008, has been named as director of the Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics, the school announced Thursday afternoon.
HKS Class Day Speaker
Samantha J. Power, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, describes the meaning of Democracy both in the U.S. and the world at the Harvard Kennedy School Class Day.
Kennedy Family and Administration Sought to Establish Memorial at Harvard
In the months that followed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, realizing the late President’s wish that his national memorial consist of three parts—a museum, a library, and a political institute—and that it stand next to the Harvard campus.
Sheila S. Jasanoff '64, Professor at Harvard Kennedy School
Although Jasanoff said that her career trajectory has been propelled by the “accidental convergence” of opportunities, her friends and family credit her personal and professional success to her kind, pragmatic personality and her creative, adaptive mind.
Samantha Power Advocates for Democracy in HKS Commencement Speech
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha J. Power encouraged the 565 students graduating from the the Kennedy School of Government to spread the ideals of democracy across the globe.
Grayson Accepts Position at Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Outgoing Institute of Politics Director C. M. Trey Grayson ’94 has accepted a position as president of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Grayson announced earlier this week.
Kennedy School Transitions into Public Phase of $500 Million Campaign
The two-day launch event, called IDEASpHERE, signals the transition of the Kennedy School’s $500 million capital campaign from the quiet to the public phase.
IDEASpHERE
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, second from left, touches on some of the challenges she faces today, as former Mexican President Felipe Calderón looks on during a launch event for the Kennedy School of Government's capital campaign Thursday afternoon.
Kennedy School Prepares for Public Campaign Launch Celebration
The Harvard Kennedy School is preparing to enter the public portion of its own $500 million campaign in a two-day celebration beginning Thursday.
Kennedy School Students Call for Training To Combat Privilege in Classroom
Kennedy School students are calling for the creation of a mandatory orientation program to help incoming students and faculty better recognize and address race and gender in the classroom.
Syria and the Middle East
Peter Maurer, right, Douglas Alexander, left, and Michael Ignatieff, center, discuss the current situation in Syria and the Middle East. The panel was moderated by Nicholas Burns.
Red Cross Official Describes Challenges Facing Humanitarian Organizations
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross described the challenges facing humanitarian aid organizations in Syria during a discussion Wednesday evening.
In Ukraine, Harvard Alumni Seek To Professionalize New Government
The Harvard Club of Ukraine is collaborating with the alumni organizations of other universities from across the U.S. and Europe to fill vacant positions in the interim Ukrainian government with Western-educated professionals.
One Year Later
Public Safety Secretary Andrea J. Cabral discusses the importance of balancing the levels of security and comfort of the patrons at the annual marathon.
Ecuadorian President Downplays Controversy, Highlights Country’s Successes at JFK Forum
President of the Republic of Ecuador Rafael Correa told an audience at the John F. Kennedy Forum Wednesday night that the economic situation in Ecuador has improved rapidly over the last few years.
Trey Grayson Stepping Down
Director of the John F. Kennedy School of Government Trey Grayson, pictured above in 2011, has announced that he will be stepping down from the position.
Petraeus at the IOP
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency David Petraeus (right) joined former Director of the Mossad Meir Dagan (center) and moderator Graham Allison (left) for a conversation on the state of affairs in the Middle East at the JFK Jr. Forum on Tuesday night.
Former CIA and Mossad Directors Discuss Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East Situation
Four days after Secretary of State John F. Kerry called for a “reality check” on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, former director of the CIA David H. Petraeus and Meir Dagan, former director of Israel’s intelligence service, the Mossad, analyzed the prospects for future peace in the Middle East at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Monday.
Samantha Power Will Return to Kennedy School To Give Class Day Address
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha J. Power will address 2014 graduates of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at the school’s Class Day on May 28.
New Report Explains Successes and Failures of Response to Bombing, Manhunt
According to a press release, the analysis serves to identify “those critical moments when planning, preparation and coordination paid off—as well as those occasions when performance left room for improvement.”