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Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago, speaks at the Institute of Politics on Friday about issues on his agenda such as transportation and the arts.
Chicago Mayor Discusses Improvements in Economy, Education
Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago and former White House Chief of Staff, spoke at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Friday afternoon, talking at length about his successes as mayor and emphasizing reforms he has implemented to the city’s schools since taking office.
OCS Hosts Government Career Fair
Students gathered in the Graduate School of Education’s Gutman Conference Center on Friday for a fair on careers in federal, state, and local government—an event which would have been scaled down had the government shutdown not ended Thursday.
Harvard Scholars Assess Iranian Nuclear Proposal
While many politicians and state department officials have expressed skepticism over the sincerity of Iran’s recent proposal to curb its nuclear development program, Harvard affiliates were more optimistic about the intentions behind the plan.
David Petraeus To Join Kennedy School as Belfer Center Senior Fellow
David H. Petraeus, former CIA director and Army general, will join Harvard Kennedy School as a non-resident senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, according to an HKS press release.
The Senior Fellow
David H. Petraeus speaks before a packed audience at the Institute of Politics in April 2009. Petraeus will return to Harvard as a non-resident senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, according to an HKS spokesperson.
Harvard Today: Oct. 15, 2013
Eid Mubarak to all students celebrating Eid Al-Adha on this refreshing fall day.
Bank Leader of Thailand Talks Economic Confidence, Growth
As investors continue to voice concerns over market growth in Asia, Governor of the Bank of Thailand Prasarn Trairatvorakul emphasized the importance of strong political institutions in coping with today's economic challenges in a lecture at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Graham Allison
Graham Allison, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Professor of Government at the Kennedy School, speaks about his newest book, "Lee Kuan Yew" at the Cambridge Forum on Wednesday evening. The book is focused on Lee, founding father of Modern Singapore, and his views on a globalized China.
HKS Professor Recognizes Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Harvard Kennedy School professor Graham T. Allison ’62 held a talk Wednesday night at First Parish Church that attempted to familiarize audience members with the man often identified as the Father of Singapore.
IOP Panelists Fault Partisan Politics, Tea Party Influence for Government Shutdown
A panel of experts gathered at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Wednesday evening to discuss the government shutdown that sidelined the Institute of Politics’ previously designated speaker of the night.
Harvard Today: Oct. 2, 2013
If you’ve got tickets to the star-studded Du Bois ceremony, go to that! If not, go take a nap on the grass in the Yard or something!
UN Official Discusses the 'Good News' about Climate Change
Only hours after an influential United Nations-affiliated intergovernmental organization declared that global warming is almost certainly caused by human activity, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, spoke at Harvard.
Pakistani Nuclear Weapons
Ahsan I. Butt, a former Research Fellow at the Kennedy School, discusses Pakistan’s nuclear weapon’s program and how its political and territorial ambitions has evolved over the past decades.
Professor Suggests Nuclear Weapons Potentially Beneficial
Nuclear weapons might actually have widespread beneficial effects, suggested Ahsan I. Butt, assistant professor of government and politics at George Mason University, on Thursday.
Political Strategists Debate War in Syria
Much of the evening’s discussion focused on different strategies that could be employed to lessen the amount of bloodshed in Syria.
HarvardX Set To Launch Second SPOC
In two weeks, HarvardX will launch its first virtual Harvard Kennedy School offering, and its second ever small, private, online course.
Hey Professor: David E. Sanger on Syria
In a prime-time speech on Tuesday, President Obama addressed the nation to make the case for intervention in Syria and outline recent developments
Harvard Today: Sept. 11, 2013
Warm weather returns to Cambridge today, so this may be a good opportunity to catch an outdoor soccer game before it gets chilly. Also on the calendar is an IOP panel on Syria with a rockstar lineup of speakers, the SEO Job Fair, and a book talk that might come in handy if you're planning on raising children any time soon. Happy hump day, Harvard!
Harvard Affiliates Discuss Syria
As Congress prepares to vote on whether or not to take action against Syria, Harvard affiliates warn that given how strongly the Obama administration has endorsed a military strike, the United States risks losing credibility on the international stage if it does not act.
Spokesperson: Kennedy School Has Invited Hillary Clinton To 'Consider Engaging' with University
Hillary Clinton has been offered a position at the Harvard Kennedy School, Politico reported Wednesday.
National Humanities Medal Winner Has ‘Great Fun’ at White House
Harvard Kennedy School professor Robert D. Putnam, the author of Bowling Alone, a social science book on the deterioration of American community, on Wednesday received a prestigious award and met a really awful bowler.