Harvard Kennedy School
Dear Harvard: Confessions of a Harvard Student
Robert Fogarty's moving photography project "Dear World" takes the phrase "written all over your face" to a new level. In each of his photos, Fogarty depicts individuals with short, impactful phrases written on their skin, such as "I'm Going to College" or "Defend the American Dream." Fogarty is due to visit Harvard tomorrow.
Outside Funding at Harvard
The Federal Government supplies millions of dollars of research funding to Harvard every year. With the coming Sequester, much of this will not be renewed. On this map, Harvard's schools are colored by the proportion of their budget that is made up of sponsored programs. Click a school for more detail.
NRA President Sticks to His Guns
In the midst of a national debate regarding gun-control policies, National Rifle Association President David A. Keene called on the government to better enforce existing laws regarding firearms before making legislative changes during an event in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics on Wednesday night.
A Right to Bear Arms
National Rifle Association President David Keene, right, answers a question posed by IOP Fellow and CNN coorespondent John King at the JFK Jr. Forum on NRA's recent stance on guns in schools.
Can Harvard Women Have It All?
In 2013, the national debate regarding the equality of women in the workplace still rages.
Pakistan Ambassador Hopes for Better Future
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman advocated improving international relations while facing tough criticism over domestic issues at the Institute of Politics Tuesday night.
HKS Students Vote in Favor of Responsible Investment
Students at the Harvard Kennedy School became Harvard’s second student body to vote yes on a referendum question supporting responsible investment of the University’s endowment.
Students Convene for Obama’s Fifth SOTU
Students crowded into the Harvard Kennedy School’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Tuesday night to watch President Obama deliver his first State of the Union Address since his re-election in November.
Republican Panelists Say GOP Must Adapt to a Changing America
The Republican Party must increase the diversity of its ideas and members to achieve electoral success, according to five prominent Republicans who spoke at a panel discussion at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Wednesday night.
HKS Students To Vote on Social Choice Fund Referendum
After a fall semester that saw College students vote in support of a social choice fund and the University announce its plans to create one, Kennedy School students will vote next week on a referendum calling for Harvard to demonstrate a financial commitment to the new fund.
Lynch Enters Special Election Race, Takes on Markey
Stephen F. Lynch, the longtime Congressman from South Boston, launched his run for Senate Thursday. His opponent, Representative Edward J. Markey of Malden, not only leads in the polls but has also been endorsed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Protests Against Calderon's Fellowship Appointment Continue
As former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón arrives in Cambridge this week to begin a fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School, human rights activists and the school’s officials continue to engage in a back-and-forth over his appointment.
Samore Appointed Belfer Center Executive Director
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs announced Tuesday that Dr. Gary S. Samore has been tapped to lead the center as its executive director.
John Huey
John Huey will be a fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School this semester. Huey served as the editor-in-chief for Time, Inc. from 2006 until June 2012
Another Contender for Kerry's Seat
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, who has represented the South Boston area since winning office in a 2001 special election, will launch a campaign for the Senate seat vacated Tuesday by new Secretary of State John F. Kerry, the Boston Globe is reporting.
HKS Announces Spring Shorenstein Fellows
CNN political reporter Peter Hamby, former TIME Inc. editor-in-chief John Huey, and four other prominent figures in journalism and politics will spend the semester on campus as spring fellows at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy, the Kennedy School announced Monday.
Kennedy School Professor on Short List for Defense Secretary
Harvard Kennedy School professor Ashton B. Carter is on President Barack Obama’s short list to replace Leon Panetta as Secretary of Defense, according to a report in The Boston Globe this week.
Congressman-Elect Takano Speaks at HKS
Congressman-Elect, Mark Takano, answers questions during his discussion of his experience in politics and the way that his race and sexuality have impacted his career.
Love & Earl Grey
The following is the story, as told to me, of how Joshua fell in love with, and ultimately proposed to, his wife Anna E. Lumelsky ’00 over a series of dates at the café.
Faculty Defends Calderón’s HKS Fellowship
Just days after the announcement that former Mexican President Felipe Calderón will assume a fellowship position at the Harvard Kennedy ...
Students To Distribute $100K in Grants Through New Philanthropy Course
While most Harvard College students focus on what they will take away from a course, students who enroll in Sociology 152: “Philanthropy and Public Problem-Solving” this spring will have the opportunity to give back—in the form of $100,000 in grants to Boston-area non-profits of their choice.
President of Mexico To Be Kennedy School Fellow
Felipe Calderón will make the move from Mexico City to Cambridge to assume a fellowship position at the Harvard Kennedy School in late January weeks after his six-year term as President of Mexico ends December 1.