Harvard Kennedy School
Man Suing Educational Consultant Used the Same Services When at HKS
Gerald Chow, the jewelry magnate who is currently suing an educational consultant for misusing the $2 million he paid him to help get his sons into Ivy League Schools, called upon the tutoring services of the same firm for his own coursework at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2007 and 2008.
By the Numbers: Voter Registration at Harvard
With Election Day drawing nearer and registration and absentee ballot deadlines mostly passed, now is the time to pledge to vote. Students hailing from states with deadlines that have not yet passed can use TurboVote to register or request an absentee ballot. (If you're from Alabama, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Vermont, or Wyoming it's not too late!)
IOP Panelists Stress Importance of Presidential Debates
Panelists at the Institute of Politics said that debates are playing a stronger role in the presidential elections, because of an increase in political advertising.
Students Discuss Affirmative Action Case
While the oral arguments may be over for the Supreme Court case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the conversation has certainly not ended for Harvard undergraduates.
Kennedy School Elects Student Government
In an election marked by a close vote, a run-off, and a campaign finance controversy, Harvard’s graduate school of government elected its new student body president.
10 Questions with Rauan Kenzhekhanuly
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly, a former fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, has transformed the Kazakh language version of Wikipedia from a site with just four active editors and 7,000 articles to a thriving community of 250 editors monitoring 170,000 entries. Next up for Kenzhekhanuly’s Kazakhstan-based WikiBilim Foundation: Kazakh Google Translate. FM rung up Kazakhstan on Skype to talk about post-Soviet pride, Internet trolls, and whether Harvard profs ought to consider Wikipedia a credible source already.
James Fowler Talk HKS
Social Scientist James H. Fowler talks about the impact of social media on voter turnout. On a seminar at the Harvard Kennedy School he discusses how the degree of separation between people on Facebook and other social networks shape the behavior of the voters.
Register to Vote!
For most college students, logistical hassles can be a barrier to registering to vote. With deadlines for registration rapidly approaching, the Institute of Politics has partnered with TurboVote, a company developed by two Kennedy School alums that offers online voter registration, to streamline the process. With TurboVote, students can simply fill out a digital form to register to vote in any state, get an absentee ballot, or re-register in Massachusetts after registering in another state. (All students are eligible to register in Massachusetts but must do so by Oct. 17.) It's convenient enough to do from the comfort of your own dorm room.
De Kirchner Has Landed
President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner enters the JFK Jr. Forum on Thursday evening. During her lecture, Kircher touched on the controversial policies that she has supported as President, including Argentina's growing protectionism.
Study Shows Leaders Experience Lower Stress
Leaders with higher levels of responsibility experience lower stress levels than their peers with less on their shoulders, according to the results of a recent study published by Harvard researchers.
IOP Panel Discusses Toxins
In honor of environmentalist Rachel Carson’s landmark novel “Silent Spring,” which turns fifty this month, the Harvard Institute of Politics is refocusing energy this week on the persistent danger of chemical exposure that Americans face every day.
Scaffolding Near the Kennedy School, Kind Of
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If scaffolding is spotted not supporting anything at all, is it still scaffolding? We think the man in the photo was probably pondering these questions as well. We know we were.
Former MIT President Joins as HKS Professor
Susan Hockfield, the first female president of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, will serve as the Marie Curie Visiting Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School this academic year, the school announced Friday.
Historic Campaign Buttons, Hippies, and More
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner Discusses Middle East at IOP
H. E. Tawakkol Karman, co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and the first Arab woman to win a Nobel, said that she was effective in fighting for women’s rights in Yemen by focusing on human rights for all.
Vaccination Company Wins President's Challenge Grand Prize
Vaxess Technologies, a company working to increase global access to vaccines through harnessing silk technology, has won the grand prize in the President’s Challenge, a competition that looked to foster social entrepreneurship across Harvard’s campus, the University announced Monday.