Harvard Kennedy School
Dr. Henry Kissinger speaks to an at-capacity crowd in Sanders Theatre. Dr. Kissinger, a world-renowned political thinker, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Secretary of State under Presidents Reagan and Ford, discussed many topics, ranging from the political relations between the U.S. and China to his life as a Harvard student under the GI Bill.
Controversial Conversations with Kissinger
Members of the Cambridge community protest Dr. Kissinger's political record at his speech in Sanders Theatre. These protesters, taking fault in decisions made under Dr. Kissinger's guidance during the Vietnam War, distributed flyers accusing Dr. Kissinger of war crimes. One protester was escorted from the premises at the beginning of the event when he attempted to make a citizen's arrest.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff delivers a public address at the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics.
Google Ideas Director Talks Technology, Global Demands
Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen discussed the way that changing technology has affected how governments handle social issues at the Harvard Kennedy School on Monday.
Baker Wins HKS Negotiator Award
Former United States Secretary of State James A. Baker III received the 2012 Great Negotiator Award Thursday.
Kennedy School Names IMF Head As Commencement Speaker
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde will deliver the commencement address to this year’s class of Harvard Kennedy School graduates.
Environmental Film Screening
Before screening the environmental film "A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Green Planet," director Mark Skitchell makes a brief introduction to the motives and content of the documentary. The event took place in the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Laurence Golborne Rivero's, Chile's Minister of Public Works, jokes about his unfamiliarity with the particular version of his powerpoint during his address about public policy, leadership, and crisis management as moderator Herman Leonard, Professor of Public Management at HKS and Professor of Business Administration at HBS, listens on Monday, March 26 at the IOP John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
HBS Elects Co-Presidents of Student Association
The incoming co-presidents have set an agenda for their upcoming term that focuses on transforming the Business School’s existing social spaces and increasing communication between students and the administration.
Religion in Politics IOP
At the IOP forum titled The Faith Debate: The Role of Religion in Politics, former U.S Ambassador to Tanzania, Charles Stith, addresses The Honorable Ted Strickland. Along with the other forum speakers, they discussed the impact of religion in the current presidential election.
Students Reflect on Time Detained in Israel
Just over a week after Israeli security personnel detained a group of Harvard students and affiliates, many said the experience gave them a small insight into the everyday tension between Israel and Palestine.
Gov. Professor Questions Link Between Income and Student Achievement
Though educational achievement often tracks family income, a report released by a Harvard Kennedy School program last week suggested that earning likely does not directly influence students’ classroom performance.
Israeli Security Personnel Detain 55 Harvard Students in West Bank
Israeli border security personnel placed 55 Harvard students in police custody Tuesday during a trip to al-Walaja, a Palestinian town in the West Bank, which was organized by students at the Harvard Kennedy School.
HKS Grad Denied Parole
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School serving a two-year sentence in his native Azerbaijan on charges that he avoided military service, was denied parole in an appellate court last week.
Painting a New Path at the Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School professor Jane J. Mansbridge has spearheaded a movement to add female faces to Harvard's extensive art collection.
Conference Examines One-State Solution
Despite protests calling for the administration to cancel the One-State conference at the Harvard Kennedy School this weekend, panelists at the sold-out conference advocated for alternative solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Professors Debate Democracy in Israel
Feldman and Kennedy took on the topic of religion and democracy in Israel in response to philosopher Ronald Dworkin, who recently argued that Israel is a flawed democracy.