Harvard Kennedy School
What it Means to Save the Children
Carolyn Miles, who was recently announced as Save the Children's new CEO, speaks at the Harvard Kennedy School on the challenges she faces as president of a non-profit organization. Miles stressed the importance of staying true to an organization's core mission while changing its internal culture through structure.
The White House to Harvard Exodus Continues
The incestuous relationship between Harvard and the Obama White House continues.
Fourth of July Celebrations Lead to Greater Association with Republican Party
Childhood Fourth of July celebrations are associated with an increased likelihood that individuals will identify as Republicans and actively participate in the political process, a new study has found.
Experts Question Report Alleging Harvard's Involvement in Land Grabs
Amidst accusations in a recently published report that Harvard is investing in a “land-grabbing” hedge fund, experts in the field are questioning the document's accuracy.
Summers Joins Square's Board of Directors
Former University President Lawrence H. Summers has joined the board of directors of Square, a San Francisco-based company selling payment processors for mobile devices.
Before War in Libya, Professors Advised Gaddafi
After some Harvard Professors provided consulting work for Muammar Gaddafi, they have come under scrutiny for the appropriateness of such activity.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Calls on Harvard Graduates To Be Hopeful, Resilient
Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf urged Harvard’s Class of 2011 to be hopeful, resilient, and daring in facing life’s obstacles.
Paul Farmer Calls for Compassion at Kennedy School Class Day
University Professor Paul E. Farmer challenged graduates to find ways to incorporate compassion and persistence into the development of future public policies.
Daniel Mudd
As the financial markets unraveled in the fall of 2008, politicians and media pundits scrambled to find someone to blame for the panic engulfing global economies, and 1986 Harvard Kennedy School graduate Daniel H. Mudd found himself among the many thrust into the spotlight.
Ignatieff Runs for Prime Minister
As Canadian undergraduates watch the federal election unfold today in their home country, they will see one candidate who is a fellow Harvardian—Michael G. Ignatieff, a 1976 graduate of Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a former professor at the Kennedy School.
Kennedy School Revisits Chernobyl
The recent disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan is a “decision moment” for the nuclear power community, according to Associate Professor of Public Policy at Kennedy School of Government Matthew Bunn.
IOP Tea Party
Panelists at the Institute of Politics participate in a forum titled “Tea Party: What’s Brewing for the Budget Battle and the Ballot Box?” at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government yesterday.
General McChrystal Talks Student Service
At event to honor Harvard's military veterans, retired General Stanley A. McChrystal praised the University's decision to officially recognize ROTC.
Masoud Talks Islam in Egypt
Professor Tarek Masoud allayed fears yesterday that the powerful Muslim Brotherhood will turn Egypt into a Islamist nation.
Panel Discusses Girls’ Education in the Middle East
Scholars and students gathered to discuss the problems associated with women’s education and economic involvement in the Middle East at a panel discussion last night, noting that female education rates in Iraq are the lowest they have been in a decade.
Economist Hiroshi Nakaso Discusses Future of Japan
Following the recent Japanese earthquake and tsunami, policy makers in Japan have struggled to find a solution to the structural, and economic problems caused by the disaster, Japanese economist Hiroshi Nakaso said yesterday at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Students Rally for DREAM
A group of Harvard students and community members gathered on the steps of Widener Library Saturday afternoon to show support for the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act.
China to Fund Graduate Schools From Seven Harvard Graduate Schools
Delegates from the Chinese government signed an agreement yesterday with Harvard that leaders hope will bring more Chinese students to ...
Libyan Experts Discuss US Intervention
About two months after the eruption of antigovernment revolts in Benghazi, Libya, a panel of experts sat down yesterday afternoon to evaluate the United States’ intervention in Libya at “After Libya–A Revival of the Age of Intervention?”
Ashton B. Carter
Ashton B. Carter delivers a 2011 address at the JFK Jr. Forum entitled "Wars and Budget Wars: Managing in the Pentagon."
Bohnet To Serve as Kennedy School Academic Dean
Kennedy School Women and Public Policy Program Director Iris Bohnet will serve as the school’s Academic Dean beginning July 1, according to a statement released on Thursday.
U.N. Ambassador Speaks On Libya
In her keynote speech at the Black Policy Conference at Harvard Kennedy School on Friday, the Honorable Susan E. Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, emphasized that while the U.S. is committed to protecting the people of Libya, it will limit its involvement to actions dictated by a larger international effort.
Health Financing for Universal Coverage
Rob Yates, a British economist and senior health adviser, addresses the audience during a panel on "Health Financing for Universal Coverage" yesterday at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Here he describes the sudden rush of patients to a hospital in Africa that recently implemented a new healthcare system.
From Harvard to D.C. and Back Again
More than two years after Obama’s inauguration, professors have begun to return to the University.
Dictatorship, Dependence, and 'Democracy'
University of California Los Angeles Professor of Public Policy Barbara Geddes speaks yesterday about the nature of military dictatorships and coups for the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation’s Democracy Seminar Series.