Harvard Kennedy School
Panelists Discuss Gay Marriage
Five representatives from religious and advocacy groups gathered to discuss the legal ramifications of same-sex marriage at an event held yesterday at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Activist Chronicles Life Stories in Europe
Human rights activist Rose B. Styron discussed her life experiences in Kirkland last night.
HKS Finishes Policy Analysis Exercise
Master’s in Public Policy candidates at the Harvard Kennedy School completed their Policy Analysis Exercises, addressing real-world problems for national and international clients.
Conference Backs Gay Rights
Last night marked the inaugural event of the second annual Gay Rights as Human Rights Conference with a film screening and discussion titled “Queering Development Practice.” Hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School as part of this week’s University-wide recognition of the month of Gaypril, the event addressed LGBT advocacy in developing countries.
Allston Residents React to Purcell’s New Post
The revelation that Director of the Institute of Politics Bill Purcell–who announced his resignation this week–will take on a role in the Allston planning process was cause for more frustration among Allston community members.
Admission Competition
Harvard Kennedy School saw an increase in applicants during the past admissions cycle, and admission to the school became more competitive.
Admissions Into Kennedy School Grows Competitive
Admission into the Kennedy School has grown slightly more competitive, with the acceptance rate falling to just under 20 percent this year.
Professor Advocates Cap-and-Trade
A cap-and-trade system is the most practical, cost-effective way for the government to limit carbon emissions, according to a paper recently published by Harvard Kennedy School Professor Robert N. Stavins and University of Manchester Economics Professor Robert W. Hahn.
SOCIAL INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT
Stephen Goldsmith, Daniel Paul Professor of Government at the Kennedy School, moderates a conversation about social innovation in government.
Scholar Discusses Poverty in Arab States
Rima Khalaf, this semester’s visiting scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative, described poverty and human rights abuses ...
Dissecting the Debate
Dr. Timothy Johnson, medical editor for ABC news, Ezra Klein, a blogger and columnist, and Julie Rovner, a correspondent for National Public Radio, discussed how the media covered the healthcare debate at the Shorenstein Center’s panel on healthcare reform and new media last night.
Afghan Students Join HKS Group
The formation of the Afghan Students Initiative at the Kennedy School last October has created a small but passionate community allowing students to share their concerns about their homeland.
Leading Teams
Professor Richard Hackman, one of the world’s leading experts on group and organizational behavior, talks about his research on team dynamics, self-managing groups, and leadership in the Barker Center yesterday.
Kennedy School Americana
Like many graduate students at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Naseem S. Khuri HKS ‘08 had long thought he wanted to effect positive change in the world.
Today in Photos (03/25/10)
Photographs from the March 25, 2010 print edition of The Harvard Crimson.
DAVID FANNING
David Fanning, executive producer of Frontline, is recognized for his distinguished broadcast journalism career by the Joan Shorenstein Center yesterday.
Kennedy School Center Awards Reporters
In recognition of the social impact of their investigative reporting, select journalists were presented with the annual Goldsmith Awards in a ceremony last night.
Aboriginal Expert Joins Harvard Faculty
Mick Dodson, a law professor and director of the Australian National University’s National Centre for Indigenous Studies, has been appointed the next chair of Harvard’s Committee on Australian Studies.
HKS Holds Gov. Social Media Camp
Roughly 150 city and state government officials and Harvard graduate students spent their Saturday at the first “Government 2.0” camp to be hosted in Cambridge at Harvard Kennedy School learning to apply current social media tools in local government.
Evangelist Panel Discusses Religion in Politics
At an IOP panel discussion yesterday, several evangelists discussed their religious traditions and questions that arose after the financial crisis.