Harvard Kennedy School
Kennedy School Beats Fundraising Goal By $200 Million
The Harvard Kennedy School closed out its capital campaign at more than $700 million, according to an August email sent to HKS affiliates by Kennedy School Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf.
Kennedy School Students, Encouraged by Diversity Efforts, Say They’re 'Energized' to Push For More
The Harvard Kennedy School has taken a number of steps in recent months to address concerns students and faculty raised about diversity.
Harvard Kennedy School Launches Mentorship Program for College Students
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics has launched a new mentorship program that will partner undergraduate students interested in public service with graduate students at HKS.
Quincy Polling Center
One of the locations where constituents will be voting in the Mass. midterm elections is Quincy House.
Kennedy School Ramps Up Voter Registration Efforts
HKS has introduced a University-wide voting challenge to encourage Harvard affiliates to register to vote before the Nov. 6 elections.
'This is Not Normal': Harvard IOP Fellows Dissect The Trump Administration
The Kennedy School's fall Institute of Politics fellows took the stage at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Thursday to offer a shared conviction — that, under the Trump administration, America has strayed into a political Twilight Zone.
Former NAACP Head Cornell Brooks Appointed Kennedy School Professor
Former president and CEO of the NAACP Cornell W. Brooks is the first member of a national civil rights organization to join the Kennedy School’s senior faculty.
Wendy Sherman Appointed Director of Center for Public Leadership
Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, the former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, will lead the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, according to a Tuesday press release.
Former DNC CEO, Former Nevada Congressman To Serve As Fall 2018 IOP Fellows
Former Democratic National Committee CEO and former EMILY’s List executive director Amy Dacey, former Nevada congressman Joseph J. Heck, and Bloomberg News’ Senior White House Correspondent Margaret Talev will join the IOP as fellows this semester.
Colombian President Steps Out of Office and Into HKS Fellowship
On the last day of Santos’s eight-year-long presidency, Kennedy School Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf named Santos an Angelopoulos Fellow.
Washington Post Chief Correspondent Dan Balz Returns to IOP as First-Ever 'Senior Fellow'
IOP Director Mark D. Gearan said Balz’s position as senior fellow is “new” to the IOP and will allow Balz to “visit campus frequently during the semester.”
Former Secretary General of Amnesty International To Join Kennedy School As Senior Fellow
Amnesty International’s former Secretary General Shalil Shetty will be joining the Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy as a senior fellow in the upcoming academic year, according to a Friday press release.
Setti Warren Named Executive Director of Shorenstein Center
Warren previously served as the mayor of Newton, Mass. from 2010 to 2018 and entered the 2018 governor’s race as a Democrat, before dropping out in April.
