Harvard Kennedy School
Kopp Discusses TFA's Recruitment Methods
Wendy S. Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach For America, discussed the lasting importance of the organization in recruiting the top students to promote education at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Tuesday.
America is Coming Apart, Libertarian Author Says at IOP
During a talk at the IOP Thursday, Charles A. Murray '65 expressed pessimism about the future of class division in America.
Goldsmith Book Prizes
Thomas E. Patterson presents a Goldsmith Book Prize award to Kevin Arceneaux for his book 'Changing minds or Changing Channels? Partisan News in an Age of Choice', which reflects on partisan media and its impact on politics.
Goldsmith Book Prizes
Thomas E. Patterson presents a Goldsmith Book Prize award to Jaron Lanier for his book "Who Owns the Future?", which talks about how technology can be both helpful and destructive.
Goldsmith Awards
Alex S. Jones, left, and Thomas E. Patterson present the Goldsmith Book Prize awards to Kevin Arceneaux and Jaron Lanier for their books on partisan media and the effect of technology on society, respectively.
IOP Panelists Discuss Ukraine’s Uncertain Future
A forum at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum discussed Russia’s alleged occupation of Crimea, an autonomous republic of Ukraine, on Tuesday night.
Something New
Mouin Rabbani, specialist on Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict, leads a round table discussion "The Kerry Plan: Déjà Vu or Something New?" at HKS on March 3. Rabbani explained how there was a "forced integration... of the Palestinian economy into the Israeli state" and the ways in which Kerry's plan proposes a different approach.
National Security Experts Cast Nuclear Safety as a Priority for Voters
Leaders in the field of nuclear security argued that the American public could play a greater role in bringing more attention to national security issues at a panel at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Monday.
Professors, Students Spread Message of Venezuelan Change
The discussion, titled “#SOS Venezuela: Politics, Protests, and a Plea for Change”, was led by Francisco J. Monaldi, visiting professor of public policy, and Roberto Rigobon, professor of applied economics at MIT.
Former Australian Prime Minister Named Kennedy School, IOP Fellow
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin M. Rudd's work at the Belfer Center will focus on investigating a new strategic relationship between China and the U.S. and its potential global impacts.
U.S. Recovery Unsatisfactory, Summers Says at IOP
Despite positive efforts, the American economy has not had a satisfactory recovery, former President of Harvard University Lawrence H. Summers told an audience at the Institute of Politics Thursday evening.
Lieutenant Governor Campaign
Leland Cheung canvases Cambridge neighborhoods for his City Councillor re-election bid. Cambridge City Councillor Leland Cheung, a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, launched a campaign for lieutenant governor Friday morning in Central Square.
