2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (647+ words) Harvard Kennedy School Gaia van der Esch MPA 2020: Leading from experience Gaia van der Esch has devoted her career to addressing global challenges, from poverty and climate change to gender inequality. She's been at the front lines of humanitarian work,…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (481+ words) I remember one morning waking up with the Times of India and finding a Bollywood wedding splashed on the front page," says Ameya Kilara. She was just in high school at the time. And then finding" hidden away in a…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (562+ words) Toward the end of Alex Green's final term at Harvard Kennedy School, a classmate turned to him and asked, "Why are you here?" He wasn't being unkind, Green says'just curious. "You're not like the rest of us," the classmate continued....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (756+ words) The tragedy of 9/11 led Joseph Pfeifer HKSEE 2006, MC/MPA 2008 to learn and teach crisis leadership. The history of 9/11 is often told in numbers: 102 minutes from the point of first impact to the collapse of the Twin Towers; nearly 3, 000 lives lost…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (276+ words) The adaptive leadership course she took with Adjunct Lecturer Dean Williams at Harvard Kennedy School changed her life, Laura Berlind says: "He really cracked my head open and helped me see the work of leadership in a new light." So,…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (490+ words) By Susan A. Hughes "We focus on preparing the next generation of Christian leaders to live out what it means to be a people of peace and goodwill in the world, equipping them to navigate polarization and conflict with empathy, compassion,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (534+ words) Harvard Kennedy School's IOP marks six decades of connecting students with leaders, varied viewpoints, and the practice of public service. In 1966, just three years after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Harvard created the Institute of Politics (IOP) at HKS, then called…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (693+ words) Harvard Kennedy School Rye Barcott MPA/MBA 2009: Courage and honor Once a week, Rye Barcott MPA/MBA 2009 would walk down Mt. Auburn Street to Professor David Gergen's home on nearby Ash Street, where he would choose a book from what…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (153+ words) Anne Healy MPA/ID 2012, JD 2012 and Lauren Lombardo MPP 2022 are working to make state and federal government more functional and efficient. Healy: Lauren just has this incredible ability to work with people who have very different perspectives, mental models, and…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (327+ words) Fifty U. S. public servants will enter MC/MPA program in the fall through the ambitious new American Service Fellowship, the largest scholarship in the Kennedy School's history. This fall marks an exciting moment for Harvard Kennedy School: Fifty U. S. public servants will…...