Congratulations to the Class of 2024! 🎓✨🎉
We’re so proud of all your accomplishments and are thrilled to see you carry HKS’s mission of public service around the world.
#HKSGrad
#Harvard24
"You do not have to have personal ambition to be a leader. You do not have to be the loudest person in the room. You can believe in consensus more than you believe in conflict. You can be human. You can feel & show emotion. You can be kind, empathetic & strong"
—PM
@jacindaardern
Not only was Devah Pager a pioneering scholar whose work deeply influenced thinking on mass incarceration and racial discrimination in employment, she also dedicated time to mentor dozens of students in their research and career ambitions
Watch live as
@JuanManSantos
MC/MPA 1981, former president of Colombia and Nobel peace laureate, delivers the 2019 Graduation Address.
Livestream begins at 2pm
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#hkslife
We honor the memory of our colleague, teacher, and friend Ash Carter (1954-2022), Belfer Professor of Technology and Global Affairs, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense.
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President
@JuanManSantos
MC/MPA 1981 delivered the 2019 graduation address. In his speech, he urged graduates to “lead with a compassionate heart and a positive mind” and reminded them that leadership is saying “humanity first.”
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#hkslife
Each academic year brings a new beginning of possibility and purpose. This week, our students begin or continue their journey at HKS so that they can more effectively answer the call to public service.
After accepting the
@ShorensteinCtr
's Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2017,
@jorgeramosnews
spoke of the power of journalism and the responsibility journalists have to take a stand
Obiageli Ezekwesili MC/MPA 2000 says to fix a country’s politics it takes 3 things:
1. An engaged & empowered electorate
2. A pipeline of competent & ethical new leaders
3. A regulatory structure that keeps the political process fair & competitive
Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
We’re so proud of all that you have accomplished and we celebrate you as you go off to carry HKS’s mission of public service around the world 🎉🎓
#HKSGrad
#Harvard23
We’re excited to share that Jeremy M. Weinstein, a renowned scholar of political science, experienced academic leader, and dedicated public servant will become dean of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government on July 1.
Did you know that American taxpayers pay for Super Bowl security?
While it makes sense that federal law enforcement plays a central role in making the event as safe as possible, it's time the NFL picks up the tab, writes HKS's
@juliettekayyem
“Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
—Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, receiving
@RadInstitute
’s Radcliffe Medal in 2015
"My parents taught me and my brother that we are who we are not just because of our own efforts but because of the people who invested in us. And the only way to pay these people back is to pay it forward.”
#HKS18
#Harvard18
The HKS Library and the IARA Project have curated a reading list for those looking to learn more about racial justice, racial equity, and anti-racism.
For more information, visit
Even if you disagree with their proposed solutions, don't dismiss the power of children in the streets—calling for change—to create an impetus for action, write HKS's
@David_Gergen
and
@james_piltch
.
@ricardo_hausman
's prescription for Venezuela's recovery involves recreating a normal economy from the ashes of what’s left, bringing in raw materials and parts to reopen shuttered factories, and creating a demand for workers
Congratulations to Prime Minister
@jacindaardern
, who will receive the 2020 Gleitsman International Activist Award! The award honors her leadership, decisive action, and commitment to reformative and inclusive policies.
Couldn’t be more thrilled to announce Prime Minister of New Zealand
@jacindaardern
as this year's 2020 Gleitsman International Activist Award-winner. Read more and join the celebration ⬇️
🗓️Tuesday, December 1
⏲️5:00 p.m. EST
💻
HKS's Robert Livingston and colleagues explore competitive masculinity in organizations and why they're likely linked to undesirable workplace behaviors
Admissions decisions have been released today and financial aid award decisions are being released today for our MPP, MPA/ID, MPA, and MC/MPA programs. Thank you to everyone who applied. And to our newly admitted students, congratulations! Welcome to our HKS community.
"I've worked for both parties. It's inconceivable to me that any of President Trump's predecessors would deny the gravity of such an open attack on our democratic system." —
@RNicholasBurns
HKS’s
@MarcellaAlsan
has won the
@macfound
Fellowship, recognizing her work on the legacies of discrimination in perpetuating racial disparities in health. She’s the first current and first female HKS professor to win the genius grant
3. Former president of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Juan Manuel Santos MC/MPA 1981, delivered the 2019 graduation address
4. On May 30, we awarded a total of 582 degrees to the Class of 2019
“We do want to train the next generation of Atlanticists. We want young millennials to feel as connected across the Atlantic as we did, because it’s still vital" —
@RNicholasBurns
“No matter what path led you here, your careers in service need not look the same as they might have a generation ago.”
—
@SecretaryPete
, calling for a redefinition of the nature of service in his graduation address to the Class of 2021
#HKSGrad
"A lot times people say that athletes shouldn’t speak politics. Well, I find that funny because everyone thinks they can speak basketball." —
@Money23Green
HKS's
@PippaN15
has won the 2022 Warren E. Miller Prize from the American Political Science Association Section on Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior
As a class of HKS graduates prepared to emerge into the world, U.S. Transportation Secretary
@SecretaryPete
called for an urgent redefinition of the nature of service
We’re proud to announce that HKS’s
@carmenmreinhart
has been appointed as the new chief economist and vice president of the
@WorldBank
Group. She will join the World Bank on June 15, on leave from the Kennedy School.
Congratulations and welcome to the talented, driven, and passionate students who were admitted to our master’s degree programs today! The world needs leaders like you.
New admits, we encourage you to share the good news on social media using
#HKSNewAdmit
!
“I don’t think dialogue is an act of friendship. I don’t think talking to those who disagree with you is a concession to them...The essence of diplomacy is dealing with people who fundamentally disagree with you.” — Sir John Sawers
We know that technological innovation has marvelous ways of kicking in quickly & changing the landscape extensively. Now is the time to think about questions like what happens when artificial intelligence starts to outperform us, says HKS's Mathias Risse
While President
@sandumaiamd
was on campus today for her graduation address, she sat down with us to speak about the Moldovan people’s support of Ukrainian refugees.
For her graduation address, visit
“I don’t think dialogue is an act of friendship. I don’t think talking to those who disagree with you is a concession to them...The essence of diplomacy is dealing with people who fundamentally disagree with you.” — Sir John Sawers
While we know we weren’t able to celebrate on campus, we hope you were able to celebrate with friends and family. We are so proud of our exceptional graduates; congratulations to the Class of 2020! 🎉🎓
#HKSgrad
#Harvard20
Congratulations to the students admitted to our master’s degree programs today! 🎉
At HKS, you will be encouraged, challenged, and empowered. We look forward to welcoming you to our community for the experience of a lifetime.
Kayyem: President Trump has gone from “there was no contact,” to “there was minor contact,” to “there was contact, but it wasn’t collusion,” to “collusion is not a crime,” to “the president cannot obstruct justice.” via
@PolicyCast
ChatGPT is threatening to upend how we draft everyday communications like emails and college essays.
Could AI also replace humans in the democratic process, specifically through lobbying?
Top HKS Story of 2020:
The new course was developed and taught by HKS’s
@KhalilGMuhammad
and Sandra Susan Smith with a goal of ensuring that students learn how and why race and racism are not just artifacts of the past