Government
Focusing on the Arab World
Some professors say that the College is ill-equipped to offer a comprehensive undergraduate education on the modern Middle East.
President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd at the Hynes Convention Center, giving his support to Governor Deval Patrick and Lt. Governor Tim Murray’s campaign in preparation for the mid-term elections held on November 2.
Kennedy School Revisits Chernobyl
The recent disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan is a “decision moment” for the nuclear power community, according to Associate Professor of Public Policy at Kennedy School of Government Matthew Bunn.
Ashton B. Carter
Ashton B. Carter delivers a 2011 address at the JFK Jr. Forum entitled "Wars and Budget Wars: Managing in the Pentagon."
Libyan Experts Discuss US Intervention
About two months after the eruption of antigovernment revolts in Benghazi, Libya, a panel of experts sat down yesterday afternoon to evaluate the United States’ intervention in Libya at “After Libya–A Revival of the Age of Intervention?”
At IOP, Lawrence Summers Urges Fiscal Spending
University Professor Lawrence H. Summers, who was director of President Obama’s National Economic Council after serving as the president of Harvard, urged that the U.S. government not cut spending in the face of ongoing fiscal negotiations in Congress.
Expert Analyzes Water Supply in São Paulo
A Brazilian hydrology expert called for a holistic approach in solving São Paulo’s water supply vulnerability in a lecture at the Center for Government and International Studies yesterday.
Cambridge Forum
Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, discusses the transformation of nuclear threats in the 21st Century at the Cambridge Forum.
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Theater of War presents excerpts from the plays of Ajax and Philoctetes as well as a panel composed of war veterans and others affected by war.
Government Department Lacks Scholar Specializing In Middle Eastern Studies
Harvard’s Government Department remains without an expert in the field of Middle Eastern political science.
Panel Discusses Black History
During a panel discussion yesterday, speakers at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government argued that the election of President Obama ...
Low Demand for Gov. Peer Advisers
One semester after the Government Department added a new Peer Concentration Counselor (PCC) program to its advising structure, those involved have reported low response rates from concentrators.
