Harvard Kennedy School
In Simulation, Kennedy Students Face Tough Choices
Twenty Kennedy School students participated in an international crisis simulation Saturday morning, and were faced with the question of bombing Iran. Throughout the two-hour simulation, students received updates in letters, briefings, and video clips, and even participated in a simulated videoconference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Harvard Kennedy School students and faculty participate in a national security crisis simulation Saturday in the Belfer Center. Each participant played the role of a Cabinet member or adviser as the group worked together to resolve a modern day crisis with Iran over possible nuclear test sites.
National Security Simulation
Harvard Kennedy School students and faculty participate in a national security crisis simulation Saturday in the Belfer Center. Each participant played the role of a Cabinet member or adviser as the group worked together to resolve a modern day crisis with Iran over possible nuclear test sites.
Parker Lectures on Journalism and Social Change
The social tensions caused by existing injustices in the world ultimately serve as strong inspiration for journalists, Harvard Kennedy School lecturer Richard Parker said Wednesday.
Kennedy School Students Protest Faculty Diversity
Harvard Kennedy School students Elizabeth M. Paci and Alexander White stood at the center of the Harvard Kennedy School courtyard ...
Learning from Cuban Missile Crisis
Harvard Kennedy School Professors R. Nicholas Burns (left) and Graham Allison discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis on its 50th Anniversary during the Forum "Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis, Then and Now" October 19.
Rebecca D. Onie '98 Wins Gleitsman Award
Health Leads CEO and Harvard alum Rebecca D. Onie ’98 was named 2012 recipient of the Gleitsman Citizen Activist Award for helping low-income patients establish healthy lifestyles.
Focus on Foreign Policy As Election Nears
Voters cite global affairs, defense, Iran, and terrorism, as crucial factors that will influence their decision on election day, according to a nonpartisan poll conducted by Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs released on Friday.
Panelists Compare Cuban Missile Crisis to Present-Day Conflict With Iran
Harvard professors drew on lessons from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, comparing that controversy with the current Iranian nuclear armament program in a panel discussion at the Institute of Politics Friday.
Nina J. Easton
"Presidential coverage used to be very serious endeavor," said self-described pundit Nina Easton from behind her desk at the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics. "There still are pockets of that attitude, especially among old school vets, but the culture is to get [the news] out there fast."
Man Suing Educational Consultant Used the Same Services When at HKS
Gerald Chow, the jewelry magnate who is currently suing an educational consultant for misusing the $2 million he paid him to help get his sons into Ivy League Schools, called upon the tutoring services of the same firm for his own coursework at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2007 and 2008.
