Harvard Kennedy School
James Fowler Talk HKS
Social Scientist James H. Fowler talks about the impact of social media on voter turnout. On a seminar at the Harvard Kennedy School he discusses how the degree of separation between people on Facebook and other social networks shape the behavior of the voters.
10 Questions with Rauan Kenzhekhanuly
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly, a former fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, has transformed the Kazakh language version of Wikipedia from a site with just four active editors and 7,000 articles to a thriving community of 250 editors monitoring 170,000 entries. Next up for Kenzhekhanuly’s Kazakhstan-based WikiBilim Foundation: Kazakh Google Translate. FM rung up Kazakhstan on Skype to talk about post-Soviet pride, Internet trolls, and whether Harvard profs ought to consider Wikipedia a credible source already.
Register to Vote!
For most college students, logistical hassles can be a barrier to registering to vote. With deadlines for registration rapidly approaching, the Institute of Politics has partnered with TurboVote, a company developed by two Kennedy School alums that offers online voter registration, to streamline the process. With TurboVote, students can simply fill out a digital form to register to vote in any state, get an absentee ballot, or re-register in Massachusetts after registering in another state. (All students are eligible to register in Massachusetts but must do so by Oct. 17.) It's convenient enough to do from the comfort of your own dorm room.
De Kirchner Has Landed
President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner enters the JFK Jr. Forum on Thursday evening. During her lecture, Kircher touched on the controversial policies that she has supported as President, including Argentina's growing protectionism.
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Robert Reardon describes his idea of a containment policy towards Iran's nuclear program that will avoid armed confrontation but still achieve the goals of nuclear non-proliferation.
Study Shows Leaders Experience Lower Stress
Leaders with higher levels of responsibility experience lower stress levels than their peers with less on their shoulders, according to the results of a recent study published by Harvard researchers.
IOP Panel Discusses Toxins
In honor of environmentalist Rachel Carson’s landmark novel “Silent Spring,” which turns fifty this month, the Harvard Institute of Politics is refocusing energy this week on the persistent danger of chemical exposure that Americans face every day.
Scaffolding Near the Kennedy School, Kind Of
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If scaffolding is spotted not supporting anything at all, is it still scaffolding? We think the man in the photo was probably pondering these questions as well. We know we were.
Former MIT President Joins as HKS Professor
Susan Hockfield, the first female president of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, will serve as the Marie Curie Visiting Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School this academic year, the school announced Friday.
Historic Campaign Buttons, Hippies, and More
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner Discusses Middle East at IOP
H. E. Tawakkol Karman, co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and the first Arab woman to win a Nobel, said that she was effective in fighting for women’s rights in Yemen by focusing on human rights for all.
