Harvard Kennedy School
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.
Vaccination Company Wins President's Challenge Grand Prize
Vaxess Technologies, a company working to increase global access to vaccines through harnessing silk technology, has won the grand prize in the President’s Challenge, a competition that looked to foster social entrepreneurship across Harvard’s campus, the University announced Monday.
Celebrating a Friendship, With Cherry Trees
On Thursday six new Yoshino cherry trees were planted in the grass beside the Littauer Building in celebration of Harvard’s long relationship with Japan.
Now a Kennedy School Graduate, Bo Guagua Might Stay in U.S.
Dressed in a cap and gown, Bo Guagua, the deposed Chinese Communist Party leader’s son whose whereabouts have been the subject of international media speculation for weeks, showed up for his Harvard graduation last Thursday.
Lagarde Discusses Changing Nature of Leadership at HKS Class Day
Christine M. O. Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, spoke about seizing leadership opportunities in a changing geopolitical world order in her speech to graduating students at Harvard Kennedy School’s Class Day on Wednesday.
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Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde urged Harvard Kennedy School graduates to use what they have learned to leave the world better.
HKS and GSD Turn 50
Their jubilee year became an occasion not only to invite celebrities and call caterers but also to reflect and look forward.The 50th anniversary marked the beginning of these graduate schools’ shift from a professional orientation to a more academic approach.
Talking With Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr. walked into the Center for Public Leadership at the Kennedy School with the confidant stride of a former presidential candidate.
