Harvard Kennedy School
Endowment: Kennedy School of Government
The Harvard Kennedy School received a $5 million gift from Glenn Dubin, co-founder and CEO of Highbridge Capital Management. This gift will be used to launch a graduate fellowship fund.
Harvard Kennedy School Student To Run for Republican Congress Seat in Michigan
Harvard Kennedy School student Bob Overbeek announced last week that he plans to pursue the Republican nomination for Michigan’s third congressional district election in November.
Weatherhead Fellow Incites Controversy
A visiting scholar at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs has recently come under fire for making comments earlier this month advocating cuts in certain subsistence aid to Palestinians in order to curb extremism.
Paulson Discusses Financial Crisis
Former Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr. maintained a sense of humor while speaking at the IOP yesterday about the recent financial crisis.
Henry Paulson speaks JFK Forum.
Henry M. Paulson Jr., former Secretary of the Treasury, speaks about decision making during the financial crisis at the Institute of Politics Forum yesterday.
Gordon Discusses Eastern European Integration
Philip H. Gordon, the U.S. assistant secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, said Eastern Europe needs to be better integrated into NATO and the European Union in order to achieve regional stability.
Davos Conference Attracts Harvard Faculty
The World Economic Forum’s conference in Davos, Switzerland welcomed unusually large delegations from many universities, including Harvard, which sent a number of senior administrators and well-known professors.
IOP Haiti Discussion
Faculty members and local Haitian-Americans discuss the role of the U.S. in providing aid to Haiti at the IOP yesterday.
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Antanas Mockus, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, (right) and Edi Rama, mayor of Tirana, Albania, (left) visited the Kennedy School of Government yesterday to share their insights on how the arts shape cities.
Kennedy School Receives $20.5 Million Gift to Support Asian Studies
The Harvard Kennedy School has received a $20.5 million gift—one of the five largest in the school’s history—to be directed toward Asia-related programs and research, officials announced Wednesday.
Allred Runs for Idaho Governor
Former Kennedy School professor Keith G. Allred announced last Thursday his intention to run as the Democratic candidate in the 2010 race for the governorship of Idaho.
