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Pete Hegseth and John Healey
Politics

Before Pete Hegseth Joined Trump’s War on DEI, He Advocated for Educational Equity as a Harvard Student

In his first nine months as Secretary of War, Pete B. Hegseth has railed against “woke garbage” and diversity programs. But in 2013, as a Harvard Kennedy School master’s student, Hegseth advocated for the creation of a public high school in Minnesota that would “emphasize equity” and prioritize a “diverse student body.”

Maggie Haberman at IOP
IOP

NYT Journalist Maggie Haberman Weighs In on Trump’s White House, Democratic Strategy at Harvard Talk

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran K. Mamdani is the Democratic Party’s most effective messenger against Trump, Pulitzer Prize-winning White House correspondent Maggie L. Haberman told a crowd at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Thursday night.

Belfer Building at the Harvard Kennedy School
Politics

Kennedy School Funds $20,000 Grants to Investigate Early Impacts of Trump Administration

Six Harvard Kennedy School projects received grants of up to $20,000 to research the effects of the second Trump administration on public opinion and democratic institutions.

Tarek Masoud and Alan Dershowitz IOP
IOP

Former HLS Prof. Alan Dershowitz Says He Will Urge Peace in Gaza War at IOP Forum

Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan M. Dershowitz, an ardent defender of Israel and a high-profile litigator, said Israel may have been wrong to invade Gaza at Harvard Kennedy School forum on Tuesday.

Charlie Kirk Vigil
Student Groups

More Than 100 Students, Faculty Hold Vigil To Mourn Killing of Charlie Kirk

More than 100 students and faculty gathered on the steps of Widener Library for a Saturday night vigil to honor the life of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and condemn his slaying last week.

Dershowitz at Coop
Harvard Kennedy School

Former HLS Prof. Alan Dershowitz, a Staunch Israel Supporter, To Speak at HKS Forum on War in Gaza

Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan M. Dershowitz, a high-profile defense lawyer and a fierce supporter of Israel, will speak at the JFK Jr. forum on Sept. 16 for the first “Middle East Dialogues” event of the fall.

Harvard Institute of Politics Sign
IOP

Former GOP Senator Pat Toomey, 8 Others To Join Harvard IOP as Fall 2025 Fellows

Harvard’s Institute of Politics announced eight resident fellows on Monday, including former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), former Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, and White House reporters Peter E. Baker and Susan B. Glasser ’90.

HKS
Harvard Kennedy School

HKS Cancels Contingency Plan Allowing International Students To Study Online, Citing Low Demand

The Harvard Kennedy School quietly abandoned the launch of HKS Global – a proposed contingency plan offering online classes for international students – while continuing to offer enrollment options in Canada.

Melissa Hortman Courtesy Photo
Politics

‘The Bravest Among Us’: HKS Peers and Instructors Remember Melissa Hortman, Slain Minnesota Representative

Minnesota state representative Melissa A. Hortman graduated from a Harvard Kennedy School program in 2018. Former instructors and classmates were left grieving when she was killed by an assassin’s bullets on Saturday.

Raj Chetty
Reunions

‘The Michael Jordan of Whatever He Did’: How Raj Chetty ’00 Reshaped Economics

Before Chetty was an economics wunderkind whose work on social mobility shot him to stardom, he was a talented undergraduate, laser-focused on his economics work — and his beloved Chicago Bulls.

Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School

In Trump’s Orders, Harvard’s Most International School Sees a Crisis

At the Harvard Kennedy School, the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke Harvard’s eligibility to enroll international students — temporarily blocked in court — could eliminate nearly 60 percent of the student body.

Harvard Kennedy School

Former HKS Dean Joseph Nye Remembered as a Preeminent Scholar of International Relations

Nye, a towering scholar and policymaker who spent the last 60 years at the center of international security debates in Washington and Cambridge, died Tuesday. He was 88.

Harvard Institute of Politics Sign
Student Groups

IOP Upgrades Environmental Action Coalition to Pilot Program

The Institute of Politics leadership voted narrowly last week to upgrade the Environmental Action Coalition to a pilot program, bringing the total number of IOP programs to 17.

Harvard Kennedy School Littauer Center
Harvard Kennedy School

As HKS Dean, Jeremy Weinstein Courts the Faculty

When Jeremy Weinstein arrived at the Harvard Kennedy School in July 2024, the first thing he did was meet with each member of the school’s nearly 200-person faculty in their office.

Students Studying on Steps of University Hall
Faculty

Harvard Pauses Merit-Based Wage Raises in Latest Austerity Measure

Harvard has paused merit-based raises for faculty and non-union staff for the 2025-26 fiscal year, citing financial pressure in light of the White House’s funding siege.

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