By Elizabeth Anderson Correspondent The Harvard Graduate Council hosts its fourth annual Harvard Leadership Conference on Saturday. With interactive sessions and a focus on attendee involvement, conference planners hope that participants will not only learn, but take an active role in the seminars. After a keynote speech and expert panels scheduled for the morning, attendees will […]

We are back for the Spring semester and excited to share our interview with Soledad O’Brien. Soledad is one of America’s most distinguishable and recognizable journalist. For over 20 years she has reported and anchored television shows on NBC, MSNBC, CNN, Aljazeera, and most recently on HBO. She has also won many awards. Including an Emmy and the NAACP President’s Award as well as the Journalist of the Year Award from the National Association of Black Journalists.

In our first installment of “Inside the Middle East: Q&A,” Professor Mohamad Al-Ississ, Spring 2014 Kuwait Foundation Visiting Scholar at the Middle East Initiative, discusses his current research at Harvard Kennedy School, the constraints on economic development in the Middle East and attempts at education reform in the region. You can watch the interview, conducted […]

Governor Brewer’s veto of Arizona’s controversial “turn the gay away” bill isn’t as big of a victory as you might think. As many Americans cheered the demise of Arizona’s controversial “license to discriminate” bill, one thing seemed lost on the media, in progressive circles, and even among many LGBT activists: Even with Governor Jan Brewer’s […]

BY MATTHEW VIGEANT For the first time in two years, Iraq is back on many Americans’ radars. The media has flashed alerts about Al Qaeda taking over cities in Anbar Province, and death tolls being at their highest since 2008. Meanwhile, the Obama Administration and Congress blame each other for the violence as they debate […]

In Ayn al-Hilwe, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, you frequently hear a new term: “Death Convoys” (Qawafel al-Mawt). It refers to the extremely dangerous voyages across the Mediterranean that Palestinian refugees are resorting to after fleeing Syria and failing to find refuge in neighboring countries. In the Lampedusa tragedy in October 2013, dozens if not […]

*what did you do before you came to the Kennedy School? For the last 16 years, I’ve been working in communications and television. Most recently,  I served as President of a television and radio station group. I oversaw the management and strategic direction of 13 Telemundo television stations, in addition to radio and digital properties. […]

By Tommy Tobin Here at the Kennedy School of Government, there are more than a few West Wing watchers, 24 fiends, Scandal sycophants, and Veep viewers roaming our halls. Many of us were glued to Netflix during the first season of the smash hit House of Cards. This season, Francis Underwood and the House of […]

By Ted Zagraniski Picture a United States Navy SEAL. What did you just imagine? You probably imagined someone whom you would really want to have on your side in a fight. Now picture a kid with cancer. Wouldn’t it be great if someone could team that SEAL up with that kid to help her through […]

By Tommy Tobin Craving some meat? Intrigued by chicken & waffles or adding peach to cornbread? M3 in Davis Square is your place. With chalk-written specials all over the walls and its Nashville-inspired décor, M3 is got the ambiance to match Davis Square’s hip direction. Famous for their weekend brunch, M3 is also good for […]

By Tommy Tobin Want a snug place to escape the cold? Café Pamplona on Bow Street is a venerable Harvard Square institution. Nestled in a cellar, the pastel colors and extensive beverage menu make Café Pamplona a delightful place to do some thinking or have some intimate eats. Walking into Café Pamplona feels like you’re […]

By Unny Sankar I was coming out from a pharmacy after buying fever and cough medicine for my four year old son when I saw a poster by local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) on the wall. It read that the Malaysian healthcare system was going to be shattered because the price of medicines was going to […]