By Khaleel Seecharan, News Writer, MC/MPA ‘12 The 2012 Mid-Career class at the Kennedy School is a diverse group of students from across the world and across many fields.  Numbering just under two hundred, more than half the class is comprised of international students. A fair number of the international students are Edward S. Mason […]

By Ryoji Watanabe, MC/MPA ‘12   Ten years have passed since that fateful morning when terrorist attacks on the U.S. claimed thousands of innocent lives in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and four passenger airliners.  At 6:45 AM on September 11, 2012, more than 150 students from Harvard Kennedy School as well as from […]

By Shloka Nath, News Editor, MPP ‘13 Sitting on the sensitive border between India and Bangladesh is the Sundarbans, among the most wondrous and also most endangered ecosystems in the world. It is a precious mangrove forest of 10,000 sq. km, 60% of which is in Bangladesh and the rest in India. The region is […]

By Matt Bieber, Features Writer, MPP ‘11 Paul Katz is a student of social history at the Universidad Nacional de Luján in Buenos Aires, Argentina and a 2009 graduate of Harvard College. 　Over the last several years, his research has focused on the role of civil society institutions under Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ dictatorships. 　His article, […]

BY SANJEEV BERY On January 1, 2011, few would have predicted that Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak would soon be removed from office. But just three weeks later, thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to begin the push for change. In the aftermath of Tunisia’s political shakeup, Egyptian citizens called for an end to […]

BY DAVID SHEPARD In February 2011, Teach For America’s 20th Anniversary Summit convened the cast of all-star education reformers of our generation. Although these leaders left us inspired, their rhetoric raised more questions than it answered. In the opening session, former Washington, DC, public schools chancellor Michelle Rhee initiated an ever-quickening series of rallying cries, […]

BY EDMUND CONWAY Walking down the street with a friend one day, you spot a $20 bill lying on the sidewalk. You stoop down gleefully to pick it up when your friend, who happens to be an economist, grabs you by the shoulder. “Stop,” he says, “That note isn’t really there.” “What?” you say. “If […]

BY KATIE FROST A 10-kiloton nuclear blast in New York City’s Times Square would instantly annihilate everything within half a mile. The shockwave would crumble buildings from Union Square to Central Park, breaking windows up to ten miles away from ground zero. Fires would rage for at least a mile in all directions, indiscriminately destroying […]

BY NATALIE BLACK “Tell me this,” Mohammad says. “Why, when NATO has the best technology in the world, does it allow its bombs to kill innocent Afghan civilians?” I do not get the chance to answer. He continues, “Why does NATO go into people’s houses at night? Why does it kill people when they are […]

BY TRACEY L. STARK We could end the tragedy of divorce in one fell swoop. Nearly half of marriages in the United States end in divorce. All divorces are the result of marriage. End marriage; end divorce. Marriage is a health hazard. Married people are twice as likely to become obese as single couples. No […]

By Rosalia Gutierrez-Huete Miller, Culture Editor, MC/MPA ‘12 The room was dark, except for the brightly lit stage. Amidst a conglomeration of musical instruments parked along the sides of the packed room, close to the stage, was a small-frame woman holding her guitar, getting ready to perform. Allison Shapira was about to make history at […]

By Litcy Ludvic, Culture Contributor, MPP ‘13 Hailing from India, I was used to the idea that the masculinity of men in Indian society would be threatened if they carry a glass of water from the kitchen to the hallway. That was an unquestionable cultural secret passed on from generations. So, the easiest option for […]