Drew Madson is an award winning illustrator, educator, and entrepreneur. He studies Technology, Innovation and Education at Harvard Graduate School Education when he’s not in class at HKS. See more of his illustrations here. Instagram @drew1drew2drewyou

Coronavirus has unceremoniously ruined our Kennedy School experience. Cancelled graduation, ending of in-person classes, no spring formal – all snatched away. Many of us are angry, frustrated, and sad. HKS is that rare opportunity to learn, grow, and reflect on how we can bring change to our communities and the world. We are privileged to […]

Photo Credit: Akshay Hallur Regarding the opinion column “HKS Should Dismantle the Mason Program” published by The Citizen, it is important to note the following. Anonymity should be a protecting shield that ignites genuine dialogue and fosters the right of the public to know the truth, not a façade to cover opportunistic agendas and personal […]

During a recent interview, Dr. Kavemui Murangi (OvaHerero, Mbanderu and Nama Genocides Institute) answered questions from APJ’s Leah Coates (interview editor), regarding the Nama and Herero genocide committed by German colonial troops. Between 1904 and 1908, German colonial troops massacred 80% of Hereros and 50% of Namas to seize their land, using anti-colonial revolts as a […]

Al Lim looks at how COVID-19 exacerbates existing vulnerabilities that small business owners already struggle with and considers how government support mechanisms can – and should – be deployed to help them cope with both the ongoing effects and aftermath of the pandemic.

The conversation about coronavirus covers the impact on the economy and healthcare system. What is absent from this conversation is the impact on those most burdened by COVID-19’s global disruption – women.  Coronavirus coverage is starting to feel like a wall of noise – a hum of threat, change, and fear that is hard to […]

Recent changes to the Mid-Career Master in Public Administration Edward S. Mason Program (Mason Program) have prompted debate as to its role and purpose at the Harvard Kennedy School. The Citizen features two opinion pieces about the Mason Program: one in support of the Mason Program as a critical piece of diversity and inclusion at […]

This piece argues that the Edward S. Mason Program at the Harvard Kennedy School is integral to promoting diversity and inclusion. For a different view, read an anonymous piece by a member of the Harvard community, which argues that the Mason Program should end. Opinions expressed by the writers do not represent the views of The […]

This piece argues for the termination of the Edward S. Mason Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. For a different view, read David de Bold’s piece which defends the Mason Program as an integral part of HKS that promotes diversity and inclusion. Opinions expressed by the writers do not represent the views of The Citizen. In […]

Before all the changes regarding the coronavirus pandemic, Super Tuesday reset the Democratic Primary. Fifteen states hold their primaries on this date, and the results always set the tone of the race moving forward. Listening to this episode now will have a different flavor because of all the disruptions coronavirus has caused in our everyday […]

During his recent visit at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. John Nkengasong answered APJ’s questions regarding the coronavirus crisis pandemic. Interview with Dr. John Nkengasong (Director, Africa CDC) on COVID19 – March 2020 from Harvard African Studies on Vimeo.

Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Public Affairs and Communications Add the Harvard Kennedy School to the long and growing list of institutions making sacrifices due to COVID-19. As students, staff, and faculty entered their third week of quarantine, they received the surprising news that their Dean, Douglas William Elmendorf, has been urgently summoned to Washington to […]