BUSS operates to ensure supplies do not go wasted, and schools in need have the resources required to best serve their students. What we do: We do this by soliciting supplies from affluent schools and businesses and recycling those supplies by transporting them to schools with fewer resources. It’s pretty simple. We find schools and businesses in […]

I am the Chair of Reach Out and Read’s Young Literacy Council (YLC) (effectively a junior board). The YLC is a group of young professionals who are passionate about the importance of early literacy and the mission of Reach Out and Read. Our goal is to increase awareness about Reach Out and Read, connect people […]

This Fall, the Kennedy School curriculum will feature a new course called Economic Justice, centering on wealth and income inequality.  This new course will feature the work of Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig, Amartya Sen, and Michael Sandel along with classical works from Smith, Keynes, and Rawls. The Citizen caught up with Dr. Chris Robichaud, Lecturer in […]

By Thomas S. Momiyama, SEF ‘1981 I read one of the most refreshing, astute, and relevant reflections on the modern view of leadership by Christopher H. Johnson, a retired U.S. Navy captain recently in the  Naval War College Review. Johnson observed that the United States “does not understand the meaning of the word” leadership and […]

International child abductions are often traumatic and legally-complex events. According to the State Department, the nation experienced 702 cases of children removed from the United States and retained in a foreign country. While these abductions are not often discussed in the mainstream media, a new Boston-based non-profit is looking to raise awareness of international parental […]

The White House Fellowship is among the most prestigious positions of public service in the country. The Fellowship is based on an outstanding record of achievement, leadership potential, and commitment to service. These Fellows meaningfully contribute to executive levels of government service in the federal government during their year-long term. The Fellows are placed in […]

HKS Professor Finds Significant Effect on Post-Secondary School Education Joshua Goodman, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, has released a Faculty Working Paper on the impact of college counseling on the college enrollment decisions of low income students. He and coauthor Ben Castleman, of UVA, study a program called Bottom Line, which provides intensive college counseling […]

For our final Spotlight of the year, we bring you a portrait of some of the incredible staff here at The Citizen. They selflessly gave their time to bring you the news, opinion, and culture relevant to you throughout the year. (Please take a moment to visit www.theHKScitizen.com to read profiles of other extraordinary students […]

The Citizen asked students to share their ‘last words’ in mini 140-character messages, adopting a practice from the social-networking service, Twitter. Why 140 characters? Well, Twitter founders chose 140 characters to stay within the limit of worldwide text-messaging services (at 160 characters). They didn’t want messages to be broken up in multiple parts when sent […]

By Greg Pavone, MPP’14 From the time I was about fourteen, my dream has been to graduate from Harvard Business School, get a high-powered job on Wall Street as an investment banker, and then get rich or die trying. In my immature mind, I thought that money equaled fulfillment in life. That all changed when, […]

By Karla Peterson, MPP’14 “Congratulations! You’ve been accepted to the Harvard Kennedy School.” These are the words that in March 2012 marked one of the happiest days of my life, and the beginning of an extraordinary journey. My first days at the Kennedy School were, without a doubt, a very humbling experience. The first weeks […]

By Siahoe Lim, Mason Fellow/MPA “Are you crazy?” Those were the honest first words of disbelief from my husband and two sons when I first broached my proposal to apply for a mid-career Master’s program in public administration at the Harvard Kennedy School. Looking back at the rigors of the Kennedy School curriculum and the daily struggles […]