By Simon R. Bone Harvard’s Loeb Drama Center played host to legendary director Steven Spielberg on Tuesday evening where he discussed the many influences his wide range of experiences had played on his varied and award winning portfolio of work. In a packed auditorium he detailed how his film career started early with him filming […]

By Maria Syms “I’m a great believer in national service… and I see in you a greater willingness to serve our country than in my generation.”  This was the message from Senator John McCain in his conversation with Jill Dougherty at the Institute of Politics forum event last Wednesday.  The Senator discussed an array of […]

By Simon R. Bone Last Friday HKS held the inaugural annual Latin American Conference entitled “Rethinking Latin America”. The purpose of the conference was to create a space for dialogue and awareness at Harvard’s Kennedy School community regarding the challenges, successes and opportunities of recent Latin America’s policies. Its panel talks focussed on four areas: […]

By Varun Bhandari “That is a very interesting comment. What do the rest of you think?” said the professor to eye-rolls and muted groans, as yet another dim remark by a classmate was tactfully sidestepped. “What the hell was he talking about? That was a ridiculous comment!” whispered my neighbor, “Why didn’t the professor just […]

By Ioannis Tsoutsias Harvard Kennedy School is a unique place: I cannot think of many places that can compete with the School in attracting amazing speakers with such ease. My involvement in the European Club of HKS this year has been a testimony to this conclusion. When I came to HKS, I saw my participation […]

What did you do before you came to the Kennedy School? I was a trial attorney in Hawaii for the first part of my career, but the contentious nature of legal practice did not sufficiently erode my soul, so I became involved in local and national government and politics. I served in the Bush administration […]

By Jeffrey R. Kushner Traditional attempts to curb gun violence have been unsuccessful. The debate has reached an impasse. It’s time to try a new approach. I have a confession to make. As a northeastern Jewish liberal, I have held certain beliefs for most of my life. Core among these beliefs is that no one needs […]

By Tommy Tobin If you’ve been in any of the classrooms this past week at HKS, chances are quite high you’ve seen a question about identity or diversity on campus. If you’ve not happened to attend class or look at the board, the same questions were placed all around the Forum and other public spaces […]

By Kerry Williams Kerry Williams is currently a candidate for a Masters in Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (she is both an Edward S. Mason Fellow and a Harvard South African Fellow). Uganda’s punishing policies on gay love and sex have become a hot inter-continental political issue. The passing of the […]

By Leonard Ariff Abdul Shatar This article is a cross-Pacific-Ocean response from Leonard Ariff Abdul Shatar, the President, Malaysian Organization of Pharmaceutical Industries (MOPI), to the article “Can the TPPA Cripple Malaysia’s Healthcare System” by Mr. Unny Sankar, who is currently a Mid-Career MPA student and Mason Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. I am writing […]

By Simon R. Bone British prime minister Harold Macmillan was once asked what a leader most feared he answered: “Events, dear boy, events.” This was very much the topic of Sir Peter Westmacott’s (UK Ambassador to the US) talk to HKS last week. The speech covered a wide range of topics from Libya to Iraq […]

By Doug Gavel CAMBRIDGE MA — Samantha Power, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), will deliver the Graduation Address to the Harvard Kennedy School class of 2014 at 2 pm May 28 at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), HKS Dean David T. Ellwood announced today. As the United States’ permanent representative to the […]