Public Serve Challenge 2014 The Student Public Service Collaborative is challenging HKS to complete 2,014 hours of community service before May – that means two hours for every member of the community! To help HKS reach this goal, please log your hours at www.tinyurl.com/hks2014. SPSC will recognize the winning cohort with a party. By Emily […]

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 […]

*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 […]

Both the school and the students need to focus on professional development to make the most of the Kennedy School experience By Varun Bhandari It’s a cold February and recruitment season is underway at HKS. Students are burnishing their resumes, attending presentations, networking furiously, all hoping to land an internship or a job at their […]

By Simon R. Bone I expect almost all of you have flown through Boston Logan at some point in the last six months. That cold triangular gateway to learning and lifestyle. Seeking refuge your plane descends and turns over the Boston Harbor. It turns again. You feel it shudder and face resistance against physics as […]

By Simon R. Bone Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis is not an easy to forget person. He attracts attention wherever he goes and his visit to Harvard Kennedy School on Feb 13-14 was not an exception. Right after his arrival in Boston and as a loyal user of the social media, Mr. Georgiadis posted some pictures […]

By Tim Purinton The Ghent Altarpiece, Nazi thieves and Matt Damon took the screen at a recent Institute of Politics (IOP) forum event. Monuments Men, a glossy, big-budget Hollywood production features the fate of the western worlds’ great art works including a fiercely sought after Michelangelo masterwork plundered by the Nazis during World War II. […]