By Richard Domingo Tan, Correspondent, LKY Fellow 2012 Twenty students from Asia arrive in Cambridge each fall to attend a semester of classes at the Harvard Kennedy School. In a program that began in 2001, these students are Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) Fellows who are under the supervision of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance […]

By Peter Harrington and David Garfunkel, Correspondents When the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals expires on Jan. 1 2015, the world will look back on the most concerted global effort to improve human wellbeing ever attempted and see mixed success. Global citizens will ask: “What next?” The answer is no one knows. Incredible progress […]

By Neil Gundavda, MPP ’14, Assistant Opinions Editor Last month, I was reading Stephanie Mencimer’s “What’s It Like to Wake Up From a Tea Party Binge?—Just Ask Florida!” in Mother Jones Magazine. Mencimer highlights the preposterous machinations of Governor Rick Scott and his tea party cronies such as cutting $3 billion from the state’s education […]

By Chrissie Long, Staff Writer, MPP’14 With less than two months before commencement, time is running out to experience all of those things you wanted to do but never got around to due to problem sets or papers. Pretty soon, you’ll be walking across the stage to receive your diploma. Late nights spent reading long […]

By Fernando Berdion Del Valle, MPP ’14, Correspondent Former Mexican president Felipe Calderón has returned to his alma mater. A Class of 2000 graduate of the Masters of Public Administration program, the former head of state is serving as the inaugural Angelopoulos Fellow – a program designed to provide opportunities for high-profile leaders who are […]

By Nick Wilson, Staff Writer, MPP’14 Last issue, I challenged you to leave the Cambridge bubble to experience the rich and diverse cultural offerings in our cities museums, which are free for Harvard students. As PAEs, midterms, job and internship searches consume more of our time and spare brainpower, I know this can be a […]

By Khurram Ali, MPP ’14, Correspondent This week, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Professor Matt Andrews, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), on his work in the developing world and his views on public administration. After the first few sessions of his course on “Money Management and Policy Implementation […]

Over the past few months, the Kennedy School happily announced the arrival of seven new faculty members for the spring semester. Here’s a quick overview of these new professors and lecturers including their background, their new position at HKS and their area of interest. Alexis Diamond, Adjunct Faculty Diamond is returning to HKS as adjunct […]

By Anya Malkov, MPP ’13, Correspondent Have you ever heard an adult say “I only eat pink ice cream?” Of course not, because everyone knows that “pink” is not a flavor. A pink ice cream can be strawberry, cherry, salad or crabmeat. Yes, salad and crabmeat-flavored ice cream does exist. Common sense dictates we not […]

By Zach Crowley, MC-MPA’13, Staff Writer Under Hillary Clinton, the State Department has successfully reversed the nation’s steep downward trend in foreign opinion by aggressively – listening. In January, the Christian Science Monitor reviewed her record in an article titled “The Listening Legacy of Hillary Clinton”.  It’s the sort of counter-intuitive approach to make a […]

What Shih Said (Musings from a Former Editor):  Cameron Russell: Of Heroism and Its Distractions By Irene Shih, MPP ’13 This month, I finally had a chance to view Cameron Russell’s TED Talk, given in October 2012. In it, she offers a very personal view about the privilege and social complexities of being commercially beautiful. […]

By Fredo Arias-King, HBS ’96, GSAS ’98, Correspondent President Felipe Calderón did what most Mexicans only dreamed of—he struck with force at the organized crime taking over the country. Why, then, is he so disliked? When Harvard invited the now ex-president to serve as a fellow at the Kennedy School, this created a small uproar […]