By Nick Wilson, MPP ’14, Staff Writer It may already be February, but it’s not too late to resolve to make art a bigger priority in 2013. After a semester of hearing that “grades don’t matter,” first-years are finally starting to believe this oft-repeated mantra and can afford to skip a few readings. Second-year students, […]

By Chrissie Long, Staff Writer The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) student body will vote this week on whether Harvard University should dedicate a portion of its $30 million endowment to socially responsible funds. The vote, which will come in the form of a ballot question placed alongside candidates running for mid-term student government elections, calls […]

By Chrissie Long, Staff Writer After years of cautiously watching from the sidelines, Harvard University has entered the world of online education. The 377-year-old school, which has long thrived under a banner of exclusivity, is now offering online open access classes for free. In September, it unveiled its first two courses as part of a […]

By La Keisha Landrum, Correspondent The developing world is evolving, there’s no question there. But, is the global perception of the emerging worlds evolving at the same rate? Arguably not, and Africa is no exception. This year’s Africa Business Conference, held this upcoming weekend at Harvard Business School, seeks to help further the notion that […]

By Leila El-Khatib, MC-MPA ’13, Correspondent March 9 will mark the third annual Harvard Leadership Conference. This conference stands out from the other numerous student conferences as the only conference sponsored by the Harvard Graduate Council, the official student government for the twelve graduate and professional schools of Harvard University. Leadership is a large part […]

By Nadir Vissanjy, MPP’14, Correspondent Having lived in San Francisco for three years, I had assumed that the ‘Dubin San Francisco Field Visit’ that I, along with 23 other Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) students, participated in during the week of Jan. 15, would consist of the standard fare – the Golden Gate Bridge, Mission District, […]

By Karly Schledwitz, MPP’14, Staff Writer “Ask what you can do.” It is the phrase plastered on the Littauer Building of Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as well as the school’s Web site, but how often do we actually ask ourselves the question? The Student Public Service Collaborative (SPSC) is here to help. SPSC connects HKS […]

Ask a native Bostonian and he has probably never heard of the rotunda observation deck atop the famous Boston Harbor Hotel, which offers unparalleled views of the Boston Harbor. More important, he probably has no idea he can access it for free. The observatory at the rotunda, situated on the 9th floor of the hotel, […]

This is the partial transcription of an interview with the former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón conducted by Fernando Berdion Del Valle and Chrissie Long on March 25, 2013. Q: You were a student at the Kennedy School in 2000. How does it feel to be back at Harvard? A: It feels very good. I’m […]

By Saurabh Agarwal We don’t often realize the effect that our individual actions can have on future generations. It is said that “with great power comes great responsibility.” Studying at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is one such power and privilege. As students and future alumni of HKS, we owe responsible behavior not only to […]

By Irene Shih I’ve been thinking about the term “first world problems,” an obligatory hashtag we must wear to show our awareness of privilege. It’s an immaculate badge of immunity. It grants us street cred. We may not have lived through terrors of other worlds, but we know they exist and Mother, May I Milk […]

By Citizen Staff The Arab Spring has been attracting significant academic interest at Harvard University. Bahrain, a relatively progressive state in the Arabian peninsular region, has traditionally been a few steps ahead in terms of socio-political rights for its citizens. When Bahrainis began their recent fight for democratic rights, it became relevant to discuss the state of […]