By Daniel Yearwood Throughout the election season much has been said about the 47 percent, the 99 percent and the one percent. Little mention has been made of the 40 percent: the percentage of the United States electorate that are unlikely to vote in tomorrow’s presidential election according to a Suffolk University-USA Today survey completed […]

By Chrissie Long Campaign contributions by Kennedy School faculty and staff overwhelmingly favor Barack Obama at a rate of 4.5 to 1. The President received 41 contributions from Kennedy School staff in this election compared with former governor Mitt Romney’s 9. The median donation was $1,000. The tendency for academic institutions to lean left is […]

By Zach Crowley Sandy came ashore at around 8 p.m. on Oct. 29. Like some absurd mash-up of Bieber and Neptune, she announced her arrival in advance with lashing winds, pounding surf, YouTube videos and breathless beached newscasters.  School was canceled and, in between the kicks and laughs of my child, I had time to […]

By Rebecca Yang Sabur is an eclectic restaurant featuring inventive dishes and exotic flavors from a variety of Mediterranean lands and the Balkans. The atmosphere is romantic and intimate and the décor is lovely, furnished with handmade decorations from Bosnia. There are a few ‘misses’ with the food, but the rest of the creative menu […]

By Citizen Staff International HKS students have had a healthy dose of the American campaign season and electoral culture over the past two months.  They have been inundated with campaign ads; the latest polling news; a Forum flooded with students to watch and discuss the  presidential debates; invitations to fund-raisers; and heated discussions about which […]

By Forrest Fontana It is Wednesday, Sept. 19, 10:30 a.m. I am standing on the street corner as the procession comes toward me. The motorcycle brigade of Navy Seals, Special Forces, State Troopers passes. Then the hearse approaches. Everyone is silent. Most are at attention. You can hear the sobbing. This scene is repeated, I’m told, […]

By Alexandra Raphel Just in time for the Nov. 6 election, the Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation announced the launch of MyFairElection.com, a crowd-sourced effort to make voting in U.S. elections more fair and efficient for citizens.   The Web site and smart phone app will allow people to anonymously provide feedback about the […]

By Citizen Staff Todd Rogers, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), recently discussed important ideas on voter psychology as part of the ‘Meet the Scholar series’ organized by the Graduate Commons Program at Harvard Housing. A behavioral scientist, Rogers has invested considerable time and energy both at HKS and in […]

By Nathan Finney Last week began the 50th anniversary of the fateful “13 Days of October” that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.  To commemorate the occasion, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the Center for Public Leadership, and the International Security Professional Interest Council began a series of briefings […]

By Citizen Staff So what transpired since the last issue of The Citizen came out? Two weeks and two crucial events at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) that have witnessed students joining forces with faculty and staff to make HKS more sustainable and inclusive. The first of these was a waste audit to determine the […]

By Anthony Barrows Inman Square is an often overlooked neighborhood by Harvard Kennedy School students, but I’ll have you know that it’s at the confluence of Cambridge, Hampshire and Prospect Streets – only 20 minute walk from Harvard Square, or less than 10 minutes on the 69 bus.  As always, there are a wealth of […]

By Erin Patten If problem sets, midterms and papers have kept you from planning your outrageously creative and conceptual Halloween costume, never fear, you still have one more week to devise a look that could be equal parts witty, eerie and down-right hilarious. Whether you’re planning to party with your HKS buds at the legendary […]