The Citizen

By Malik Siraj Akbar, MC-MPA’ 15, Web Editor “I have the world’s best job,” remarked John Brennan, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), in a rare on-the-record conversation at the JFK Jr Forum on Tuesday. He briefly spoke why he loved his job: “I get to work with some of the most intelligent […]

By: Labib Nasir, MC-MPA ’15 Over spring break, a group of four Palestinian students from HKS led the largest student trek – The Palestine Trek! Countless hours of hard work came to a close as 96 Harvard graduate students departed for a quick visit to our troubled homeland. We organized a mix of educational and […]

By Roberto Simon, MPP ’16 What did I enjoy the most in our Japan Trek: Meeting Prime-Minister Shinzo Abe? Speaking with the Mayor of one of the cities evacuated after the Fukushima nuclear accident? Listening to a top diplomat speak off the record about Japanese-Chinese relations? Getting lost in Tokyo’s fish market before having the […]

By Alikram Isayev MPP ’16 & Mushfiq Amirov —March 12, 2015, Cambridge, Massachusetts. – For the first time at HKS story organized cultural event Azerbaijan: Ancient Ties, Land of the Future. The public program Azerbaijan: Ancient Ties, Land of the Future cultural event celebrating the culture and contributions of the Republic of Azerbaijan will be […]

By Sarah Allin, MPP ‘15 Mississippi and the Deep South have been on the minds of many Americans as we remember key moments in the Civil Rights Movement. The 50th anniversaries of Freedom Summer, the Freedom Rides, and Selma in recent years lifted up the powerful history of the region and focused attention on how it […]

By Malik Siraj Akbar, Web Editor   In 1991, the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) admitted a young Chinese student, Edward Dianhui Dong, for the MPP program. Devoid of financial resources, Dong did not have the money to come to HKS but he, nevertheless, travelled from China to Cambridge to thank the School staff for accepting […]

By Katherine Blaisdell, Managing Editor CAMBRIDGE MA — David Miliband, the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former U.K. Foreign Secretary, will deliver the Graduation Address to the Harvard Kennedy School class of 2015. As President and CEO of the IRC, Miliband oversees the agency’s relief and development operations in more […]

By Malik Siraj Akbar  The Harvard India Conference 2015 kicked off at Harvard Kennedy School of Government on Saturday. The event is one of the biggest conferences organized in the United States about the world’s largest democracy. The two-day long conference, which is being organized by Harvard students from different graduate schools, will focus on […]

Interview by Malik Siraj Akbar, Web Editor, The Citizen  The Citizen spoke to John Kidenda, the co-chair of the Africa Caucus at the Kennedy School and the activities the caucus organizes. Excerpts: Tell us a little about yourself. What brings you to the Kennedy School? My name is John Kidenda and I am from Kenya. I […]

By Malik Siraj Akbar, Web Editor, The Citizen Continuing our series of interviews with the representatives of different student groups here at the Kennedy School, this week we are publishing an interview with the co-chairs of the Arab Caucus, Khaled Kteily and Fayrouz Saad. Tell us a little about yourselves. What brings you to the […]

By Tommy Tobin The totalitarian regime of North Korea is no laughing matter. Between concentration camps, gulags, and political executions, North Korea is one of the world’s worst offenders when it comes to protecting human rights. This cultural dictatorship is home to the world’s most militarized society, yet could a raunchy American comedy bring it […]

Dean Weaver, what do you do here at HKS? My role here at HKS is quite multi-faceted.  I manage and oversee the Degree Programs and Student Affairs division, which encompasses all of the degree programs, admissions, student diversity and inclusion, the Office of Career Advancement, Student Services, Student Financial Services, and the Registrar’s office.  We […]