The Citizen

By Tommy Tobin Now that the winter has finally departed and the sun shines again on the Kennedy School, the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.) has announced its upcoming 2014/2015 season. This playhouse brings world premiere theatre to Cambridge just a few minutes from our campus. Theatre at the A.R.T. and its second stage, The Oberon, […]

By Simon R. Bone The Shorenstein Center which celebrated its 25th year in 2011 is not only one of the main research centers at the Harvard Kennedy School but also a world renowned focus for the intersection of media, politics and public policy both in theory and practice. In addition to the Institute of Politics […]

By Jieun Baek Let’s be honest. KSSG probably has not been top of mind for most of you, and you’re probably wondering what in the world this body of 34 elected HKS students do. At the beginning of the year, 34 of your classmates asked what they could do to serve you, and ran for […]

By Tommy Tobin This article began as a personal journey and ended up being a mystery through time. On an unassuming Kennedy School afternoon, I happened to cross from Littauer to Belfer on the ground floor. As I looked up, a sign greeted my gaze with the enigmatic line, “Thank You for Using the Ground […]

By Tim Purinton With compelling rhetoric and a stinging frontal attack, John Kerry is taking a deep plunge into environmental issues and in the process redefining the role of Secretary of State.  While many squabble over his diplomacy deliverables, Kerry is making a definitive case that the most powerful environmentalist in President Obama’s inner circle […]

By Nathan Finney I can hear my heart in my ears, blocking out anything but the swoosh-swoosh, swoosh-swoosh. My ears pop with every breath. My shirt clings to me as it drips with perspiration, weighing down my exhausted body. Preoccupied with my pain and fatigue, I don’t hear the sound. People around me scurry in […]

By Varun Bhandari Graduation is one of the key inflection points in our journey towards adulthood. For many of us, this could be our last time spent in an academic environment. It is a time for reflection about the experience we shared, and the journey ahead. I remember so clearly the first week we spent […]

By Michelle Barmazel On the afternoon of April 12th, 2014, I stood quaking in my shoes about to step on stage for my 8 minute TEDx talk at the School of Education.  I was at the TEDxHGSE conference and I thought back to how I wound up in this most uncomfortable yet exhilarating situation. In […]

By Mai Mislang A group of HKs students led by MC-MPA and Arizona resident Maria Syms, visited this western state from April 10 to 13, 2014. They exchanged views with leading Republican stalwarts in Phoenix, visited a charter school, indulged in authentic Mexican food, and marveled at stunning vistas, cacti and red rocks. The 90 […]

By Simon R. Bone Harvard’s Loeb Drama Center played host to legendary director Steven Spielberg on Tuesday evening where he discussed the many influences his wide range of experiences had played on his varied and award winning portfolio of work. In a packed auditorium he detailed how his film career started early with him filming […]

By Maria Syms “I’m a great believer in national service… and I see in you a greater willingness to serve our country than in my generation.”  This was the message from Senator John McCain in his conversation with Jill Dougherty at the Institute of Politics forum event last Wednesday.  The Senator discussed an array of […]

By Simon R. Bone Last Friday HKS held the inaugural annual Latin American Conference entitled “Rethinking Latin America”. The purpose of the conference was to create a space for dialogue and awareness at Harvard’s Kennedy School community regarding the challenges, successes and opportunities of recent Latin America’s policies. Its panel talks focussed on four areas: […]