The Citizen

By Neil Gundavda When Golden Tate and M.D. Jennings “simultaneously” caught Seattle rookie Russell Wilson’s hail-mary pass on Monday Night Football a couple of weeks ago, the reaction was uproarious. Fans called for the heads of replacement officials. The sportscasters at ESPN, America’s (least) favorite sports-entertainment media monopoly, were flabbergasted.

As we HKS students crack our books and begin to think about midterms and papers, our mentors and professors are living double or triple lives. Even as they educate us for a brighter tomorrow, they wheel and deal behind the scenes of the biggest political campaigns in America and the world. Just the other day, […]

By Jon Murad Once you’ve been here for a while, you’ll eventually see them: the black SUVs parked in the Kennedy School Quad, with their flashing red and blue lights, and the taciturn men in dark suits with earpieces and Oakleys. And we’ve all noticed the Very Important People who occasion this swirl of pomp […]

By Karly Schledwitz You’ve probably seen that Indian guy with big headphones around his neck walking in the courtyard. He might have even talked to you in the forum during election week or maybe you heard about his campaign from a friend. Now that Rohit Malhotra has been elected as KSSG President, The Citizen sat […]

This year’s election for Student Government (KSSG) President sparked a debate over campaign spending rules and general HKS Elections Committee processes. The Elections Committee bylaws state that candidates running for President of KSSG are not allowed to exceed a budget of $100 on campaign materials. As such, all candidates are required to submit financial disclosure […]

By Amy Antonelli“We are here,” began Dean David Ellwood, “to hear and to honor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is indeed one of the great figures of our time.” So commenced the 2012 Godkin Lecture in the JFK Forum on Sept. 27, as the HKS community welcomed with an emotional standing ovation the revered Nobel […]

By Irene Shih For this year’s opening Citizen issue, I’d like to tackle the myth of being “too busy.” If you are reading my column right now (which of course you are), I congratulate you on finding the time between class, social events and procrastination to skim this first paragraph. First-year students, especially, are suffering […]

As a native Bostonian, I am often asked, “Where are the cool places to hang?” and “What are the fun things to do?” In the spirit of service, I offer this advice about how to pop out of the Kennedy School bubble and serve yourself all that Boston and New England have to offer.

‘There are only two Americans in this shot. Try to guess who. The other countries represented include Greece, Canada, Japan, Kazakstan, France and a Native American tribe. Love this place.’- This caption – which is for a photograph John Lee, MC/MPA ‘13, posted on Facebook.com showing fellow students sitting down for a meal of lobster […]

A few dozen Harvard Kennedy School staff, faculty and students gathered to celebrate the opening of the Office for Student Diversity and Inclusion earlier this month. Officially inaugurated on July 1 of this year, the office emerges at a time when a confluence of events over the past year has made diversity at HKS especially […]

By Jennifer Hoegen Modern slavery, also known as human trafficking, is a hot topic these days.  It seems that everyone with whom I speak is aware of it.  But, what exactly is human trafficking? The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime  (UNODC) defines it as: … a crime against humanity. It involves an act […]

By Neil Gundavda The DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act was first introduced in 2001 as a bipartisan step towards comprehensive immigration reform. However, it ushered in a decade of acrimonious debate over not just immigration, but over the very values of what it means to be “American.” Republicans that supported the […]