The Citizen

Today, the first day of spring break, was always going to be a change from our HKS routines – whether we were going home to family, across the world on treks, or enjoying a “staycation” in Cambridge.  But over the past week, COVID-19 has changed our lives drastically, in ways we could have scarcely imagined.  […]

Djosa, a member of the Custodial staff at the Kennedy School, is a former government official from Cape Verde, a star footballer and sports fan, married to Gilda who works in the cafeteria, and possibly the friendliest face at HKS.  Can you tell us about yourself? I’m from Cape Verde. I came to America in […]

When you wake up on one of the many grey, rainy days we have had in Cambridge this winter, you might curse the conditions, slam the snooze button, bury your head in your blanket, and try to dream away another ten minutes of this dreary weather.  But not me. When I wake up to the […]

Susan sent this photo to us with the caption, “Big smile”, which cracked us up and put an (actual) big smile on our faces. Susan sat down with The Citizen for the inaugural Citizens of HKS post, where we chat with HKS staff who we see every day, who make our education possible, but who […]

[googleapps domain=”drive” dir=”file/d/1wO1zLupXfb88Ypp6mswGRtQnE-MsVg2q/preview” query=”” width=”640″ height=”480″ /]   On October 16th the Institutional Anti-Racism and Accountability project (IARA) hosted its first conference on the topic of “Truth and Transformation: the First Step Towards Institutional Change.” The conference’s goal was to explore and examine how understanding and engaging with institutional history impacts organizations when forging a […]

“My religion is Indian” said a poster held by one of the hundreds of students and South Asian diaspora gathered outside the Science Centre on the cold, wet evening of December 17th. Despite disparate climates and different hemispheres, protestors at Harvard organized in solidarity with student protestors in India against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) […]

This time of year, after finals wrap up and we’re headed back home, we finally get the chance to catch our breath, spend time with the people we love, and curl up with a good book. The holiday pause creates an opportunity for reflection and gratitude for community. This winter break, I am grateful for […]

On December 3rd 2019, the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers (HGSU-UAW) strike went on an indefinite strike. Despite steady snowfall through the day, students marched in Harvard Yard demanding a “contract now”. Speaking with The Citizen, Ege Yumusak, a graduate student in the Department of Philosophy and a member of the bargaining committee, said […]

“Over the last few years many Negroes have felt that their most troublesome adversary was not the obvious bigot… but the white liberal who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice, who prefers tranquility to equality…Even in areas where liberals have great influence…schools…and politics—the situation of the Negro is not much better than in […]

This is the first piece in our series, “The Food Project”, a collection of stories, essays, and opinion pieces on the food cultures from our diverse student body.  Students submit pieces expressing broadly their relationship with food and cuisine from their families and countries. These writings can range from a personal connection to a dish, […]

Photo Credit: Caleb D. Schwartz Convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was a longstanding donor to Harvard, giving nearly $9 million to the university between 1998 and 2007. When Epstein was first charged in July 2006, Former University President Derek C. Bok defended Harvard’s relationship with big money donors, saying the university should not “have an […]

Last fall the Registrar’s Office put many students in a terrible bind. We were forced to choose between Professor Khalil Muhammad’s Race, Inequality, and American Democracy, one of the few courses on race, and Professor Tim McCarthy’s, Queer Nation: LGBTQ Protest, Politics, and Policy in the United States, the first course on queer identity and […]