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Top 25 Innovations in Government Announced by Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center
The Top 25 Innovations in Government Awards have been announced by Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Read More…
8 hours 20 min ago
“Get This Boy in Our Stable”
Dan Wakefield, NF ’64, edited and annotated the recently published “Kurt Vonnegut: Letters.” Here he reflects on first meeting Vonnegut during his Nieman year and the impact the resulting friendship had on his own writing career Read More…
21 hours 17 min ago
Faculty Research Discussion Shines Spotlight on Veterans Concerns
A new gift to Harvard Kennedy School brought three Harvard faculty members together yesterday (March 11) for a small group discussion about research being conducted on the challenges facing returning veterans. Read More…
1 day 2 hours ago
Google’s Richard Gingras encourages innovation in media outlets to fit technological environment
April 30, 2013 – Google's head of news and social products Richard Gingras spoke to the Shorenstein Center about the evolution of the news ecosystem, and how media institutions can stay relevant in a changing technological landscape. Read More…
1 day 2 hours ago
Global Grand Challenges for Engineering and International Development
"Africa has demonstrated the capability to innovate in hardware and software, and that it is easier to introduce novel technologies in settings where no incumbent industries exist; this presents a unique advantage for innovators in the developing world and must be emphasized in policy discussions." Read More…
1 day 4 hours ago
Post-Election Partisanship among Millennials Deepens, Harvard Institute of Politics Poll Finds
A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, finds a slight majority (52%) of Millennials overall continuing to approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as President. Read More…
1 day 6 hours ago
The Clash of Values in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings
Monday, April 29, 4-6 p.m. CGIS Building South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S-020 (Belfer Case Study Room) "The Clash of Values in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings." Herbert C. Read More…
1 day 22 hours ago
Extreme Political Attitudes May Stem From an Illusion of Understanding
A new research paper co-authored by Harvard Kennedy School Assistant Professor Todd Rogers explores how extreme political attitudes may stem from an illusion of understanding. Read More…
2 days 3 hours ago
Gary Samore Joins the Belfer Center as Executive Director for Reseach
Gary Samore joins the Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School as Executive Director for Reseach . Read More…
2 days 8 hours ago