Harvard Kennedy School
Refusing a ‘diminished self’
Former Ethiopian judge and political prisoner Birtukan Midekssa, at Harvard as a Scholar at Risk, argues that her native land — with its heritage of religious tolerance and its innate appetite for liberty — is ripe for democracy.
Tags: Birtukan Midekssa, Coalition for Unity and Democracy, Corydon Ireland, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program, Harvard Scholar at Risk, International, Meles Zenawi, National & World Affairs, Scholar at Risk, Siye Abraha, Unity for Democracy and Justice, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute
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Talent on the sidelines
Every spring, high-achieving high school seniors around the country play the college admissions game in the lead-up to the May 1 decision deadline. Research by Christopher Avery of HKS research shows that many poor but promising students are sitting out.
Tags: ACT, Caroline Hoxby, Center for Education Policy Research, Christopher Avery, College Admissions, Education, Harvard Kennedy School, Higher Education, Katie Koch, National & World Affairs, SAT, Strategic Data Project
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Widespread trauma
Members of the Harvard community responded to the Boston Marathon attacks and offered thoughts about both the physical and mental injuries they caused.
Tags: Alvin Powell, Arnold Howitt, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, bombing, Boston Marathon, Brigham and Women's Hospital, crisis response, emergency response, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Medical School, HarvardScience, Health & Medicine, Michael Miller, Michael VanRooyen, Nicholas Christakis, Pforzheimer House, recovery, Sociology Department, Stephanie Kayden
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Making this economy work
In honor of its 30th anniversary, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government brought together heavy hitters in economics and government to discuss how private and public leaders can help the United States thrive again.
Tags: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Benjamin W. Heineman, Business, Government, Government & Politics, Harvard Kennedy School, Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Katie Koch, Lawrence Summers, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, National & World Affairs, Nina Easton, Paula Dobriansky, Politics, Roger Porter
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The bridge to citizenship
Two dozen participants in the Harvard Bridge Program who recently became U.S. citizens were lauded by Harvard President Drew Faust at the annual celebratory dinner.
Tags: Campus & Community, Carol Kolenik, Citizenship, Harvard Bridge Program, Harvard Kennedy School, Immigrants, In the Community, Institute of Politics
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Where corporations, public meet
After six years of work, Harvard Kennedy School Professor John Ruggie has developed United Nations-approved guidelines to ensure businesses respect the human rights of those they interact with around the world.
Tags: Alvin Powell, Belfer Center, Business, European Union, Harvard Kennedy School, Human Rights, International, International Finance Corp., John Ruggie, multinational, National & World Affairs, nternational Organization for Standardization, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, U.N. Human Rights Council, United Nations, “Just Business: Multinational Corporations and Human Rights”
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A new face at the Vatican
After Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope on Wednesday, Harvard analysts weighed in on what his selection, as the Vatican’s first Jesuit and first South American leader, could mean for the future of the Roman Catholic Church.
Tags: Catholic Church, Catholicism, Colleen Walsh, Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard Kennedy School, J. Bryan Hehir, Jesuits, Katie Koch, National & World Affairs, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Religion, Rome, Vatican
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A postwar call to service
: The United States must do more to help its newest generation of veterans reintegrate by capitalizing on their desire to serve, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, former commander of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said at a panel event in honor of Harvard’s veterans.
Tags: Afghanistan, Annise Parker, Christine Heenan, Daniel Feehan, Drew Faust, Harvard Kennedy School, Houston, Institute of Politics, Iraq War, John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Katie Koch, Military, National, National & World Affairs, Ray Mabus, Spencer Kympton, Stanley McChrystal, Texas, The Mission Continues, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of the Navy, Veterans
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Cantor: Fund medical research
U.S. Rep. Eric I. Cantor, the House majority leader, embraced immigration reform, education changes, and medical research funding during a speech at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Cancer, Eric Cantor, Eric I. Cantor, Government & Politics, Harvard College Global Health, Harvard Kennedy School, Immigration reform, Institute of Politics, Medical research funding, National & World Affairs, Paul Ryan, School choice, Science, Trey Grayson
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