Harvard Kennedy School
Taking stock of technology
At the recent Harvard IT Summit, Anne Margulies, vice president and University chief information officer, mentioned how Harvard had been at the forefront of information technology since its inception, even to the point of naming the burgeoning field.
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The path to fighting injustice
Lillian Langford, graduating with degrees from Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School, plans to use her experience working in international law and human rights and her experience at Harvard to continue fighting injustice.
Tags: Campus & Community, Colleen Walsh, Commencement, Commencement 2013, Emory University, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, India, Kyrgyzstan, Lillian Langford, Pakistan, Profile, Samoa
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Take-home lessons
Viridiana Rios is a native of Mexico City. Rios, a graduating doctoral student in Harvard’s Department of Government, also is an adviser to Mexico’s minister of finance.
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Transformative leaders
The first cohort from Harvard’s innovative doctorate of education leadership degree program leaves campus headed for a range of education jobs and armed with new skills to help transform the field.
Tags: Boston Public Schools, Campus & Community, Commencement, Doctor in Education Leadership, Ed.L.D., Elizabeth City, Harvard Business School, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Kennedy School, Iowa Department of Education, Kathleen McCartney, Katiusca Moreno, Khan Academy, KIPP, Marshall Ganz, Nancy Gutierrez, New York City Department of Education, NewSchools Venture Fund, Ryan Wise, Susan Cheng, Teach For America
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Parting words
An Ethiopian classicist, a French explorer, and a New York policeman-turned-HKS student will speak at this year’s Morning Exercises on May 30.
Tags: Cabot House, Campus & Community, Class of 2013, Classics, Commencement, Commencement 2013, Fanaye Yirga, Felix de Rosen, Harvard Kennedy School, Jon Murad, Katie Koch, Latin, Leverett House, Morning Exercises, Public speaking, Student Speakers
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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.
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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.
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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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