Events Calendar

Latin America Study Group: 'Contemporary Human Rights Issues in Latin America'

Join us for the first meeting of this year's study group "Contemporary Human Rights Issues in Latin America" were we will...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room (R-219)
• Date:
  Monday, September 17, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Sexual Health as Buzzword: Competing Stakes and Proliferating Agendas

Sandwich lunches provided. RSVP by the Thursday before....

• Location:
  Pierce 100F, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• Date:
  Monday, September 17, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

The Hidden Costs of Energy

ETIP/Consortium Energy Policy Seminar Series Lunch will be served....

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS
• Date:
  Monday, September 17, 2012
• Time:
  12:30 PM

HKS Fall 2012 Sustainability Fair and Freecycle

Fall 2012 Sustainability Fair and Freecycle Monday, September 17, from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm in the Fisher Family Rotunda and HKS Courtyard (Rain...

• Location:
  Taubman: Fisher Family Rotunda and HKS Courtyard
• Date:
  Monday, September 17, 2012
• Time:
  1:00 PM

"5 Secrets of Powerful Public Speakers," a Communications Program Workshop with Marie Danziger, HKS Lecturer in Public Policy

This workshop will summarize the key lessons from “The Arts of Communication” and then give participants the chance to practice these powerful...

• Location:
  Weil Town Hall
• Date:
  Monday, September 17, 2012
• Time:
  1:10 PM

Rachel Sklar: "Changing the Ratio: Why Should You Care?"

"Changing the Ratio: Why Should You Care?" Speaker Series with Rachel Sklar, Founder, Change The Ratio to increase the number of women...

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, September 18, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Another Year, Another Government: Making Sense of Japan's Political Confusion

Professor Curtis is America's leading scholar of Japanese politics and has taught at Columbia for over four decades. His books include Election...

• Location:
  Bowie-Vernon Room K262, CGIS Knafel Building
• Date:
  Tuesday, September 18, 2012
• Time:
  12:30 PM

Harvard-MIT Economic Development Seminar: The Diffusion of Microfinance

We examine how participation in a micro?nance program diffuses through social networks, using detailed demographic, social network, and participation data from 43...

• Location:
  Harvard Hall 104
• Date:
  Tuesday, September 18, 2012
• Time:
  2:40 PM

Film screening: "Our School" followed by discussion with the director

Screening of the film "Our School" followed by a discussion with the director Mona Nicoara. This is a documentary about three Roma...

• Location:
  Eliot Lyman Room, Longfellow Hall, floor 2, Harvard School of Education
• Date:
  Tuesday, September 18, 2012
• Time:
  5:30 PM

Serious Rules for Nuclear Power without Proliferation

Arguing that U.S. policies favoring nuclear promotion are not matched by corresponding policies on nonproliferation, Henry Sokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (Littauer 369)
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  10:00 AM

"Introduction to Public Speaking," a Communications Program Workshop with Luci Herman, HKS Lecturer in Public Policy

Public speaking is essential to your credibility as a policy maker.  This workshop teaches basic skills to help you overcome your fears,...

• Location:
  Littauer Building, Room 382
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  10:10 AM

Student Policy Group on Human Trafficking: "Introduction to Human Trafficking"

Please join us for the semester's first meeting of the Student Policy Group on Human Trafficking. The topic: "An Introduction to Human...

• Location:
  RSVP for venue
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  11:30 AM

"Syria and Iran – the View from Saudi Arabia," a Belfer Center Director's Lunch with Nawaf Obaid

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a Director's Lunch with Nawaf Obaid, Belfer Center Visiting Fellow, in the...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (L369)
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

The Challenges of Running a Major Pension Plan: The Case of Florida: Politics, Pension Envy, and Prudential Policy

This seminar will be given by Ash Williams, Executive Director and CIO of the Florida State Board of Administration. It will...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  3:00 PM

Will Texas beat California to bulllet trains?

From the Planes, Trains and Automobiles (and Bikes) seminar seriesLone Star High-Speed Rail (LSHSR) is a U.S. company organized to market and...

• Location:
  Taubman 401
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

The Valuation of Life and Health in Government Policy

The Valuation of Life and Health in Government Policy; Prof. Jo. Wolff, University College London, adviser to British Government. Readings for seminar can...

• Location:
  Belfer 1 (Weil Seminar Room)
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  4:10 PM

Screening/panel discussion of the film"SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home"

Screening and panel discussion of "SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home," an inspiring documentary about women warriors' battles to overcome visible and...

• Location:
  Wiener Auditorium (Taubman Building, ground floor)
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Harvard Kennedy School to attend Idealist Boston graduate school fair

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the Idealist Boston graduate school fair. Please visit www.idealist.com for more information and to register....

• Location:
  Boston, MA
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  5:00 PM

MEI Speaker Series: Arab Spring: From Citizen Revolts to National Reconfigurations

Rami George Khouri is a Palestinian-Jordanian and U.S. citizen whose family resides in Beirut, Amman, and Nazareth. He is director of the...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, 4th Floor
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  5:00 PM

SUP Open House and Ice Cream Social (Taubman, Wiener, Rappaport, Joint Center for Housing)

Come and celebrate the beginning of the new term and learn more about the Taubman Center for State and Local Government,...

• Location:
  Allison Dining Room
• Date:
  Wednesday, September 19, 2012
• Time:
  5:00 PM

Performance Support Bias and the Gender Pay Gap among Stockbrokers

Janice Fanning Madden, Professor of Urban Studies, Regional Science, Sociology and Real Estate, University of Pennsylvania In this seminar, we will analyze the...

• Location:
  WAPPP Cason Seminar Room, Taubman Building, Room 102
• Date:
  Thursday, September 20, 2012
• Time:
  11:40 AM

The Politics of Precaution: Regulating Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks in Europe and the United States

This Regulatory Policy Program seminar will be given by David Vogel, Department of Political Science and Haas School of Business, at the...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, 3rd Floor Littauer
• Date:
  Thursday, September 20, 2012
• Time:
  11:45 AM

"Writing to Persuade: The Art of Writing Op-eds and Columns," a Writing Workshop with Morgan McVicar, MC/MPA 2003, HKS Writin

• Location:
  Littauer Building, Room 332
• Date:
  Thursday, September 20, 2012
• Time:
  1:10 PM

The Euro Crisis and Its Impact on Central and Eastern EU Nations

Jan Fischer, former prime minister of the Czech Republic; vice president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and candidate for...

• Location:
  Lower Level Conference Room, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
• Date:
  Thursday, September 20, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Human Rights to Water & Sanitation Study Group: David A. MacDonald, "Alternatives to Privatization: Public Options for Essent

Please join the Human Rights to Water & Sanitation Study Group for Session 2: David A. MacDonald will present "Alternatives to Privatization: Public...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room (3rd floor, Littauer building)
• Date:
  Thursday, September 20, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Human Rights in Education Training Series: "National human rights institutions as tools for advocacy" by Kirsten Roberts

Please join us for session 2 of the  Human Rights in Education Training Series. This session's topic: "National human rights institutions as tools for advocacy" will...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room (Rubenstein 219)
• Date:
  Thursday, September 20, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Middle East Film Series: A Separation (Iran, 2011)

A married couple is faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another...

• Location:
  Wiener Auditorium
• Date:
  Thursday, September 20, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

"The Science and Policy of Environmental Toxics and Breast Cancer"

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Fifty Years Later Featuring remarks by Rachel Carson Advocacy Award Honoree Teresa Heinz A Panel Conversation with: Julia...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Thursday, September 20, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

CID Speaker Series: Featuring Momar Dieng, Ministry of Education, Senegal

Meet Momar Dieng, CEO of Africa Web Services and former Senior Policy Advisor for UNDP in Liberia, who will discuss how...

• Location:
  Perkins Room, 4th Floor Rubenstein Building
• Date:
  Friday, September 21, 2012
• Time:
  11:45 AM

Tactical and Strategic Political Judgement: The Roles of Affective Intelligence, Personality, Politcal Convictions, and Conte

We are excited to announce the launch of a new invited speaker series and inter-disciplinary scholarly community: The Working Group in Political...

• Location:
  CGIS K450
• Date:
  Friday, September 21, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Middle East Initiative Book Talk: A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution.

Samar Yazbek, Novelist, journalist, and author. Followed by a book signing at 1:30pm at the Harvard COOP, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA...

• Location:
  Weil Town Hall, Belfer Building, Ground Floor, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Friday, September 21, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Organize Your Research with Zotero

Use Zotero to organize and insert citations into your papers. Learn how to save citations from the web, HOLLIS, and databases. Automatically...

• Location:
  Instruction Room
• Date:
  Friday, September 21, 2012
• Time:
  1:00 PM

Organize Your Research with Zotero

Use Zotero to organize and insert citations into your papers. Learn how to save citations from the web, HOLLIS, and databases. Automatically...

• Location:
  Instruction Room
• Date:
  Friday, September 21, 2012
• Time:
  1:00 PM

Expertise, Technologies and Ecologies of Participation

Abstract: In this presentation my particular focus is on ‘public participation expertise’, the rise of mediators as a new category of expert,...

• Location:
  BL4, Hauser Center Conference Room
• Date:
  Friday, September 21, 2012
• Time:
  2:00 PM

Sexuality, Gender and Human Rights Study Group: "Youth Sexuality and LGBTQ Public Health Disparities"

Please join us for the second of this semesters Sexuality, Gender and Human Rights Study Group meetings. This sessions topic: "Youth Sexuality...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room (R-219)
• Date:
  Friday, September 21, 2012
• Time:
  3:00 PM

A Public Address by His Excellency Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia

A Public Address by His Excellency Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia Moderated by David Ellwood, Dean, Harvard Kennedy School The ticket lottery...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Friday, September 21, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM