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Mike Bloomberg joins faculty, students, and staff to celebrate the Bloomberg Center for Cities.
HKS’s Greater Boston Applied Field Lab investigates inclusionary zoning as a tool to increase affordable housing
Research in two Massachusetts communities suggests guidelines for cities considering this policy.
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Ban Ki-moon, the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations, will deliver the 2023 graduation address at Harvard Kennedy School, Dean Douglas Elmendorf announced.