Harvard Kennedy School is transformational
Congratulations to our newly admitted students—the world needs principled and effective public leaders like you. We can’t wait to have you on campus and see how you’ll transform the world.
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Smarter Cities
Whether by working with mayors, training new leaders, or leading cutting-edge research, Harvard Kennedy School is helping cities improve people’s daily lives.
Ongoing lessons from a long pandemic
What COVID-19 has taught—and continues to teach—us two years in.
A new mountain to climb
Marina LeGree MC/MPA 2014 built a program to help young Afghan women find themselves through mountaineering. Now she is helping them find new lives.
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Professor Sheila Jasanoff wins prestigious Holberg Prize
Sheila Jasanoff, the Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Harvard Kennedy School, has been awarded the 2022 Holberg Prize, among the world’s most prestigious awards for academic work in the humanities and social sciences.
