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Our Impact
Read about how our students, alumni, and faculty are driving change in the world.
Building a world-class civil service: How the Cayman Islands invested in leadership education at Harvard Kennedy School
Professional development with global impact is a hallmark of Harvard Kennedy School's Executive Education—and on full display in a custom program to train civil servants.
Featuring Nathalie Laidler-Kylander, Hannah Riley Bowles
Getting to work: HKS students take on government projects
Harvard Kennedy School professor Christopher Avery asked state and local officials what they needed help with, and his students stepped up.
Featuring Christopher Norio Avery
HKS 2036: A vision for Harvard Kennedy School’s next chapter
Dean Jeremy Weinstein is preparing Harvard Kennedy School to take on tomorrow’s challenges.
Featuring Jeremy Weinstein
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the first battalion chief to send firefighters into the Twin Towers tells his story
The tragedy of 9/11 led Joseph Pfeifer HKSEE 2006, MC/MPA 2008 to learn and teach crisis leadership.
Research & Insights
The ideas that shape the future often start here. HKS experts translate insight into impact — in city halls, capitals, and communities. Here’s what they are finding, and what it means for the world.
Fiscal policy will need new tools for uncertain AI future
Featuring Karen Dynan, Douglas Elmendorf
With unstable work, social supports become more important—and harder to find.
In their recent paper in Sociological Science, “The Double Bind of Precarious Work: Creating Need and Undermining Support,” Harvard Kennedy School Professor Daniel Schneider and his co-authors explore the relationship between precarious work and social supports, finding that unstable work both erodes social networks and makes more necessary.
Featuring Daniel Schneider
Traffic-related deaths are a problem in American cities—but politicians are slow to embrace fixes
The recent death of a Boston bike-safety advocate has heightened attention to an issue that many U.S. cities continue to face. Harvard Kennedy School faculty member Justin de Benedictis-Kessner explains what is at stake.
Featuring Justin de Benedictis-Kessner
Discover Programs That Fit Your Career Goals
Whether you want to get a graduate degree or take a course that helps you further your career, we have the right program for you.
Master’s Programs
One- and two-year master’s degree programs in public policy or public administration prepare students to lead.
Executive Education
Short, intensive open-enrollment and custom programs, on campus and online, that equip public leaders to tackle urgent challenges, build new skills, and drive change.
Doctoral Programs
Full-time PhD programs in public, health, and social policy prepare candidates for careers in academia, research, or policymaking.
Public Leadership Credential
A series of online courses that builds leadership and policymaking skills, with the potential to serve as a pathway to a future master’s degree.
Announcing HKS 2036, a vision for the School’s future
The problems of government and governance have never been more urgent. Read more about how HKS plans to meet this moment.
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Insights & Analysis
Fiscal policy will need new tools for uncertain AI future
Featuring Karen Dynan, Douglas Elmendorf
Victims’ mothers can shift views on police violence—even across political divides
Featuring Yanilda González
With unstable work, social supports become more important—and harder to find.
Featuring Daniel Schneider
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