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Harvard Kennedy School gets to work

Our students kick off a new semester to learn how to solve real-world problems and improve public policy and governance around the globe.

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Lessons in lobbying

Students in HKS Professor David King’s policy entrepreneurship course learned important lessons about lobbying through an immersive simulation exercise this fall semester.

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Nicholas Burns returns to HKS faculty

In April, Nicholas Burns, who until recently served as the United States ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, will rejoin the Harvard Kennedy School faculty and the School's Belfer Center. Burns had previously taught for 13 years at the Kennedy School as the Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations.

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Acknowledgment of Land and People

Harvard University is located on the traditional land of the Massachusett people, and the Nipmuc and Wampanoag Nations have long been our neighbors as well. Harvard Kennedy School recognizes and honors the past, present, and future of these Indigenous people and precious lands.