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Our Impact
Read about how our students, alumni, and faculty are driving change in the world.
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
Creating a community of peacebuilders and changemakers through HKS negotiation courses
For 30 years Brian Mandell, the Mohamed Kamal Senior Lecturer in Negotiation and Public Policy, has taught HKS students real-world skills through simulations that shape careers in conflict resolution and leadership.
Featuring Brian Mandell
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.
HKS alumni show that bipartisanship can be powerful
Harvard Kennedy School alumni at the Recoding America Fund are working to make state and federal government more functional and efficient.
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.
President Xi Jinping invokes HKS Professor Graham Allison’s “Thucydides Trap” in summit with President Trump
This week at the U.S.-China summit in Beijing, President Xi Jinping invoked “The Thucydides Trap,” a concept coined by Graham Allison, the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and a former dean of Harvard Kennedy School.
Featuring Graham Allison
A European NATO?
Harvard Kennedy School brings together scholars, ambassadors and international leaders to explore the future of NATO and European security.
Featuring Nicholas Burns
Research Insights: Trust in scientists, stigma and social safety nets, universal basic income, and more
Research Insights are bite-sized, usable takeaways from HKS faculty working papers, peer-reviewed articles, and other publications. These insights span a variety of important policy topics.
Featuring Matthew Baum, Elizabeth Linos, John Holdren, Randall Kekoa Akee, Iris Bohnet
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
What do a firefighter, an ICE agent, and a librarian have in common?
Featuring Elizabeth Linos
HKS 2036: A vision for Harvard Kennedy School’s next chapter
Featuring Jeremy Weinstein
How national political polarization affects communities
Featuring Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Matthew Baum
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