Harvard Kennedy School prepares the next generation of public leaders
We are now accepting applications to our master’s degree programs for the 2024-2025 academic year.
HKS Alumni Award winners
Inder Singh MPP 2004 harnesses the power of data to track disease outbreaks
How can you stop an outbreak before it becomes an epidemic? How do you know when and where symptoms start? For Inder Singh MPP 2004, these questions are not rhetorical.
David Rosenberg MC/MPA 1986 connects people as a model volunteer
Since his graduation and especially during the last decade, David Rosenberg MC/MPA 1986 has been an active member of the HKS and Harvard alumni communities.
The HKS Black Alumni Association builds community
Expanded programming, including joint events with students, enhanced communications, and more opportunities for alumni to connect with each other and the school led the HKS Alumni Board to choose the HKS Black Alumni Association as this year’s recipient of the Alumni Network Engagement Award.
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Fit Your Career Goals
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Master’s Programs
Master’s Programs
One- and two-year master’s degree programs in public policy or public administration prepare students to lead.
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Executive Education
Executive Education
Open-enrollment and custom programs to help leaders gain the skills needed to solve current challenges in real time.
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Doctoral Programs
Doctoral Programs
Full-time PhD programs in public, health, and social policy prepare candidates for careers in academia, research, or policymaking.
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Public Leadership Credential
Public Leadership Credential
A series of online courses developed to help learners improve their decision-making, leadership, and policymaking skills for the public good.
Elmendorf, who saw the Kennedy School through challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic, will remain at the School as a faculty member teaching economic policy.
