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Student Stories
Ask how you can do human good: artificial intelligence and the future at HKS
Manish Maheshwari MC/MPA Mason Fellow 2025 has witnessed firsthand the transformative power of technology—and the need to guide it responsibly.
The power of shared knowledge, collective experiences, and the “Ask What You Can Do” spirit
Second-year students share their experiences and helpful tips with first years during the Student-to-Student Summer Internship Networking event organized by the Harvard Kennedy School Office of Career Advancement.
Helping African policymakers create roadmaps for digital transformation
Kistefos African Public Service Fellowship recipient Marcelle Momha MC/MPA Mason 2025 discusses her motivations for studying at HKS and what this fellowship means to her.
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.
Pathways in Public Service: How HKS allowed Gaia van der Esch MPA 2020 to rethink her career
Gaia van der Esch MPA 2020 came to HKS to rethink her career and explore global crises through a policy lens.
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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.