HKS CLASS DAY AWARDS
Each year, the Malcolm Wiener Center awards prizes for excellence in student research that best exemplifies the work of three remarkable individuals: Manuel Carballo, Susan Eaton, and Frederick Fischer.
Manuel C. Carballo Memorial Prize
Stephanie Nussbaum (MPP 2020) for the Policy Analysis Exercise:
Keeping it FRESH: Evaluating the NYC Economic Development Corporation’s Food Retail Expansion to Support Health Program
Mr. Carballo was a faculty member from 1978 to 1982. This prize is awarded for exemplary articulation of ideas related to the implementation, management, and evaluation of programs to serve disadvantaged populations in the U.S.
Susan C. Eaton Memorial Prize
Lucy Moore (MPP 2020) for the Policy Analysis Exercise:
Supporting Family Childcare Providers to Increase the Supply of Childcare in Boston
A student, alumna, and faculty member at Harvard Kennedy School from 1993-2003, Ms. Eaton was a tireless advocate for the rights of workers. The prize in her name is awarded to an outstanding paper on a topic related to human resource management; union leadership; health care quality, management, disparities and inequality; fair wage policies; work-family policies; gender equity, and aging.
Frederick Fischer Memorial Prize
Jyoti Gupta (MPP 2020) and Ella Han (MPP 2020) for the Policy Analysis Exercise:
Partnerships Strategy for Khan Academy Kids
This prize honors the memory of Frederick Fischer, an alumnus of the MPP program and a committed public servant. Awarded for an outstanding paper on a topic such as criminal justice; economic and social mobility; workforce development; inequality; education; immigration; social services; and related social policy issues.
News
The children being left behind by America's online schooling
MIT Technology Review, May 13, 2020
Limited access to the internet and technology is widening inequality in education and causing poor students to fall behind.
Quoted: David Deming
Washington's 'faithless electors' head to Supreme Court in a case that could throw the 2020 election into chaos
The Seattle Times, May 11, 2020
A supreme court case asks the question: Can presidential electors vote for whomever they want, or can states ensure that they follow the voters’ will?
Quoted: Alexander Keyssar
Why 1.4 million Health Jobs Have Been Lost During a Huge Health Crisis
The New York Times, May 8, 2020
While health care jobs were once considered recession-proof, that sector is now experiencing massive job losses due to COVID-19.
Quoted: Amitabh Chandra