Featured Stories
Building a world where all can thrive
Seismic shifts over the past year have heightened the urgency to rethink the approach critical development work. In this video, HKS professors share “one big idea” to build a thriving world given the multitude of challenges facing our geopolitical landscape.
HKS 2036: A vision for Harvard Kennedy School’s next chapter
Featuring Jeremy Weinstein
What do a firefighter, an ICE agent, and a librarian have in common?
Featuring Elizabeth Linos
Many states are banning cellphones in schools. Is it working?
Featuring Paul Peterson
Rooting for a team this World Cup? It’s good for you—and society.
Featuring Todd Rogers
How should policymakers use forecasting in the age of AI?
Featuring Juliette Kayyem
“Historical levels of mobilization”: Harvard professors discuss American Democracy
Featuring Erica Chenoweth
Community Stories
HKS students are developing their skills and making an impact, both inside the classroom and beyond.
Reimagining how cities work
Cesar R. Hernandez MC/MPA 2026 is building a democratic “civic operating system” so smart cities of the future are equitable, accountable, and human-centered.
Getting to work: HKS students take on government projects
Harvard Kennedy School professor Christopher Avery asked state and local officials what they needed help with, and his students stepped up.
Featuring Christopher Norio Avery
From rural Mississippi to JSI@HKS to the MPP Program: A Q&A with Lily Langstaff MPP 2027
Growing up in rural Mississippi, Lily Langstaff MPP 2027 never imagined she would one day pursue a master's degree in public policy. As the first JSI@HKS Summer Scholar to enroll at HKS, Lily reflects on her journey to the MPP Program and experience so far.
In the News
A selection of what our faculty members and experts are saying in the media.
Fair Workweek laws make workers’ lives better without wage or benefit cuts, analysis shows
Daniel Schneider
HR Drive
The British duke who played an outsize role in the American Revolution
Danielle Allen
Boston Globe
Don’t blame AI. Blame capitalism, local security technologist says.
Bruce Schneier
Boston Globe
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Ideas from Around HKS
Stories and news from HKS research centers.
Self-Evident Truths: The 250-Year Pursuit of Human Rights in the United States of America
Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights
Good, Responsive Services Start With the Resident
Data-Smart City Solutions
The Past, Present, and Future of Democracy—A Summer Reading List from the Allen Lab
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
The Future of Aid: How Development Cooperation Is Adapting to a More Contested World
Center for International Development
Announcements
Press releases and messages to the community.
Government Performance Lab announces new State Housing Production Accelerator to help local communities meet state housing production goals
The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) announced the launch of a new program to build durable state capacity to help local governments meet ambitious housing goals.
By Nicole Morell, Director of Communications | Taubman Center for State and Local Government
HKS Magazine
Disagreement is everywhere. Leading through it is a skill.
The spring 2026 issue of Harvard Kennedy School Magazine highlights how HKS alumni and faculty are putting that skill into practice—bridging divides, navigating high-stakes decisions, and modeling more productive debate in the moments that matter most.