Featured Stories
More Responsibility is Not Equivalent to Having More Stress
Dr. Jennifer Lerner, Thornton F. Bradshaw Professorship of Public Policy, Management, and Decision Science at the Harvard Kennedy School, shares findings around the real causes of workplace stress from her Harvard program, Leadership Decision Making.
Twenty-five years after 9/11, lessons from those who led through the chaos
Featuring Nancy Gibbs
Research shows Americans overwhelmingly value national parks. Is the government as invested?
Featuring Linda Bilmes
Twenty-five years after 9/11, lessons from those who led through the chaos
Featuring Nancy Gibbs
Research shows Americans overwhelmingly value national parks. Is the government as invested?
Featuring Linda Bilmes
“Democracy is happening” in the fight over Flock cameras
Featuring Archon Fung
Community Stories
HKS students are developing their skills and making an impact, both inside the classroom and beyond.
72 flights to Harvard: A year of commutes, sleepless nights, and the education of a lifetime
In this personal reflection, Muath Alamri MC/MPA 2026 traces an unconventional path through Harvard Kennedy School—defined not by life in Cambridge, but by 72 flights between Virginia and Boston.
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.
The cost of the Iran war is mounting. Here’s the latest tally.
Linda Bilmes
Washington Post
Trump Blames America First
Juliette Kayyem
The Atlantic
Why the United States Keeps Losing Wars
Stephen Walt
Foreign Policy
America’s Cosmic Bet on AI
Graham Allison
Foreign Policy
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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.