Student Stories | Harvard Kennedy School

Aissata Lam in front of a garden

May 18, 2026

Ready to move mountains

By Kate Selker

Paige Swem stands in a grassy courtyard

May 18, 2026

Believing in the power of the people

By Carol Kerbaugh

Gabriella Fleischman sitting casually on stairs leading up to the HKS Courtyard.

May 15, 2026

Meals, friendship, and the economics of belonging

By Julie Galante

Two people talking at the PAE Showcase

May 14, 2026

Second-year MPP students showcase their Policy Analysis Exercise projects

students checking in to the State and Local Government Career Expo

May 14, 2026

“I left more committed”: Reflections on the Harvard State and Local Government Career Expo

By Hensley Carrasco

A group photo of the 25 President’s Innovation Challenge finalists celebrating at the Harvard Innovation Labs.

May 6, 2026

President’s Innovation Challenge finalists are redesigning systems to improve lives

A group shot of symposium panelists with a slide in the background that reads: The race to AGI--Who Will Win and At What Cost?"

April 13, 2026

Who writes the rules for artificial intelligence? HKS students make the case for public leadership

Group shot in an art gallery.

April 2, 2026

Students experiencing “PDIA in Action”

Seven people smiling at the camera.

March 31, 2026

Inside HKS’s first student-led Ukraine Symposium

Three students smiling for a selfie.

March 31, 2026

Coming in 2028: “The second most powerful person in California”

By Valerie Davis

Field Lab students stand in front of Belmont Town Hall

February 17, 2026

Through the Urban Politics Field Lab, Kennedy School students help shape a new vision for Belmont

By Nicole Morell, Taubman Center for State and Local Government

An aerial view of the Robert C. Byrd Truss Bridge crossing the Ohio River in Huntington, West Virginia

January 27, 2026

Students reflect on the impact and opportunity of state and local programs

By Taubman Center for State and Local Government

United States Capitol Building with red and blue overlay

December 4, 2025

The newly formed Bipartisan Caucus seeks to bridge political divides

Group of students smiling in business professional clothing

November 12, 2025

Students reflect on the 2025 Rural Economic Development Trek to New Hampshire

By Nicole Morell, Taubman Center for State and Local Government

Luke Bienstock standing arms crossed in front of a fighter jet on a sunny day

November 7, 2025

Serving beyond the uniform

Nils Olsen and three other men in army uniforms pose with parachuters in the background

November 7, 2025

Carrying forward the bonds and values of service

Two whales swimming in arctic water with icebergs

November 6, 2025

On the frontlines of conservation: Bhuvan Ravindran MPP 2026 on why the Arctic matters

Road intersection with pedestrians walking in different directions.

November 4, 2025

From Boston to Cape Town, London, and Sydney: Exploring the intersection of business and public purpose

HKS Staff standing behind an LGBTQ table

October 23, 2025

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month

Barbara Filion and her friend laughing in the HKS Courtyard.

October 22, 2025

Empowering Indigenous voices through culture and policy

By Barbara Filion MC/MPA 2026

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