Jane Mansbridge Awarded the 2018 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science

The Skytte Foundation cited Mansbridge’s influence in enhancing “our understanding of democracy in its direct and representative forms,” when naming her the 2018 recipient. 

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Lawrence S. Bacow named next president of Harvard University

Lawrence Bacow MPP 1976 PhD 1978, one of the most experienced and respected leaders in American higher education, will become the 29th president of Harvard University on July 1.

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Mark Gearan appointed Director of the Institute of Politics

Mark D. Gearan has been appointed Director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. Gearan, who was President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges for 18 years and was previously Director of the U.S. Peace Corps, has spent the past year as ‘President in Residence’ at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Harvard will seek to become fossil fuel-free by 2050

Harvard University announced an ambitious new climate goal striving to end its use of fossil fuels by 2050. The new Harvard climate action plan also includes an interim goal to become fossil fuel-neutral by 2026.

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Three research centers cited among top university-affiliated think tanks

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and the Center for International Development (CID) are among those named in the latest edition of the “Global Go To Think Tank Index Report."

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Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston Awards 25 Summer Fellowships

Six Additional Governments to Receive Technical Support from Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab

Reed College President John Kroger to join Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership as Hauser Leader-in-Residence for 2018-19

New Senior Fellows Welcomed to the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government

When the heat is on, student learning suffers

Harvard Kennedy School Graduates to Receive Diplomas During May 24 Ceremony

Sheila Jasanoff Named Winner of 2018 Albert O. Hirschman Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Social Science Research

Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Award certificates for 2018.

Equal Justice Advocate, Social Entrepreneur, Volunteer Leader, and IT Management Consultant to Receive Alumni Awards

Harvard Kennedy School Launches Rawabi Fellowship Program for Current and Emerging Leaders from Palestine

Harvard Kennedy School Launches New Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship

Pippa Norris elected as member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Institute of Politics Releases Spring 2018 Youth Poll

Jane Mansbridge Awarded the 2018 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science

$2.5 Million Gift for Harvard Kennedy School Will Enhance Efforts to Address Wealth Concentration and Inequality

Robert Putnam honored for his cross-disciplinary research by the International Political Science Association and the University of Oxford

Harvard Kennedy School Creates a Student Fellowship in Honor of Lisa Garcia Quiroz

Harvard Kennedy School research group hosts symposium for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education

Harvard Kennedy School mourns the passing of Francis Bator

NPR and ProPublica Win the 2018 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting from Shorenstein Center

Nancy Gibbs Named Visiting Edward R. Murrow Professor at Harvard Kennedy School