June 4, 2026 Harvard Kennedy School’s The People Lab launches the Public Servant Project – a national hub for research on the government workforce
June 1, 2026 Robert Putnam, Author of Bowling Alone and HKS Professor, Receives American Philosophical’s Highest Honor
May 14, 2026 Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center Launches Program on Diplomacy and Statecraft, Founded by Ambassador Nicholas Burns
April 30, 2026 HKS announces Jason Furman as Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
March 17, 2026 The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston announces $2 million in funding for research and projects that tackle Massachusetts’ biggest challenges
March 16, 2026 Harvard Kennedy School launches new event series marking 250th Anniversary of America’s Founding
January 27, 2026 Harvard Impact Labs awards $1.4 million to launch four new research projects designed to tackle urgent social problems
December 2, 2025 Harvard Kennedy School names Beth Myers and Ned Price interim co-directors of the Institute of Politics
September 24, 2025 Harvard Impact Labs announces inaugural group of faculty members working to tackle today’s challenges
September 12, 2025 Harvard Kennedy School awards faculty grants for timely research at this moment of significant policy and institutional change
July 17, 2025 Harvard Kennedy School launches new program to provide full scholarships for American public servants and military veterans