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Harvard Kennedy School
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Juan Manuel Santos, president of the Republic of Colombia, has been named the next Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow
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"You do not have to have personal ambition to be a leader. You do not have to be the loudest person in the room. You can believe in consensus more than you believe in conflict. You can be human. You can feel & show emotion. You can be kind, empathetic & strong" —PM @jacindaardern
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Learn more about @JuanManSantos , and how his experience at HKS inspired his work fighting for peace in Colombia
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Not only was Devah Pager a pioneering scholar whose work deeply influenced thinking on mass incarceration and racial discrimination in employment, she also dedicated time to mentor dozens of students in their research and career ambitions
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Watch live as @JuanManSantos MC/MPA 1981, former president of Colombia and Nobel peace laureate, delivers the 2019 Graduation Address. Livestream begins at 2pm #harvard19 #hkslife
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. @USDOT @SecretaryPete to deliver the HKS 2021 virtual graduation address on May 27
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Congratulations to Sandra Naranjo MPA/ID 2014, the second woman to serve as vice president of Ecuador
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Watch @jorgeramosnews accept the @ShorensteinCtr 's Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism
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We honor the memory of our colleague, teacher, and friend Ash Carter (1954-2022), Belfer Professor of Technology and Global Affairs, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense.
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Snowy days ⛄️❄️
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Harvard Alert Please avoid area of JFK and Eliot Streets due to police search for potentially armed assailant. Shelter in place if in area. More information to follow.
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Each academic year brings a new beginning of possibility and purpose. This week, our students begin or continue their journey at HKS so that they can more effectively answer the call to public service.
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President @JuanManSantos MC/MPA 1981 delivered the 2019 graduation address. In his speech, he urged graduates to “lead with a compassionate heart and a positive mind” and reminded them that leadership is saying “humanity first.” #harvard19 #hkslife
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After accepting the @ShorensteinCtr 's Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2017, @jorgeramosnews spoke of the power of journalism and the responsibility journalists have to take a stand
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Obiageli Ezekwesili MC/MPA 2000 says to fix a country’s politics it takes 3 things: 1. An engaged & empowered electorate 2. A pipeline of competent & ethical new leaders 3. A regulatory structure that keeps the political process fair & competitive
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Congratulations to the Class of 2023! We’re so proud of all that you have accomplished and we celebrate you as you go off to carry HKS’s mission of public service around the world 🎉🎓 #HKSGrad #Harvard23
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Today, celebrate one of America's best ideas—the @NatlParkService #IndependenceDay #July4
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A snowy start to the spring semester ❄️
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Did you know that American taxpayers pay for Super Bowl security? While it makes sense that federal law enforcement plays a central role in making the event as safe as possible, it's time the NFL picks up the tab, writes HKS's @juliettekayyem
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“Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." —Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, receiving @RadInstitute ’s Radcliffe Medal in 2015
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Moldova President @sandumaiamd MC/MPA 2010 to deliver the 2022 Harvard Kennedy School graduation address on May 25 #HKSGrad
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Harvard Kennedy School community mourns the tragic passing of our colleague and friend Devah Pager.
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. @AEI president @ArthurBrooks says political polarization is rooted in contempt, and we’re all called to be “warm hearted”
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"My parents taught me and my brother that we are who we are not just because of our own efforts but because of the people who invested in us. And the only way to pay these people back is to pay it forward.” #HKS18 #Harvard18
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The HKS Library and the IARA Project have curated a reading list for those looking to learn more about racial justice, racial equity, and anti-racism. For more information, visit
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Winter vs. autumn in the JFK Park walkway ❄️🍂
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Even if you disagree with their proposed solutions, don't dismiss the power of children in the streets—calling for change—to create an impetus for action, write HKS's @David_Gergen and @james_piltch
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Congrats to our own Lawrence Bacow MPP 1976 PhD 1978 on being named @Harvard University's next president!
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Wishing our community a happy holiday season! ♥️ ⛄
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. @ricardo_hausman 's prescription for Venezuela's recovery involves recreating a normal economy from the ashes of what’s left, bringing in raw materials and parts to reopen shuttered factories, and creating a demand for workers
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"We are seeing community spread in every state. You need the nation to shut down," says HKS's @juliettekayyem
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Congratulations to Prime Minister @jacindaardern , who will receive the 2020 Gleitsman International Activist Award! The award honors her leadership, decisive action, and commitment to reformative and inclusive policies.
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Couldn’t be more thrilled to announce Prime Minister of New Zealand @jacindaardern as this year's 2020 Gleitsman International Activist Award-winner. Read more and join the celebration ⬇️ 🗓️Tuesday, December 1 ⏲️5:00 p.m. EST 💻
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We're so proud of Sandra Naranjo MPA/ID 2014, the youngest vice president of Ecuador in history
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Commencement Day festivities have begun! 🎉🎓 #HKSGrad
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Today is #ElectionDay in the U.S.! Make your voice heard, go out and vote 🗳️
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HKS welcomes @KhalilGMuhammad as professor of history, race and public policy in July 2016!
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Admissions decisions have been released today and financial aid award decisions are being released today for our MPP, MPA/ID, MPA, and MC/MPA programs. Thank you to everyone who applied. And to our newly admitted students, congratulations! Welcome to our HKS community.
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"I've worked for both parties. It's inconceivable to me that any of President Trump's predecessors would deny the gravity of such an open attack on our democratic system." — @RNicholasBurns
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. @JulianCastro , former secretary of housing and urban development, on what should motivate you to enter a life in public service
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Working from within the bureaucracy, Manivannan Ponniah MC/MPA 2019 struggles to create a democratic forum for citizens and clean up a city
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Today would be President Kennedy's 100th birthday. Experience his legacy #JFK100
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Fall vs. winter: The walkway ✨
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20 yrs ago Dani Rodrik warned us unrestricted globalization could have a backlash effect. It looks like he was right
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Some photos from our new student picnic! ✨
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Class of 2019! 🎓 #harvard19 #hkslife
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HKS’s @MarcellaAlsan has won the @macfound Fellowship, recognizing her work on the legacies of discrimination in perpetuating racial disparities in health. She’s the first current and first female HKS professor to win the genius grant
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Harvard Alert The assailant has been taken into custody. The shelter in place is lifted. The incident is over.
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“We do want to train the next generation of Atlanticists. We want young millennials to feel as connected across the Atlantic as we did, because it’s still vital" — @RNicholasBurns
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3. Former president of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Juan Manuel Santos MC/MPA 1981, delivered the 2019 graduation address 4. On May 30, we awarded a total of 582 degrees to the Class of 2019
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“JFK, MLK & RFK were like heroes to me. They inspired me. They lifted me. They gave us a sense of hope and optimism.” — @repjohnlewis #jfk100
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. @MsLaToshaBrown believes a President’s goal shouldn’t be to go backwards, but instead to push America and our democracy forward @harvardiop
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“No matter what path led you here, your careers in service need not look the same as they might have a generation ago.” — @SecretaryPete , calling for a redefinition of the nature of service in his graduation address to the Class of 2021 #HKSGrad
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Civil Rights icon John Lewis had this advice for a student who wants to run for office #HKSlife
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If we develop Africa’s bioeconomy it will be as transformative for us as digital has been, @calestous says
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"A lot times people say that athletes shouldn’t speak politics. Well, I find that funny because everyone thinks they can speak basketball." — @Money23Green
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At HKS, @SenatorDurbin delivered a powerful, personal defense of immigrants and the value they bring to America
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"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." #JFK100
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HKS's @PippaN15 has won the 2022 Warren E. Miller Prize from the American Political Science Association Section on Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior
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In light of recent changes in U.S. immigration policy, Dean Elmendorf wrote to emphasize the core values of the Kennedy School
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We’re proud to announce that HKS’s @carmenmreinhart has been appointed as the new chief economist and vice president of the @WorldBank Group. She will join the World Bank on June 15, on leave from the Kennedy School.
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Congratulations and welcome to the talented, driven, and passionate students who were admitted to our master’s degree programs today! The world needs leaders like you. New admits, we encourage you to share the good news on social media using #HKSNewAdmit !
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“I don’t think dialogue is an act of friendship. I don’t think talking to those who disagree with you is a concession to them...The essence of diplomacy is dealing with people who fundamentally disagree with you.” — Sir John Sawers
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. @AEI president @ArthurBrooks says political polarization is rooted in contempt, and we should look to the Dalai Lama for the solution
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Our class of 2017 consists of approximately 575 graduates, representing 99 countries #Harvard17
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Mounting evidence suggests the crises in Flint and East Chicago are part of the “ecology of toxic inequality"
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It’s orientation week! We’re so excited to be welcoming all of our new students to campus ✨
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We know that technological innovation has marvelous ways of kicking in quickly & changing the landscape extensively. Now is the time to think about questions like what happens when artificial intelligence starts to outperform us, says HKS's Mathias Risse
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First snowfall of the winter season ❄️
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. @JohnKerry will deliver the graduation address to the Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2017 in May #HKSLife
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Welcome to the Spring semester! 👋
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One of the best moments of 2017 on campus: @RepJohnLewis shares advice for future public leaders
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While President @sandumaiamd was on campus today for her graduation address, she sat down with us to speak about the Moldovan people’s support of Ukrainian refugees. For her graduation address, visit
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President of Moldova @sandumaiamd MC/MPA 2010 will deliver the 2022 Graduation Address on Wednesday, May 25
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President of Moldova @sandumaiamd addresses the Class of 2022 #HKSGrad 🎓
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“I don’t think dialogue is an act of friendship. I don’t think talking to those who disagree with you is a concession to them...The essence of diplomacy is dealing with people who fundamentally disagree with you.” — Sir John Sawers
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One of our favorite tweets from 2017: Congratulations to Sandra Naranjo MPA/ID 2014, the second woman to serve as vice president of Ecuador
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#HarvardInAutumn is in full swing! 🍂
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Kayyem: President Trump has gone from “there was no contact,” to “there was minor contact,” to “there was contact, but it wasn’t collusion,” to “collusion is not a crime,” to “the president cannot obstruct justice.” via @PolicyCast
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While we know we weren’t able to celebrate on campus, we hope you were able to celebrate with friends and family. We are so proud of our exceptional graduates; congratulations to the Class of 2020! 🎉🎓 #HKSgrad #Harvard20
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A new study puts a price tag on America's best idea — National Parks
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ChatGPT is threatening to upend how we draft everyday communications like emails and college essays. Could AI also replace humans in the democratic process, specifically through lobbying?
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Congratulations to the students admitted to our master’s degree programs today! 🎉 At HKS, you will be encouraged, challenged, and empowered. We look forward to welcoming you to our community for the experience of a lifetime.
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We're so proud of President Santos for his tribute to the Colombian people. Find out more about him on @PolicyCast
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Top HKS Story of 2020: The new course was developed and taught by HKS’s @KhalilGMuhammad and Sandra Susan Smith with a goal of ensuring that students learn how and why race and racism are not just artifacts of the past
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It’s officially Orientation 2022 🎉 Join us in welcoming our incoming class of leaders and changemakers as they kick off this incredible journey!
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Todays the day we confer degrees to the Class of 2023! Welcome to Commencement Day ✨🎓 #HKSGrad
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