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When the heat is on, student learning suffers

CAMBRIDGE MA—Heat waves are taking their toll on schoolchildren, particularly those from low-income families and minority groups. That is one takeaway from a new research study examining the impact of ...
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David Gergen, a towering figure in U.S. politics and founder of the Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, has died

David Gergen, a trusted adviser to four U.S. presidents who went on to play a pivotal role in shaping leadership education at Harvard Kennedy School, has died at the age of 83. Gergen was a dedicated ...
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Study finds vertical integration in medicine is leading to higher costs and worse health outcomes

In theory, vertical integration in health care makes sense: when physicians work directly for hospitals, rather than in independent practices, there should be greater efficiencies through economies of ...
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Massachusetts has made community college tuition-free. What will that mean for enrollment, quality, and workforce development?

Massachusetts recently joined the ranks of states and other localities that have made community colleges tuition-free. David Deming, the Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy and HKS ...
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Samantha Power, former USAID administrator and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, returns to Harvard with a joint faculty appointment at the Kennedy School and the Law School

Cambridge, Mass.—On June 1, Samantha Power will return to Harvard Kennedy School as the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy and to Harvard Law School as the ...
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Public sector fellowship programs are key to getting young people into government. When these programs are eroded, talented workers go elsewhere.

Q: What impact have public sector fellowship programs—like the PMF—had on pathways into government service? Our study tracks the career trajectories of over 2,000 fellows and finalists from four ...
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Want a jury to be fair, impartial, and engaged in higher-quality deliberations? Diversify the jury pool, Harvard researchers say.

The Roundtable on Racial Disparities in Massachusetts Criminal Courts was created by Sandra Susan Smith, the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice, faculty director of the ...
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Grow Now, Regulate Later? Regulation urgently needed to support transparency and sustainable growth for Buy-Now, Pay-Later

“Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) companies have seen significant growth in the past few years in the U.S. market. BNPL products are expected to account for a considerable portion (12%) of ecommerce sales ...
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Find an Executive Education Program

Whether you complete a program on our historic Cambridge campus or through the flexibility of an online offering, your immersive learning experience at Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education will ...
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About CID

Housed at the Harvard Kennedy School, CID works across Harvard University and a global network of researchers and practitioners to build, convene, and deploy talent to address the world’s most ...
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Deborah Hughes Hallett

Deborah Hughes Hallett is Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. She graduated from Cambridge University in England and has taught at Middle East ...
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HKS on the Road

View our past HKS on the Road event photos in the caption links. 79 John F. Kennedy Street ...