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Archive: May 2021

Resilience: Class of 2021 Graduation Remarks

May 27, 2021 Hello everyone. I am Doug Elmendorf, the Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Welcome to the graduation of the amazing Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2021. This class includes students from around…

Six faculty retirements

May 19, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Dear members of the HKS community, Dear Members of the Harvard Kennedy School Community, As we come to the end of this academic year, six members of the Kennedy School faculty are retiring…

The continued global tragedy of the pandemic

May 4, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Dear Members of the Kennedy School Community, As we begin to feel hope in Cambridge that vaccinations are bringing us back toward our pre-pandemic lives, people in many parts of the world continue…

Remembering David Hicks

May 3, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf  and Associate Dean Debra Isaacson Dear Members of the Kennedy School Community,It is with great sadness that we are writing to let you know that David Hicks, a student in the joint degree…