Archive: 2021

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…

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…

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…

April 27, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the Faculty, Staff, Fellows, and Students of Harvard Kennedy School, I write to thank three important leaders at the school who will be stepping out of their roles, and to welcome three new…

April 26, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the Faculty, Staff, Fellows, and Students of Harvard Kennedy School,Wendy Sherman has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Deputy Secretary of State, taking her away from her roles as a…

April 22, 2021 Africa’s Water Opportunity: Science, Sustainability, and Solutions Thank you so much for that kind introduction. Hello everyone. It is good to be here with you, even if “here” is a virtual location rather than a physical one. I am…

April 20, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the Harvard Kennedy School Community, Criminal trials are meant to be moments of accountability for those accused of committing crimes. The trial that just concluded in Minneapolis is a…

April 19, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To Harvard Kennedy School’s Staff, Students, Fellows, and Faculty,I hope you have read the statement below, written by the Deans of all of Harvard’s schools together with the President and…

April 14, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the Harvard Kennedy School Community, I am writing with the sad news of the passing of Shirley Williams, a retired member of our faculty.  Shirley Williams was Public Service…

March 22, 2021 To the HKS Community, It is my great pleasure to share the news with you that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will deliver the 2021 graduation address for Harvard Kennedy School. The address will be part of our…