Archive: 2021

March 18, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Dear Students, Faculty, Staff, and Fellows, I hope you are all well and safe. The past year has been difficult and demanding in so many ways, but the future is looking brighter, at least…

March 17, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the HKS Community, We are deeply saddened by the deadly shootings in the Atlanta area yesterday. While we do not know the true motivations of the gunman, six of the eight people who were…

March 10, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the Harvard Kennedy School Community, The end of this week will mark one year since the day when many of us dispersed from the Kennedy School campus as the coronavirus pandemic spread.…

February 25, 2021 Dean Doug ElmendorfDelivered to The Berkeley Forum Hello, and thank you for that kind introduction. I am delighted to be here with you today in The Berkeley Forum. The United States is suffering from a collection of crises,…

February 23, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Dear Members of the Harvard Kennedy School Community, I am writing on the sad news of the passing of Bob Glauber this past weekend. Bob was an adjunct lecturer at the Kennedy School for most…

January 27, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Hello everyone, I hope that you are healthy and safe, and that, despite the challenges we are facing, you were able to enjoy time away from work and with your families and friends around the…

January 15, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the Students, Staff, and Faculty of Harvard Kennedy School, On Monday the United States officially honors the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  More than fifty years…

January 11, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Dear HKS Students, Staff, and Faculty, Happy new year. I hope you are healthy and safe, and that, despite the many challenges we are facing, you had time to rest and reconnect with your loved…

January 7, 2021 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Like many of you, I watched in shock and anger yesterday as an armed mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and attempted to use force to stop the peaceful transition of presidential power. We are…