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Archive: Aug 2023

A serious case for dynamic scoring

August 28, 2023 Written with Heidi L. Williams and published on Matthew Yglesias’s Substack ‘Slow Boring’ Everyone from Mitt Romney to Barack Obama to Hilary Clinton to Marco Rubio to Donald Trump has voiced support for the idea…

Welcome to Harvard Kennedy School’s new students

August 21, 2023 Hello, everyone, and welcome. I am Doug Elmendorf, the dean of Harvard Kennedy School. It is wonderful to have you all here.  I know this is a time of transition for you. Some of you have moved around the world to be here,…

Welcome to the new academic year

August 20, 2023 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the Harvard Kennedy School Community, I hope everyone had a good summer, with plenty of time for family and friends. Welcome to all our new students, faculty, staff, and fellows, and…