Archive: 2024

December 11, 2024 Presented at the U.S. House Budget Committee Click to read the testimony …

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to this celebration of the Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2024. I am delighted to be together with you all on this stormy but joyous occasion. I will keep my remarks brief to keep our attention focused where it…

I am delighted to announced that Nicholas Burns, the ambassador of the United States to the People’s Republic of China, will give the 2024 graduation address at Harvard Kennedy School on May 22. 

March 22, 2024 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Dear HKS Community, I write with the sad news that our former faculty member John W. Thomas died on March 11. John spent more than 45 years at Harvard, including 28 on the HKS faculty up to…

February 4, 2024 Professor Tarek Masoud has established a series of events for the Harvard Kennedy School community to learn about the developments in Israel and Gaza and about possible pathways to peace. Consistent with the Kennedy School’s…

January 23, 2024 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the HKS Community,  I am very pleased to announce that Professor Anthony Foxx will become co-director of our Center for Public Leadership on July 1. Anthony Foxx will work with…

January 22, 2024 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and Fellows of Harvard Kennedy School, Welcome to the beginning of a new semester. I have heard from many people who find recent developments in the world and…

January 19, 2024 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the HKS Community: I hope everyone has seen the message from Harvard’s interim president and deans regarding the longstanding University-wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities.…

January 8, 2024 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and Fellows of Harvard Kennedy School, I am greatly saddened that Claudine Gay’s term as President of Harvard University has ended so soon. In the eight years…