Dean’s Remarks Ask What You Can Do: Class of 2024 Graduation Remarks May 23, 2024 Harvard Kennedy School’s Graduation Speaker March 27, 2024 Sad news about former HKS faculty member John Thomas March 22, 2024 Statement on the Middle East Dialogues February 04, 2024 New leadership for HKS’s Center for Public Leadership January 23, 2024 Welcome to the Spring Semester January 22, 2024 Message from Harvard’s leadership on the Statement on Rights and Responsibilities January 19, 2024 Message from Interim Harvard President Alan Garber January 08, 2024 Joshua McIntosh will be the next Executive Dean of Harvard Kennedy School December 12, 2023 The Past Week October 13, 2023 Israel and Gaza October 10, 2023 The Next Chapter September 07, 2023 Welcome to Harvard Kennedy School’s new students August 21, 2023 Welcome to the new academic year August 20, 2023 The passing of HKS Professor Emeritus Lewis Branscomb July 06, 2023 Today’s Rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court June 29, 2023 Update from the Dean of Harvard Kennedy School May 31, 2023 Public Purpose: class of 2023 graduation remarks May 25, 2023 HKS faculty members who are retiring from teaching this spring May 18, 2023 Erica Chenoweth named new academic dean May 09, 2023 Announcing HKS’s 2023 Graduation Speaker March 29, 2023 Announcing the Next Director of the Institute of Politics March 28, 2023 New Harvard policies regarding discrimination and bullying March 23, 2023 Meghan O’Sullivan will be the next Director of the Belfer Center February 21, 2023 Reflections at Memorial Service for Ash Carter February 08, 2023 The devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria February 07, 2023 Welcome to the spring semester January 25, 2023 Update regarding Ken Roth as a Fellow at HKS January 19, 2023 Very sad news about Mateo Gomez MC/MPA December 18, 2022 Honoring Ash Carter December 06, 2022 Veterans Day November 08, 2022 Reminder: HKS Votes November 03, 2022 The passing of Ash Carter October 25, 2022 Updates on Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at HKS October 20, 2022 Remarks at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly October 13, 2022 Last week’s protest that disrupted an HKS class October 11, 2022 HKS votes! September 20, 2022 New faculty chairs and a new area chair September 02, 2022 Welcome to a new academic year! August 31, 2022 Statement on the death of Rodrigo Ventocilla August 24, 2022 Remembering Rodrigo Ventocilla August 12, 2022 Learnings from the Pandemic: Classes of 2020 and 2021 Graduation Remarks May 29, 2022 A Very Good Time If We but Know What to Do with It: Class of 2022 Graduation Remarks May 26, 2022 Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery: Dean Doug Elmendorf’s Letter to the HKS Community April 26, 2022 New leadership at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy April 18, 2022 Your Chance to Comment: Proposed New Harvard Policies Regarding Non-Discrimination, Anti-Bullying, and Sexual Misconduct April 07, 2022 HKS graduation speaker: Maia Sandu, MC/MPA 2010 and President of Moldova March 29, 2022 HKS Professor Sheila Jasanoff wins the Holberg Prize March 14, 2022 COVID: Looking back and looking ahead March 07, 2022 Opportunities to learn more about Ukraine February 28, 2022 The situation in Ukraine February 25, 2022 Welcome back for the spring semester at HKS January 24, 2022 Faculty retirements at HKS December 16, 2021 Greetings—and health advice—before the end-of-semester break December 15, 2021 Sad news about Philip Heymann December 06, 2021 In-person Commencements for the Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 November 18, 2021 Countering climate change at HKS November 16, 2021 Professor Marcella Alsan wins a MacArthur Fellowship September 29, 2021 Very sad news about John Ruggie September 20, 2021 Upcoming HKS events related to Afghanistan September 10, 2021 The suffering in Afghanistan and other developments in the news August 26, 2021 Resilience: Class of 2021 Graduation Remarks May 27, 2021 Six faculty retirements May 19, 2021 The continued global tragedy of the pandemic May 04, 2021 Remembering David Hicks May 03, 2021 HKS’s new Academic Dean, new IGA Area Chair, and new MPP Program Chair April 27, 2021 New Leadership for Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership April 26, 2021 Remarks at Harvard University Center for African Studies Symposium April 22, 2021 Race and Justice April 20, 2021 Racism and Racial Justice April 19, 2021 Shirley Williams April 14, 2021 Harvard Kennedy School’s 2021 Graduation Speaker: Pete Buttigieg March 22, 2021 Plans for the Summer and Fall at Harvard Kennedy School March 18, 2021 Our response to shootings in Atlanta March 17, 2021 A year like no other March 10, 2021 Remembering Robert Glauber February 23, 2021 Welcome to the Spring Semester January 27, 2021 In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 2021 Plan for the Spring Semester January 11, 2021 American democracy January 07, 2021 Looking Ahead November 09, 2020 The U.S. election—and an upcoming Kennedy School event October 28, 2020 Harvard Kennedy School’s Plans for the Spring Semester October 20, 2020 Harvard Kennedy School’s Role in the World Today October 09, 2020 Climate Change and Harvard Kennedy School September 24, 2020 Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Anti-Racism at Harvard Kennedy School September 03, 2020 Welcome back August 31, 2020 Remembering Dan Fenn August 17, 2020 Remembering John Lewis July 18, 2020 Opposing Racism June 18, 2020 The death of George Floyd May 30, 2020 A Renewed Understanding May 28, 2020 Harvard Kennedy School carries on March 17, 2020 Forgiveness February 25, 2020 Welcome to the spring term January 27, 2020 A Brief Appreciation of William Julius Wilson September 13, 2019 Greeting to New Students August 26, 2019 Principled and Effective Public Leadership May 30, 2019 Universities in Today’s Political Environment December 03, 2018 Greetings to Incoming and Returning Students September 05, 2018 Remarks for APSA Event “Inequality, Democracy, and America’s Future” August 29, 2018 Welcome Letter to Faculty, Staff, and Students August 27, 2018 Courage and creativity: class of 2018 graduation remarks May 24, 2018 The Fundamentals of Good Leadership March 01, 2018 Remarks Delivered at “Harvard Abroad: The Eleventh Annual Workshop on International Activities at Harvard” February 02, 2018 Remarks at a Conference on Agriculture, Nutrition, Health and the Environment in Africa November 07, 2017 Restoring Trust November 07, 2017 Values for advancing the public interest: class of 2017 graduation remarks May 26, 2017 Remarks to the Harvard National Model United Nations Conference February 16, 2017 Welcome to “Campaign for President: The Managers Look at 2016” conference at Harvard Kennedy School November 30, 2016 Remarks at 2016 HKS Commencement Diploma Ceremony May 26, 2016 Remarks delivered at the reception welcoming Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James to HKS April 22, 2016
Your Chance to Comment: Proposed New Harvard Policies Regarding Non-Discrimination, Anti-Bullying, and Sexual Misconduct April 07, 2022
Remarks Delivered at “Harvard Abroad: The Eleventh Annual Workshop on International Activities at Harvard” February 02, 2018
Remarks at a Conference on Agriculture, Nutrition, Health and the Environment in Africa November 07, 2017
Welcome to “Campaign for President: The Managers Look at 2016” conference at Harvard Kennedy School November 30, 2016
Remarks delivered at the reception welcoming Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James to HKS April 22, 2016
