Professor Ben Hillman delivers first 2025 Professorial Lecture
Professor Ben Hillman launched Crawford's 2025 Professorial Lecture Series with a talk on CPC control in rural China....
Crawford School Director Professor Janine O'Flynn delivers Donald C. Stone Lecture
Professor Janine O’Flynn delivered the 2025 ASPA Stone Lecture, highlighting the importance of Positive Public Administration in countering global negativity toward the public sector....
Thuy-Hang Duong's vision for fairer global trade earns top recognition at Raisina-IE Global Student Challenge
The Crawford School's PhD scholar Hang Duong participated in the 2025 Raisina-IE Global Student Challenge, earning second place with her team’s proposal for fairer trade agreements, bridging the Global North-South Divide....
Admission decisions have been released—now what?
Admission decisions and financial aid awards have been released. Applicants, log into your applicant status page using the credentials you used to submit your application and click “View Update” to view your decision....
Striving to work together—even in disagreement—at the 2025 Mexico Conference
March 10, 2025 The student-led Mexico Conference returned to Harvard Kennedy School last month for its eighth consecutive year to address critical issues affecting Mexico, the United States, and the world. ...
"Universities Driving Disaster Recovery,"
The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters have placed immense pressure on disaster response and recovery mechanisms worldwide. According to the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the number of natural disasters surged tenfold between 1960 and 2019, with floods and storms accounting for over 70% of these events between 1990 and 2019. In the U.S., data from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) reveals a stark rise in billion-dollar disasters, from an average of 8.5 per year between 1980 and 2023 to 20.4 annual events from 2019 to 2023. As of November 1, 2024, 24 weather- and climate-related disasters had already caused losses exceeding $1 billion. With resources stretched thin, both governmental and non-governmental organizations are struggling to meet the growing demand for disaster response and recovery efforts. In this challenging landscape, university-based experiential and engaged learning programs are emerging as a vital complementary force. These initiatives not only enhance student education but also offer meaningful contributions to post-disaster recovery and preparedness efforts....
The Crawford School partners with government on Strategic Policy Uplift
The Crawford School of Public Policy collaborates with the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to enhance strategic policy capability, focusing on key themes like stakeholder engagement and leadership to address health and aged care challenges....
An HKS scholar explores options for the U.S. health insurance system under Trump
America’s health insurance system is a “complex patchwork quilt,” says HKS Associate Professor of Public Policy Mark Shepard. “There’s Medicare over here, there’s Medicaid over here, there’s employer coverage here, but there’s a big hole in the middle. Before Obamacare, a lot of people didn't have health insurance coverage, and what Obamacare tried to do was to put another patch on our quilt to get people covered, and it succeeded. But there’s still a lot of holes in the quilt, and so coverage is incomplete.” We asked Shepard to explain that patchwork system, how we got to where we are today, and what could happen to health insurance under the new administration of President Trump—who tried to repeal Obamacare in 2017. The interview has been edited for length and clarity....