Meet the Spring 2025 Graduate Student Ambassadors
We’re excited to introduce our Spring 2025 Graduate Student Ambassadors, who work with the Office of Admissions & Financial Aid to give prospective students insight into the student experience at HKS. These student ambassadors will lead campus tours, conduct information sessions, answer questions from prospective and admitted students, and participate in additional virtual and on-campus programming....
Lessons in lobbying
Students in HKS Professor David King’s policy entrepreneurship course learned important lessons about lobbying through an immersive simulation exercise this fall semester....
Legalized gambling is exploding globally. What policies can limit its harms?
Swept up in online and mobile betting, gamblers could lose up to $700 billion annually by 2028, creating a serious global public health concern, HKS Professor Malcolm Sparrow and a global public health commission warn....
Dean Jeremy Weinstein: “The School’s mission is my personal mission”
Weinstein began his tenure as dean in July. Throughout his career, he’s paired his work as a scholar with deep policy experiences....
The HKS Admissions blog has moved
Thank you for following the HKS Admissions blog here on Tumblr. We’ve moved the blog to a new home directly on the HKS website. We look forward to continuing to share admissions tips, information on financial assistance, community news, and highlights ......
MPP Policy Analysis Exercise
For Master in Public Policy (MPP) students, the Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) is the culmination of the Harvard Kennedy School experience. During the PAE, second-year MPP students serve as a consultant to a public or nonprofit organization and develop......
Student Conferences at HKS: Black Policy Conference
Each spring, Harvard Kennedy School students organize a series of student-led conferences. These conferences focus on issues that are timely, relatable, and of substance. And they’re also opportunities for our students to listen to, learn from, and spe......
Harvard Climate Action Week
Throughout this week, May 8-12, climate experts from across Harvard University are participating in Harvard Climate Action Week—a celebration and acceleration of climate research, education, and engagement. Harvard Climate Action Week will convene thou......
Meet W3D: Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development
W3D welcomes new members at the Student Organization Fair in September. Who we are W3D: Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development is a student organization at the Harvard Kennedy School that aims to elevate the visibility and impact of women at the ......
Conservative Student Voices at HKS
Above: Angelique Talmor MPP 2024 (left) and Sebastian Borda MPP 2024 (right) As a school of public policy—where lively debates about approaches to solving the world’s most pressing public problems are encouraged—it’s important that a wide spectrum of ......
Tips for Moving to Harvard with a Family
By Katie Ford MC/MPA 2023When I was admitted to the Mid-Career MPA Program, my first thought was, “How will I move my family to Cambridge?” As I approach graduation, I reflect on our amazing year together here. We have benefited from great schools, clo......
Harvard University Housing Advice from a Current HKS Student
By Akshay Mathur MC/MPA 2023Before coming to Harvard as a Mid-Career MPA student, I was based in Mumbai, working with think tanks that focus on local, national, and global policy issues. After I graduate, I plan to return to India to continue working i......