Application FAQs: Standardized Tests (English Language Proficiency)
Approximately half of Harvard Kennedy School students are international, so it’s no surprise that many of our applicants have questions about English language proficiency requirements.Our current policy states that if you do not speak English as your n......
Application FAQs: Academic Transcripts
We’ve covered letters of recommendation and GRE/GMAT test requirements. Next up in our application FAQ series? Academic transcripts. We use transcripts from the colleges and universities you have attended to see what coursework you have previously take......
LGBTQ History Month: Watch last week’s National Coming Out Day event
LGBTQ History Month is celebrated annually throughout the month of October to observe lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history. Throughout October, the HKS community comes together to celebrate the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transg......
Application FAQs: Standardized Tests (GRE/GMAT)
We hope you found last week’s post about letters of recommendation helpful. This week we continue our series addressing some of the most frequently asked questions about the application process with some answers about GRE and GMAT requirements. (We’ll ......
U.S. Latino Leadership Fellowship
One of the many fellowships offered through the Center for Public Leadership at the Kennedy School is the U.S. Latino Leadership Fellowship. The fellowship brings together a diverse and talented group of emerging leaders who are committed agents of tra......
Application FAQs: Letters of Recommendation
We announced last week that the application for admission for the 2023-2024 academic year is now available. As prospective students work to complete applications over the coming weeks and months, we’ll be addressing some of our applicants’ most frequen......
Start your master’s degree admission application for the 2023-2024 academic year now.
In his inaugural address, our school’s namesake President John F. Kennedy urged others to answer the call to public service. His well-known appeal is timeless: “Ask not what your country can do for you … Ask what you can do for your country.” Join us......
READ: Latinx Alumni Stories
Maria Teresa Kumar MPP 2001 HKSEE 2004 is convincing public leaders the Latino vote matters. Maria Teresa Kumar, founding president and CEO of Voto Latino—a grassroots political organization focused on educating and engaging Latinx voters—shares her t......
WATCH: Invited Speakers on Latinx Issues
Si, Se Puede: A Celebration of Heritage with Labor Rights Activist Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta, labor and civil rights activist, founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association discusses Latinx issues......
Ways to engage with HKS this fall
Fall Open HousesAfter being closed to visitors for several years due to the pandemic, we are excited to welcome prospective students back to campus this fall. Our Open House events are a great way to experience all that HKS has to offer firsthand. Lear......
HKS Reflects on Latinx Heritage Month
Latinx Heritage Month, or Hispanic Heritage Month (official government designation), recognizes and honors the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Latin America.At the Harvard Kennedy School, we would like to r......
Read the Summer 2022 Harvard Kennedy School Magazine
We’re working hard to put the finishing touches on the master’s degree application for the upcoming admissions cycle—it should be available by the end of September. While you wait for the application to go live, we encourage you to read the Summer 202......