More than 150 years after the birth of William Monroe Trotter, his legacy comes alive at Harvard
Black social justice pioneer William Monroe Trotter continues to energize a new generation of Harvard students to take up the mantle of his lifelong struggle for racial justice. His legacy lives on through the work of the William Monroe Trotter Collabo......
HKS courses and seminars related to race, policy, and inequality
As a school of public policy, HKS plays a unique role in advancing knowledge about how policy has been historically influenced by race and how to address systemic racism. To educate the next generation of public leaders, HKS offers a range of courses a......
Black History Month in the Forum | Reparations: Story, History, and Democracy - Now
Tomorrow, the William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice and the Institute of Politics will host a discussion on the legacy of Callie House and the long legacy of reparatory justice movements for Black Americans. Panelists include: Kirsten......
Additional Fellowship Opportunities for Applicants
While the primary HKS application for financial aid has now closed, there are several additional fellowship opportunities for applicants.Zuckerman FellowshipThe Zuckerman Fellows Program equips people from the fields of medicine, law, and business to p......
MPA/ID Coffee Chats Around the Globe
Looking to learn more about Harvard Kennedy School from a current MPA/ID student? Attend one of our upcoming Coffee Hours events around the globe. Coffee Hours provide an opportunity to meet a current MPA/ID student and discuss the HKS student experi......
HKS experts on the hot topics of 2022
War, inflation, public health crises—2022 has been nothing short of an eventful year. As leaders in public policy, HKS experts are often called upon to help make sense of breaking news and current events. As the new year approaches, let’s recap some of......
Financial Aid Application FAQs (pt. 2)
We recently held another virtual financial aid Q&A session, during which applicants could submit questions about applying for financial aid. Here are some of the questions and answers from that session—we hope these responses are helpful for the ma......
Financial Aid Application FAQs
Now that the application for admission has closed, applicants should focus on the application for financial aid. We recently held a virtual financial aid Q&A session where applicants could submit questions about financial aid. Here are some of the ......
Meet our global student community
The Kennedy School is one of Harvard University’s most international schools, welcoming hundreds of students from around the globe each year. The interactive map on our website shows the countries of citizenship of our current degree program students w......
Next steps for applicants
You’ve applied to a Harvard Kennedy School master’s degree program. Now what?If you’ve applied for admission to HKS this application cycle, you’re probably curious about what’s happening now “behind the scenes.” Application Processing & First Round......
Fall in the Forum
The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics is Harvard’s premier arena for political speech, discussion, and debate. And with students fully back on campus this fall, the Forum has been busy hosting leaders in politics, government,......
Application FAQs: Countdown to the December 1 Deadline
The application deadline is quickly approaching! If you are interested in applying to one of the Kennedy School’s master’s degree programs this application cycle, you must submit your application and required materials by Thursday, December 1, 2022 at ......