Harvard Kennedy School
The Response
Ema Horvath '16 responds to an audience question during the Thursday night debate at the JFK Jr. Forum on Thursday Night. At the forum, candidates discussed topics ranging from the Stillman Infirmiry's closure to the UC's ability to effect change.
The Debate
The candidates begin the debate with their opening statements in the JFK Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School on Thursday night. Gene Corbin, the Harvard College Assistant Dean for Public Service moderated the debate.
Panel Takes on Threats to Humanity
Rees, alongside a panel organized by the Program for Science, Technology, and Society, discussed the variety of possible causes of an “existential crisis” for humanity, through the lenses of various disciplines.
As Congress Turns Red, Faculty Expect Continued Gridlock
As Republicans took control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, Harvard political experts said that the new power dynamic in America’s government would not significantly change the existing political climate in Washington.
Experts Discuss Potential for Another World War
Experts disagreed whether tension between China and the U.S. in the East China Sea has the potential to escalate to global conflict on the scale of World War I by October 2015 at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Wednesday night.
Ambassador Rob Ford
Rob Ford, the former U.S. ambassador to Syria from 2010-2014, speaks in the Malkin Penthouse at the Kennedy School of Government on Wednesday.
Hong Kong Crisis
The JFK Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics hosted a panel event on Tuesday evening on the future of Hong Kong with Chinese lawyer Chak Ming Chan, T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies William C. Kirby, College student Heather L. Pickerell '15, and moderator Anthony Saich.
Mass Elections
Steven Poftak, of the Rappaport Institute, moderates a conversation between veteran reporters Gabrielle Gurley and Jim O'Sullivan. The pair discussed the upcoming Massachusetts elections and referenda Monday at the HKS.
Journalists Predict Close Mass. Gubernatorial Race
Two prominent journalists predicted a close gubernatorial election in Massachusetts and discussed next week’s midterm elections at the Kennedy School Monday afternoon.
Mass Elections
Veteran reporters Gabrielle Gurley and Jim O'Sullivan discuss the upcoming Massachusetts elections and referenda. The pair spoke Monday at the HKS.
IOP To Partner with Think Tanks for Congressional Training Program
The Institute of Politics announced Thursday that it would partner with three prominent think tanks to host its biannual conference to prepare new members of the House for their duties on Capitol Hill.
Dynamic Politics
Ramesh Ponnuru, center, shares his definition of reform conservatism with the attentive crowd in the JFK Jr. Forum at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government on Thursday night.
The Four
The four members of the panel conversation, Reform Conservatism: The Future of the Republican Party?, held in the JFK Jr. Forum at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. This conversation panel discussed the new concept of Reform Conservatism and the role it should play in the future of the GOP.
