Republicans in Texas have proposed a remapping of congressional districts that has sparked conflict with state Democrats. The move is unusual, coming mid-decade rather than after a census, which ...
For Ishan Nath, a new assistant professor of public policy, coming to Harvard Kennedy School provided an opportunity to align his economic research with critical climate work at Harvard. A former ...
Higher education in the United States is currently under intense scrutiny from the second Trump administration. A new working paper from Pippa Norris, the Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative ...
Cambridge, MA — July 2025 — The Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School proudly announces the launch of the Human Rights & U.S. Foreign Policy Fellowship, a bold new initiative ...
Where does scientific discovery happen, and why does it matter? A recent analysis by Amitabh Chandra, the Ethel Zimmerman Wiener Professor of Public Policy, director of the Harvard Healthcare Policy ...
Dear Harvard Kennedy School Faculty, Students, Staff, and Fellows, It is with deep sadness that I write to let you know that David Gergen has passed away after a long illness. David was a fixture of ...
The first and second Trump administrations have been notable for the how heavily they've relied on executive orders to pursue their policy agendas. But what can the U.S. president accomplish through ...
A recent online event by the Ash Center for Democracy and Governance focused on the increasing global influence of an elite group of wealthy and powerful tech leaders—the tech oligarchy—and the ...
June 25, 2020, Video, "ABC News contributor Dr. Leah Wright-Rigueur joins East Texas Now to look at racial reckoning. She explains the complexities of racism and how policies are changing.
American presidents have issued executive orders since George Washington was in office. Article Two of the Constitution gives the president the legal foundation to issue executive orders to provide ...
Joseph S. Nye Jr., Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, whose ideas on the nature of power in international relations influenced generations of policymakers, academics, and ...
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