Tag: David Ellwood

  • Nation & World

    Praise, optimism in reaction to Bacow choice

    Members of the Harvard community weighed in with their thoughts Monday on the selection of former Tufts University president Lawrence S. Bacow as Harvard’s next leader.

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    Lawrence S. Bacow.
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    A campus deeply transformed

    The Harvard Kennedy School celebrates the culmination of its campus renewal project.

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    President Faust spoke of “the better world we enable through the realization of the ideals of public service and the common good within these walls”
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    A new dean debuts

    Douglas W. Elmendorf, former director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, was introduced on Thursday as the new dean of the Harvard Kennedy School.

    5 minutes
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    Not backing down

    Speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talked about his country’s economic and political difficulties, during the first stop of his state visit to the United States.

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    After Ferguson, the ripples across Harvard

    Students across Harvard channel energy and anger from last semester’s “Black Lives Matter” protests into a call for discussions and changes at home.

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    Q&A with departing Dean Ellwood

    In a question-and-answer session, Harvard Kennedy School Dean David T. Ellwood, whose 11 years in that position will conclude next spring, discusses how the School changed during his tenure, how it is evolving, and what comes next for him.

    14 minutes
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    The next Google

    Google chairman Eric Schmidt talks about innovation and leadership in the digital age at the Harvard Kennedy School.

    4 minutes
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    Faith, hope, and government

    In Washington, D.C., two Harvard deans faced off in a discussion, “Religion and Politics in a World of Conflict,” explaining how leadership is vital to many nations to maintain a steady, open, middle path to resolving differences.

    5 minutes
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    Reflections on week of terror

    A panel at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum examined the interplay of law enforcement coordination, leadership, and social and traditional media during the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.

    6 minutes
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    A welcome to the military

    In an annual fall tradition, Harvard rolls out the welcome mat for its new students and fellows who are veterans or who are still in the service.

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    Freedom in motion

    Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi delivered the Godkin Lecture and took questions from students last night at Harvard Kennedy School.

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    Innovation recognized by Ash Center

    New York City’s Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) was named the winner of the Innovations in American Government Award today by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Kennedy School of Government.

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    Lessons from a leader

    At an event sponsored by the Women’s Initiative in Leadership at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, President Drew Faust discussed qualities that make a great leader and offered insights into her own role heading Harvard.

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    Military greeting

    At Harvard’s first orientation for student veterans, a faculty panel says: Help close the military-civilian gap.

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    Chile’s president pushes progress

    Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said during a Harvard Kennedy School speech on Sept. 23 that he hopes to lead Chile into the ranks of fully developed nations by the end of the decade.

    5 minutes
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    Developing fast, but sustainably

    The Harvard Sustainability Science Program marked the beginning of its third phase Sept. 19 with a forum on issues facing the rapidly industrializing major nations of China, Brazil, and India.

    5 minutes
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    Accompanying the underserved

    “The road from policy development to implementation is usually long and rocky, one that must be trod with companions,” Paul Farmer, University Professor and co-founder of Partners In Health, told Harvard Kennedy School graduates on May 25.

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    Harvard honors veterans

    In what is believed to be the largest gathering of uniformed students at the University since Winston Churchill spoke on campus in 1943, more than 170 Harvard veterans from all the service branches gathered at Cambridge’s Sheraton Commander Hotel April 25 for a dinner honoring students who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

    5 minutes
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    The road to Chile, Brazil

    On her South American trip, Harvard President Drew Faust meets with government and academic leaders, reconnects with Harvard alumni, and views the tangible benefits of the University’s research.

    6 minutes
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    Voluntary retirement program

    The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offered a customized voluntary retirement program to 127 eligible faculty members. At the same time, four of Harvard’s graduate and professional schools unveiled similar plans to eligible members of their faculties.

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    Honoring Nations

    Honoring Nations 2009, a two-day symposium sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School, calls on national experts and elders to share innovations in tribal governance.

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    Public service gets personal

    Four HKS graduates took part in a panel on public service on Sept 2. The alumni discussed their time at HKS and their work in both the public and private sectors.

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