What Does it Mean to Be a Good Citizen? November 13, 2018 "We don't agree on everything—but we do agree on enough that we can work together to start to heal our civic culture and our country." CPL's James Piltch asked people all over the US what it means to be a good citizen. Read more about What Does it Mean to Be a Good Citizen?
Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai to Receive 2018 Gleitsman Award October 31, 2018 Cambridge, MA—The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has named Malala Yousafzai, the 2014 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and an inspiration across the world, as this year’s recipient of the Gleitsman Award.... Read more about Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai to Receive 2018 Gleitsman Award
Trump Drums Up an Immigration Crisis that Doesn't Exist October 31, 2018 A new op-ed from David Gergen and James Piltch frames immigration policy through economic prosperity. Read more about Trump Drums Up an Immigration Crisis that Doesn't Exist
Harvard Kennedy School Receives $7.5 Million Gift from the Debra and Leon Black Family Foundation to Support Student Fellowship Program for U.S. Veterans and Active Duty Military Members October 18, 2018 CAMBRIDGE, MA – Harvard Kennedy School today announced the creation of a graduate student fellowship program for U.S. veterans and active duty military members.... Read more about Harvard Kennedy School Receives $7.5 Million Gift from the Debra and Leon Black Family Foundation to Support Student Fellowship Program for U.S. Veterans and Active Duty Military Members
How I Learned to Embrace Power as a Woman in Washington September 13, 2018 "It’s an open question precisely why women continue to deny their own capabilities, despite the past century of feminist activism." - Ambassador Wendy Sherman (Adapted from Not for the Faint of Heart: Lessons in Courage, Power & Persistence for Politico) Read more about How I Learned to Embrace Power as a Woman in Washington
Arthur Brooks Appointed Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership August 30, 2018 Camrbridge, MA – Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Beth and Ravenel Curry Scholar in Free Enterprise, will join Harvard Kennedy School in July 2019 as a professor of the practice of public leadership. He will jointly serve as a senior fellow at Harvard Business School.... Read more about Arthur Brooks Appointed Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership
Cornell William Brooks Appointed Professor of the Practice of Leadership and Social Justice August 30, 2018 Cambridge, MA — Cornell William Brooks, former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), civil rights attorney, and ordained minister has joined Harvard Kennedy School as professor of the practice of public leadership and social justice.... Read more about Cornell William Brooks Appointed Professor of the Practice of Leadership and Social Justice
Wendy R. Sherman appointed professor of practice at Harvard Kennedy School and director of the School’s Center for Public Leadership August 28, 2018 Cambridge, MA – Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, will join Harvard Kennedy School in January 2019 as professor of the practice of public leadership and the director of the School’s Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf announced today.... Read more about Wendy R. Sherman appointed professor of practice at Harvard Kennedy School and director of the School’s Center for Public Leadership
Reed College President John Kroger to join Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership as Hauser Leader-in-Residence for 2018-19 June 15, 2018 Cambridge, MA—Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) announced today that John Kroger (JD 1996) will join the Center for Public Leadership (CPL) as a Hauser Leader-in-Residence for the 2018-19 academic year.... Read more about Reed College President John Kroger to join Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership as Hauser Leader-in-Residence for 2018-19
Scaling Innovative Ideas to Create Inclusive Labor Markets June 5, 2018 Social innovation can be a powerful tool for positive change, but we need to rethink scaling as an integral part of the innovation process, explains SICI co-director Johanna Mair. Read more about Scaling Innovative Ideas to Create Inclusive Labor Markets
