Harvard Kennedy School Diversity Report Shows Rise in International Students

The Harvard Kennedy School’s proportion of international students climbed for the fifth year in a row to 59 percent, according to an annual diversity report released on Thursday.

Dean Weinstein Pauses Faculty Hiring at the Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Kennedy School Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein will pause all new faculty hiring at HKS for the 2024-25 academic year, according to three individuals familiar with the matter.

Young Americans Support Harris, Doubt Peaceful Transfer of Power, IOP Poll Shows

Only 20 percent of young Americans are confident that there will be a peaceful transition of power following the 2024 presidential election, according to the latest version of the Harvard IOP Youth Poll.

Hakeem Jeffries Says Dems Will Let Investigations Into Harvard ‘Run Their Course’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Democrats will let the ongoing congressional investigations into Harvard “run their course” during a press conference Wednesday morning.

Harvard Placed 3 Students on Probation For Role in Anti-CCP Protest, Documents Show

The Harvard College Administrative Board briefly placed three undergraduates on disciplinary probation for protesting Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng during an event at the Harvard Kennedy School in April.

Swing State Election Officials Talk Election Security During Ash Center Webinar

Four election officials from battleground states discussed how to maintain the security and fairness of their states’ elections in advance of the 2024 U.S. presidential election during a Harvard Kennedy School webinar Tuesday afternoon.

Harvard IOP Student Leader Resigns, Citing ‘Palestinian Exception to Free Speech’

Nuriel R. Vera-DeGraff ’26 — the chair of the Harvard Institute of Politics Campaigns and Advocacy Program — resigned on Monday after the IOP rejected his last-minute proposal to heavily refocus the program on Israel and Palestine.

Former U.S. Tech Officer, Taiwanese Minister Talk Technology And Democracy at IOP

Experts on the intersection of public policy and data discussed how technology could be used to strengthen democratic governance at a Harvard Institute of Politics event Thursday evening.

Digital Democracy IOP Forum

Olena Zelenska Visits Harvard, Talks Role of Scholarship Amid Invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska discussed the importance of studying Ukrainian culture and politics at a Harvard Institute of Politics talk on Tuesday.