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Loan Repayment & Forgiveness Programs

Student loan debt can be a significant obstacle when pursuing a career in public service. Harvard Kennedy School and the U.S. government developed programs to help our graduates put their degrees into ...
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The End of the Federal Reserve as We Know It?

September 26, 2024, Opinion: "Donald Trump attacked the Federal Reserve throughout his presidency, complaining about interest-rate increases and lobbing insults at Chairman Jerome Powell. In his bid ...
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Erica Chenoweth illuminates the value of nonviolent resistance in societal conflicts

THEY REACH OUT TO ERICA CHENOWETH ALMOST DAILY—from Africa, South America, the Middle East, Europe, even the United States. They hail from places where authoritarian officials are tightening their ...
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What Happened to the Soviet Superpower’s Nuclear Arsenal? Clues for the Nuclear Security Summit

See citation below for complete author information. Twenty years ago Russia and fourteen other newly-independent states emerged from the ruins of the Soviet empire, many as nations for the first time ...
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Daily AI use is associated with depressive symptoms

How is AI use connected with depression? Since Chat GPT 3.5 emerged in late 2022, generative artificial intelligence has become a source of fascination and fear for the public. As more people began to ...
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Centers & Initiatives

Harvard Kennedy School is dedicated to advancing public policy and governance through our 12 research centers. These centers focus on conducting research, publishing findings, providing fellowships, ...
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Libraries & Democracy

Democracy means citizens are systematically empowered to live free from domination by participating in their own governance. In a democracy we have freedom from interference, but more importantly we ...
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A Dynamic Governance Model for AI

March 13, 2025, Opinion: "As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves from a tool of efficiency to a determinant of policy and governance, a fundamental shift is underway: Technologists are no longer just ...
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Education, Training & Labor

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in everyday organizational life, it is no longer just a productivity tool—it is increasingly a social actor.
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Hauser Leader Biographies

Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017-2023); Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow, Hauser Leader - Center for Public Leadership, Senior Fellow - Women and Public Policy Program, at Harvard ...
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Crisis Leadership in Higher Education

Program Fee: The program fee includes tuition, housing, curricular materials and most meals. Executive Certificate: This program is a core program in the Public Leadership concentration. This program ...
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Human rights experts and former political prisoners share a somber view of Iran today

According to Iranian experts, former activists, and prisoners, key issues—gender-based oppression, mass killings, and prison abuses—paint a somber picture of the human rights crisis unfolding today in ...