Events

    2024 Mar 21

    JFK Jr. Forum | Objective Journalism in America: A Conversation with Marty Baron

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School—Online

    Join us for a discussion with Marty Baron, the former editor of The Boston Globe (2001-2012) and former executive editor of The Washington Post (2012-2021), as he discusses the importance of objective journalism in a democratic society, and the role of media in a presidential election.

    This conversation will be moderated by Nancy Gibbs, the Lombard Director of the Shorenstein Center, and Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Press, Politics, and Public Policy.

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    2024 Mar 20

    JFK Jr. Forum | A Conversation with Cassidy Hutchinson

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School—Online

    Please join us for a conversation with Cassidy Hutchinson, author and former White House Aide, who served as assistant to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, during the Trump administration. During this conversation, she will reflect on her time in the White House, and discuss themes in her book 'Enough'.

    This conversation will be moderated by Setti Warren, Director of the Institute of Politics, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, and former Mayor of Newton, MA from 2010-2018.

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    2024 Mar 05

    Institutional Neutrality in a Polarized World: What Should Harvard and Higher Ed Do?

    4:00pm to 5:00pm

    Location: 

    Knafel Center, 10 Garden St, Cambridge OR Online via Zoom

    The role of universities in public debates has been front-page news in recent months. Questions about whether institutions of higher education, including Harvard, should take a stance on public issues—and, if so, what they should say—have been of interest on campus, in our communities, and in Washington, DC. Some universities, including the University of Chicago, have for years observed a policy of neutrality in which the institution declines to take a public position on political matters. Other institutions may choose to make statements on certain local, national, or international...

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    2024 Feb 27

    Global Challenges and a Divided Congress

    7:00pm to 8:00pm

    Location: 

    Livestream and Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

    Join us for a conversation with recent members of Congress Joe Crowley (D-NY), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Bob Dold (R-IL), and Jeff Denham (R-CA). We'll hear differing perspectives from two Democrats and two Republicans on some of the major issues facing our nation and world today, including former President Trump's current influence on the House of Representatives; aid to Israel and Ukraine; the death of Alexei Navalny; and a look ahead to the 2024 presidential election.

    Livestream available for all on YouTube...

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    2024 Feb 27

    Race, Police, and the Media in America

    5:30pm to 6:30pm

    Location: 

    Livestream and Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

    Join us for an examination of the infamous Charles Stuart murder case that rocked Boston and the nation in the early 1990s, and the repercussions that are still felt across numerous facets of society today. We will be joined by Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project; Adrian Walker, Associate Editor of the Boston Globe, and Boston Globe investigative reporter Elizabeth Koh and Assistant Managing Editor for Special Projects Brendan McCarthy, who will discuss...

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    2024 Feb 26

    The Science of Happiness

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Livestream – Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School

    Join us for a conversation with Arthur Brooks, author of "Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier," co-authored with Oprah Winfrey.

    Professor Brooks will discuss the dangers of social comparison, how negative emotions operate in our polarized environment, and strategies to emotionally self-manage amid personal, professional, and political stress.

    This discussion will be moderated by Tarek Masoud, the Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Governance at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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    2024 Feb 22

    The State of Black America

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Livestream – Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School

    Join us for an important and wide-ranging conversation with leading scholars on multiple issues facing Black communities across the country.

    We will be joined by Cornell Brooks, former President and CEO of the NAACP and Director of the William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice; Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project; and Sandra Susan Smith, Faculty Director of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management and...

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    2024 Feb 20

    The Rematch for the White House

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Livestream – Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School

    With anticipation building for a likely rematch between President Biden and former President Trump, join us for an insightful conversation with former Congressman, 2024 Presidential candidate, and Harvard IOP Resident Fellow, Will Hurd, alongside Chief Correspondent at the Washington Post and Senior IOP Fellow, Dan Balz.

    Hurd and Balz will delve into the current landscape of the 2024 Presidential race, exploring possible developments and offering their seasoned perspectives on what lies ahead.

    This discussion will be moderated by award-winning journalist and Harvard...

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    2024 Feb 20

    The Rematch for the White House

    6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Livestream – Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School

    With anticipation building for a likely rematch between President Biden and former President Trump, join us for an insightful conversation with former Congressman, 2024 Presidential candidate, and Harvard IOP Resident Fellow, Will Hurd, alongside Chief Correspondent at the Washington Post and Senior IOP Fellow, Dan Balz.

    Hurd and Balz will delve into the current landscape of the 2024 Presidential race, exploring possible developments and offering their seasoned perspectives on what lies ahead.

    This discussion will be moderated by award-winning journalist and Harvard...

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    2023 Dec 12

    On Narrative, Violence, and Migration

    12:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Radcliffe Institute—Online

    Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi will present a lecture on the intersections of migration, narrative, and violence based on her seminal craft essay on the works of Yiyun Li, James Baldwin, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.

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    2023 Dec 08

    Water Stories with the Artist Alia Farid

    12:00pm

    Location: 

    Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall, 8 Garden St., Cambridge

    Join the artist Alia Farid for a tour of Water Stories: River Goddesses, Ancestral Rites, and Climate Crisis and a discussion of the artwork Chibayish, 2023. Chibayish is part of a larger group of works that Farid has developed since 2018, focused on the impact of extractive industries on southern Iraq and Kuwait's ecological and social fabric.

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    2023 Nov 19

    Narcan Training with the Cambridge Public Health Department and Somerville Health and Human Services

    2:00pm to 3:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

    In conjunction with our special exhibition Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade, and with an abundance of care for our community, the Harvard Art Museums are hosting a one-hour on-site Narcan training, facilitated by the Cambridge Public Health Department and Somerville Health and Human Services. Their staff will also distribute the medicine for attendees to take home.

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    2023 Nov 19

    Harvard Art Museums: Family Day

    1:00pm to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

    Please join us at the Harvard Art Museums for an afternoon of family-friendly activities open to all ages. Explore the museums with scavenger hunts and family conversation cards; use your eyes, mind, and imagination to engage deeply with works on view; and play with clay, wire, and shadows in the Materials Lab.

    The event is free and open to the public. Sign-up for certain activities during the day, such as art-making workshops, will occur on-site and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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    2023 Nov 17

    Leading with Empathy: A conversation with former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

    1:00pm to 1:50pm

    Location: 

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Online

    Good political leadership requires acumen, decisiveness – and empathy. Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand, built her career with empathy at its core. And during the 5 ½ years that she led her country, Ardern demonstrated that value repeatedly, from strong COVID-19 protections to fast tightening of gun laws following attacks on mosques.

    Now a fellow at Harvard and a role model to many, Ardern will reflect on what it’s like to make hard but compassionate policy choices under a global spotlight.

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    2023 Nov 14

    Kim and Judy Davis Dean’s Lecture in the Social Sciences: Conversation with Ruth J. Simmons

    4:00pm

    Location: 

    Online or at Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

    Join a discussion for Ruth J. Simmons' (former president of Prairie View A&M University) new book, Up Home: One Girl’s Journey (Random House, 2023), as well as her personal journey, her pioneering work researching and sharing publicly universities' historical ties to slavery, and her perspectives on the future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and higher education in light of recent Supreme Court rulings.

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    2023 Nov 08

    Objects of Addiction: The Legacy of the Opium Wars

    6:00pm to 7:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

    In conjunction with the exhibition Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade, Harvard faculty in Chinese history, business, politics, and law will take part in a roundtable discussion on the 19th-century Opium Wars and the legacy of the opium trade in U.S.–China relations.

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    2023 Nov 06

    In Their Own Voices: Black Women's Lives from the Archives Opening Event

    4:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Radcliffe Institute—Online

    The opening event for the Harvard Radcliffe Institute exhibition In Their Own Voices features Taryn Jordan (Colgate University), Kalimah Redd Knight (Tufts University), and Holly Smith (Spelman College) in conversation with the curator Petrina Jackson.

    The exhibition celebrates the power of defining oneself while highlighting the lifework and legacies of Black women whose papers are held at the Schlesinger Library. The featured collections include those of graphic designer Louise E. Jefferson, civil and women’s rights activist Pauli Murray, and educator Rebecca Primus...

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    2023 Nov 06

    Gutman Library Book Talk: Education Lead(her)ship

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Graduate School of Education, 6 Appian Way, Cambridge

    An incisive account on the underrepresentation of women, especially women of color, in positions of leadership in K–12 schools and how to correct this bias.

    Education Lead(her)ship exposes the systemic obstacles that impede the professional advancement of women in K–12 education and offers readers the tools to recognize and combat these inequities. In this rousing work, educational leadership scholars Jennie Weiner and Monica Higgins investigate patterns of gender bias in the profession, prompted by the observation that, although the great majority of classroom educators are...

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