Manish Maheshwari MC/MPA Mason Fellow 2025 has witnessed firsthand the transformative power of technology—and the need to guide it responsibly. Second-year students share their experiences and helpful tips with first years during the Student-to-Student Summer Internship Networking event organized ...

Your passion. Our programs. Ideas that move the world. Harvard Kennedy School educates the leaders and generates the ideas that this moment in history demands. The Kennedy School offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the study of public policy, administration, and leadership through a ...

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The courses offered at Harvard Kennedy School provide an enriching curricular experience, and are organized around our seven academic areas. They include core courses that are required for earning a degree, along with electives, modules and January-term options to cater to different interests and schedules.

Ask what you can do. Transform your desire to do good in the world into real, life-changing action. The master’s degree programs at Harvard Kennedy School are designed to equip you with the essential skills to shape public policy, champion impactful …

History A new kind of institution. The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University was established in 1936. At the time, the United States was recovering from the Great Depression, and the government was grappling with historic domestic and …

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PROGRAM CURRICULUM. The curriculum of Leadership for the 21st Century, an on-campus executive program, is designed to simulate the challenges of leadership in the public sphere, with a focus on navigating authority, conflict, and change.Led by experienced Harvard faculty, the program incorporates peer-group consultations, case studies, and personal reflection to help participants develop ...

Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute. Join a diverse population of undergraduate students in a rigorous seven-week summer program that will prepare you for graduate programs in public policy and international affairs.

Harvard Kennedy School offers executive certificates in Economic Development, Nonprofit Leadership, Public Leadership, and Public Policy.