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On Monday, April 30, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation co-sponsored a JFK Jr. Forum event titled, “Full Participation: Making Every Voice Count.” Eric Holder, former United States Attorney General and current parter at Covington and Burning, spoke. Archon Fung, HKS Academic Dean and Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, moderated.

On Friday, May 11, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a Community Speaker Series event titled, “From Online Patient Communities to OpenNotes: How Can Transparency and Technology Improve our Health?” Elena Fagotto, Transparency Policy Project Director of Research, Ash Center; Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School Academic Dean, Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citize...

On Friday, May 11, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a Community Speaker Series event titled, “From Online Patient Communities to OpenNotes: How Can Transparency and Technology Improve our Health?” Elena Fagotto, Transparency Policy Project Director of Research, Ash Center; Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School Academic Dean, Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citize...

On March 19, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a book talk with Scott Mainwaring, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor of Brazil Studies and the Faculty Co-chair of the Harvard Brazil Studies Program, author of Party Systems in Latin America: Institutionalization, Decay, and Collapse. Candelaria Garay, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Frances Hagopian, Jorge Paulo Lemann...

On Thursday, April 19, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a Democracy in Hard Places seminar titled, “Islamist Emergence and Mobilization in Central Asia: Muslim Democrats and Militant Jihadis.” Kathleen Collins, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Political Science, spoke. Scott Mainwaring, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor of Brazil Studies, moderate...

Symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression can be all too familiar to some. Still, there is much to be learned about the brain. Listen now as Roscoe Brady, of McLean Hospital, explains his imaging research that is leading his team to better understanding how the brain differs in states of mania and wellness.

Radosław Sikorski (@sikorskiradek), former Foreign Minister and Defense Minister of Poland and a Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the rise of right-wing nationalism, Russia, and gastrodiplomacy. Subscribe to the Belfer Center’s YouTube channel for a new episode of Office Hours each month! Subscribe to the podcast: http://hv...

Lindsay Ronga suffered from a severe eating disorder for seven years before eventually finding a path to successful recovery. Now, as a recovery coach, she wants to let people know that they are not alone—and there are other treatment options.

Dean Michael D. Smith moderates TED-style talks with two prominent faculty members for an audience of reunioning alumni. Lisa McGirr RF '13, Professor of History, discusses the lasting effects the Prohibition era has had on America including the rise the FBI and the federal government's power, creating the groundwork for the eventual "War on Drugs", and the start of mass incarcerations for alcohol...

On Tuesday, April 3, the Ash Center and Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies hosted a discussion titled, “The Future of Chinese Civil Society and Foreign NGOs.” Mark Sidel, Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs at the University of Washington; and Wang Yongmei, a practicing lawyer at Beijing Huayi Law Firm, spoke. Anthony Saich, Ash Center Director and Daewoo Professor of International A...

Ride-hailing service Careem, the “Uber of the Middle East,” experienced expansion so dramatic that it monitored its growth target every 15 minutes. Was this a fabled startup unicorn? But doubling the size of the company every six months took its toll. Professor Shikhar Ghosh discusses how the founders approached a number of critical organizational and cultural issues to keep its 4 million customer...

This week the Harvard Chan School launched the new School-wide Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE). Under the leadership of Director Gina McCarthy, C-CHANGE will use science to drive action on climate change and improve public health. It's something McCarthy is familiar with; as former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, she led the Obama adminis...

This week more than 650 students from dozens of countries graduated from the Harvard Chan School. Each graduate has their own amazing story—with powerful reasons for pursuing public health. We can’t share them all, but this week we’re sharing three stories. Alice Han, MPH '18, is calling attention to the "pandemic" of violence against women; Garang Dut, MPH '18, was inspired by his experience as a...

The science writer and Professor of Practice discusses his new book about psychedelics with the University’s Dean of Arts and Humanities.

Undergraduate Speaker Christopher Egi addresses graduates at Harvard's 367th Commencement on May 24, 2018 at Tercentenary Theatre.

Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust addresses graduates at Harvard's 367th Commencement on May 24, 2018 at Tercentenary Theatre. For more information, visit https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/series/commencement-2018/.

Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis gave his address at Harvard's 367th Commencement on May 24, 2018 at Tercentenary Theatre. For more information, visit https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/series/commencement-2018/.

Latin Orator Phoebe Lakin addresses graduates at Harvard's 367th Commencement on May 24, 2018 at Tercentenary Theatre.

Class Day student speaker Jin Park addresses the Harvard College Class of 2018 on May 23, 2018 at Tercentenary Theatre.

Graduate Speaker Pete Davis addresses graduates at Harvard's 367th Commencement on May 24, 2018 at Tercentenary Theatre. For more information, visit https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/series/commencement-2018/.

Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard's Class of 2018 on Class Day, May 23, 2018.

Class Day student speaker Carolina Bretler addresses the Harvard College Class of 2018 on May 23, 2018 at Tercentenary Theatre.

President Drew Gilpin Faust addresses graduating seniors at the Harvard College Class of 2018 Baccalaureate Service.

Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust and Pusey Minister Professor Jonathan L. Walton address the Harvard College Class of 2018 at the Baccalaureate service on May 22, 2018, at the Memorial Church of Harvard University.

When the first line of epileptic drugs fail to control seizures in young children, doctors turn to resective surgery. Christos Papadelis, PhD, of Children’s Hospital, explains to us the noninvasive imaging he is developing to improve these surgical outcomes.