Harvard University

Morning Prayers service with speaker Eden Girma '18, Harvard College, Dudley House, April 19, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Frances Shapiro '18, Harvard College, Cabot House, April 17, 2018.

Professor Jonathan L. Walton, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, Sunday sermon April 15, 2018 in the Memorial Church of Harvard University.

The recent scandal over Facebook’s use of personal information has shone fresh light on one of the most pressing issues of the 21st century: How can we protect our privacy when we are willingly—or unwillingly—giving vast amounts of data to companies like Facebook, Google, or Amazon. But those technology companies aren’t the only ones using personal information. This kind of data is also at the cor...

UC–Berkeley Professor Calvin Morrill talks about how one school's increased security policies altered its culture and how the current debate about school security can be informed by this experience.

This seminar was given on April 5, 2018 by Joe Goffman, Executive Director of the Harvard Environmental Law Program. It was part of the Regulatory Policy Program's weekly seminar series.

This seminar was given on Jason Bordoff, Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs and Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University. It was part of the Regulatory Policy Program's seminar series and was co-sponsored by the Consortium for Energy Policy Research at Harvard.

This seminar was given on January 25, 2018 by Ben Heineman, senior fellow at both Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School. It was part of M-RCBG's weekly Business & Government Seminar series.

This seminar was given on March 8, 2018 by M-RCBG Senior Fellow Elizabeth Golberg. It was part of the Regulatory Policy Program's weekly seminar series.

Michael Super, PhD, of the Wyss Institute, shares his story of how the spread of infectious disease throughout South Africa and London inspired him to pursue human health and combat disease.

Mental health issues are alarmingly on the rise among college students, and a serious gap exists in campus services to help them. What can be done to meet this growing need, spurred by issues of anxiety and depression, that has been described as sudden and dramatic by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health? In a spring 2017 survey by the American College Health Association, 39 percent of college...

In this episode of Leader ReadyCast we explore the evolving role of non-governmental organizations in disaster response with Jono Anzalone, Vice President for International Services at the American Red Cross. He shares his first-hand leadership experiences in both domestic and international response efforts. Anzalone is an alumnus of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative and was the reci...

Today, leaders confront declining trust and escalating risk in a time of seeming constant turbulence. In this episode of Leader ReadyCast, we discuss how leaders can prepare for and deal with these vexing challenges with Harlan Loeb, Global Chair for Crisis and Reputation Risk at Edelman, the global public relations firm. Loeb, also a professor of Crisis Litigation and the Court of Public Opinion...

From flu to unusual threats such as Ebola to the possibility of a chemical or other unconventional attack, public health leaders sit in a unique perch in the world of emergency preparedness and response. Dr. Suzet McKinney, CEO of the Illinois Medical District, program faculty at the NPLI, and co-author of the new book, Public Health Emergency Preparedness explains that they must be familiar with...

In this episode of Leader ReadyCast we look back at the unprecedented 2017 hurricane season with Richard Serino, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, former Deputy Administrator of FEMA, and former Chief of EMS in Boston. Serino shares what the responses to Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria tell us as we look forward to 2018 and beyond. We explor...

Morning Prayers service with speaker Kahunui Foster '18, Harvard College, Kirkland House, April 13, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Ciarra Jones MDiv I, Harvard Divinity School, April 12, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Alanna C. Sullivan, Associate Minister in the Memorial Church, April 11, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Randolph Wentworth, Louis Bacon Senior Fellow in Environmental Leadership, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy and faculty member, the Senior Executive Fellows, Harvard Kennedy School, April 10, 2018.

Morning Prayers service with speaker Jane Moran MDiv III, Harvard Divinity School, April 10, 2018.

The Honorable Dr. Ted Strickland, Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and former Governor of Ohio, April 8, 2018, in the Memorial Church of Harvard University.

CJ Anderson, Super Bowl champion for the Denver Broncos, reflects on his community activism work and shares tips for other non-profit leaders.

Billions of dollars in global health aid are distributed around the world each year. But the process by which that funding is distributed—often by large mulitlateral agencies— is frequently opaque and difficult to understand. In this week’s episode we explore the state of the global health aid landscape—and examine ways to improve transparency and make aid distribution more equitable. You’ll hear...

On Thursday, November 16th, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy hosted a seminar with Maria Repnikova, Assistant Professor of Communications at Georgia State University and author of, "Media Politics in China: Improvising Power under Authoritarianism." Ash Center Director Tony Saich moderated.

On March 21st, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School hosted a discussion with Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, authors of How Democracies Die. HKS Academic Dean Archon Fung, Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, moderated. Scott Mainwaring, Jorge Paulo Lemann Profess...