Bashar Masri Resigns From HKS Dean’s Council After Suit Alleges He Aided Hamas

Bashar Masri, a Palestinian-American billionaire, resigned from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Dean’s Council earlier this week, days after he was accused in a lawsuit of covertly building infrastructure for Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack.

More Than 180 Harvard Kennedy School Students Urge Garber To Reject Trump’s Demands

More than 180 Harvard Kennedy School affiliates called on HKS Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein and Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 to reject President Donald Trump’s demands in a Thursday morning open letter.

As Anger Roils Harvard, Weinstein Keeps Kennedy School at Ease

Less than a year into his tenure, the former Stanford political scientist has not shied away from addressing Harvard’s Trump problem in both public statements and private conversations with faculty.

Peter Beinart Asks Harvard To ‘Lose With Dignity’ in Standoff With Trump at IOP Forum

Peter Beinart, the editor-at-large of the liberal publication Jewish Currents, said Harvard could only maintain its “self respect” by resisting Donald Trump’s demands against the University at an Institute of Politics Forum on Tuesday.

Harvard Medical School Submits Documents in Antisemitism Investigation

Harvard Medical School submitted documentation to the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights in cooperation with a Title VI antidiscrimination investigation into pro-Palestine student activism at the school’s 2024 commencement.

CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper Honored With 2025 Goldsmith Career Award

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was awarded the 2025 Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism at a ceremony hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy.

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Historian Jon Meacham Says America is in ‘Moral Crisis’ at IOP Forum

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon E. Meacham said the United States was at a “crossroads” and called on Americans to remain committed to the fight for democracy at an Institute of Politics forum Wednesday.

At IOP Forum, Legacy Protest Leaders Say Younger Protesters Need to Take More Risks in Era of Retribution

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, a constitutional law professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said protestors need to brace themselves for potential legal consequences at an Institute of Politics forum on Thursday night.

Harvard Launches ‘Impact Labs’ To Fund Social Scientists Who Partner With Outside Organizations

Harvard will pilot a program — named Harvard Impact Labs — to fund collaboration between social scientists and leaders in the public and private sectors.

HKS Dean Visits West Bank and Israel To Recruit Students, Repair Alumni Relationships

Harvard Kennedy School Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein visited Israel and the West Bank over winter break to recruit Israeli and Palestinian students and re-establish a relationship with Palestinian alumni.

Biden National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan To Join Harvard Kennedy School Faculty in April

Former U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will join the Harvard Kennedy School as the inaugural Kissinger Professor of the Practice of Statecraft and World Order on April 1.

CNN Anchor Christiane Amanpour To Give 2025 HKS Graduation Address

Christiane M.H. Amanpour — CNN’s chief international anchor and host of the nightly global affairs program “Amanpour” — will deliver the Harvard Kennedy School’s 2025 graduation address on May 28, the school announced Thursday.

Nancy Mace Touts Bipartisanship, Warms To Harvard Students in IOP Visit

The night before Rep. Nancy R. Mace (R-S.C.) came to Harvard, she described its campus as enemy territory. But after her visit, she said her opinion of Harvard students had changed for the better, according to three people who attended her Thursday event at the Institute of Politics.