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Bias, Distrust, and Trauma

George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officers was followed not only by global protests for racial justice but also by the promise of reforms meant to curtail anti-Black law enforcement patterns ...
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U.S. Supreme Court v. American public opinion: the verdict is in

The United States Supreme Court issued rulings this year on some of the most vexing and polarizing issues on the national agenda: church vs. state, abortion, immigration, LGBGT rights, presidential ...
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Pathways in Public Service: How Sophie Faaborg-Andersen MPP 2023’s experience at HKS prepared her for a career at the Department of Defense

Every student’s path to Harvard Kennedy School is unique. What our alumni go on to do after graduating is equally varied. We asked several of our alumni to tell us about their experiences before, ...
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Looking for evidence-based solutions to advance gender equity? There’s a GAP for that

Behavioral economics consultant Raafi Alidina MPP 2016 was recently working with a client looking to increase the percentage of women in leadership at their company. They were open to a variety of ...
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Research study: People who don’t trust vaccines often get COVID-19 information from Facebook as well as conservative media

Researchers have closely studied what messaging can be effective in public health campaigns on COVID-19. But less is known about where vaccine skeptics are getting the information that guides their ...
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Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH

Dr. Rochelle Walensky served as the 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021-2023), Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2012-2021), and Chief of the Division of ...
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The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy

For a century, the geopolitics of energy has been synonymous with the geopolitics of oil and gas. However, geopolitics and the global energy economy are both changing. The international order ...
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Public Policy Summer Fellowship

The Rappaport Public Policy Summer Fellowship challenges graduate students from across Greater Boston to immerse themselves in the region's public sector through a dynamic summer internship experience ...
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The Great Tech Rivalry: China vs the U.S.

To mark the arrival of the 21st century, in 1999 the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine offered an Olympian preview of the decades ahead. The Academy foresaw a world in which ...
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How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

“How the Word is Passed is Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation. Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Smith leads the reader through an ...
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Master’s Program Admissions

Financial Aid Application Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026 at 12 p.m. (noon) ET ...
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Black History Month: The Importance of Learning Black History

Each February, the United States celebrates Black History Month and honors the innumerable achievements, contributions, and the history of African Americans. Below, the Carr Center's Racial Justice ...