Foyer, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, 124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 200-North Cambridge, MA 02138
The Ash Center cordially invites you to the inaugural session of its Race in American Politics Seminar Series. To help us kick off this series, we will be joined by Ari Berman, the author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America;Lani Guinier...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mt. Auburn St., Suite 200-North, Cambridge, MA
Ash Center Student Speaker Series
Nico Miailhe (MC-MPA ’15)
Lunch will be provided
About the Event This week’s Student Speaker Series will continue on the theme of technology, focusing on one HKS alum whose work centers on using technology and a startup mentality to disrupt the status quo, all with the goal of improving governance and increasing participation.
Nico Miailhe (MC-MPA ’15) is a research fellow with the Ash Center, as well as a founder of the Future Society at HKS,...
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, 124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 200-North, Cambridge, MA
You are cordially invited to join Dr. Muhamad Chatib Basri, senior fellow at the Ash Center for a discussion entitled: Do Bad Times Make Good Economic Policy? Managing Indonesia's Economy in a Globalized World.
Dr. Basri joined the Ash Center after serving as Indonesia’s Minister of Finance (20 May 2013-20 October 2014). Previously he was the Chairman of Investment Coordinating Board of the Republic of Indonesia (14 June 2012- 1 October 2013. He served as a Vice Chairman of the National Economic Committee of the President of the...
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School 79 John F. Kennedy St. Cambridge, MA 02138
#Tech4Democracy Showcase and Challenge
About the Event
Greater Boston is home to a growing and vibrant community of civic technologists: students, entrepreneurs, and passionate citizens who are using their creativity and knowledge of digital technology to make our governments run better, engage our communities, and improve our quality of life.
The #Tech4Democracy Showcase and Challenge will bring together the local civic tech community and anyone with an...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mt. Auburn St., Suite 200-North, Cambridge, MA
Ash Center Student Speaker Series
Carolyn Anderson (MC-MPA ’15) and Ivo Correa (MC-Mason ’16)
Lunch will be provided
About the Event This week, to celebrate HUBweek and the Ash Center’s #Tech4Democracy Showcase and Challenge, the Student Speaker Series will focus on tech policy, and highlight two mid-career students who have spent their careers working...
Ash Center, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North, Cambridge, Mass
Speakers will discuss the complex challenges of responding to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe from several different perspectives, exploring its political context and ramifications, the European Union’s capacity to respond to emergencies within its own borders, the logistics involved in managing the flow of refugees across the continent, and the importance of information technology in shaping events and aiding the response.... Read more about The Refugee Crisis in Europe: The Challenges of Policy, Politics, and Logistics
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mt. Auburn St., Suite 200-North, Cambridge, MA
Ash Center Student Speaker Series Norma Torres Mendoza (MPP ’16) and Priscilla Lee (MC-MPA ’16)
Lunch will be provided
About the Event Join Norma Torres Mendoza, a 2015 Ash Center Summer Fellow in Innovation, and Priscilla Lee, the 2015-16 Roy and Lila Ash Fellow, in a discussion on their work on providing access to the education system to people who are often left out. Norma Torres Mendoza worked to open an education center in Houston, TX (scheduled to open this October!), where community members can...
Ash Center Foyer, Suite 200 North, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
China and its neighbors are some of the world’s most disaster-vulnerable countries in the world, each facing a wide range of hazards, from earthquakes and typhoons to terrorism and industrial accidents. This panel discussion, featuring a mix of Chinese scholars and practitioners, will explore a significant trend in disaster relief in China: the increasing involvement of Chinese NGOs in domestic and foreign disaster relief efforts. The speakers will reflect on their own experiences and research on responses to recent large-scale disasters and crises, focusing on how government...
Repeats every week every Friday until Fri Sep 25 2015 .
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
Ash Center, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North, Room 226, Cambridge, Mass
The Harvard Kennedy School Indonesia Program (HKSIP) and Harvard University’s Department of South Asian Studies are pleased to offer two language class options for learning Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia). Whether for research purposes, an upcoming trip to Jakarta, or for personal enrichment, we hope that these classes will provide a great opportunity to explore the culture and language of the fourth most populous country in the world!
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mt. Auburn St., Suite 200-North, Cambridge, MA
Ash Center Student Speaker Series Rachael Stephens (MPP ’16) and Glenn Grimshaw (MC-MPA ’15)
Lunch will be provided
About the Event Join two 2015 Ash Center Summer Fellows in Innovation as they discuss their summer working on the cutting edge of municipal innovation. Rachael Stephens and Glenn Grimshaw both worked in the New York City government, where they were placed in the departments of Small Business Services and Technology & Innovation. Both worked on projects aimed at taking an...