Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
In recent years, many communities around the world have experienced severe and consequential natural disasters. Join two Harvard students Laura O’Connell HKS MPP 2019 and Jennifer Kaplan HGSD MUP 2019 to discuss how these affected populations and others are preparing for a growing risk by improving resiliency through planning and policy. O'Connell and Kaplan will present the findings from two projects they completed respectively, funded in part by the Ash Center.
Join Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter for the third session of a three-part spring semester 2019 study group on issues facing America’s cities. This study group session will focus on economic development, poverty alleviation, and gentrification in Philadelphia. Email daniel_harsha@hks.harvard.edu for more information.
Lunch will be provided.
Registration is not required, and space will be available on a first come, first served basis.
This study group is sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Join student leaders from the Community Development Project for a discussion about how Harvard graduate students can engage with local governments and assist in tackling urban challenges. The Community Development Project is a student organization comprised of over 80 Harvard Kennedy School and Graduate School of Design students who work and consult with local government agencies and organizations to find equitable and just solutions to urban challenges. Representatives from three of the Project's yearlong initiatives will present descriptions of their work...
Join the Crisis Management PIC and the Program on Crisis Leadership (PCL) for a discussion with PCL Senior Fellow Joseph Pfeifer, FDNY Chief of Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness (retired), founding director of FDNY's Center for Terrorism and Preparedness, and on-scene commander during 9/11 and multiple other disasters. Chief Pfeifer will provide a presentation on how 9/11 first responders dealt with the multiple intersecting components of the crisis. He will then lead a group discussion on the skills needed for crisis leadership in today’s world of complex disasters.
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Join us for an Innovation Roundtable event with Timo Meynhardt, University of St. Gallen. Meynhardt will discuss Public Value: Deepening, Enriching, and Broadening the Theory and Practice, a new book he co-authors with Mark Moore,Hauser Professor of Nonprofit Organizations, HKS. Public Value is an edited volume that includes theoretical developments, analytic frameworks, and case studies advancing the use of public value concepts in practice among scholars and practitioners from Europe and around the world.
Join Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter for the second session of a three-part spring semester 2019 study group on issues facing America’s cities. This study group session will focus on ethics, integrity, and transparency and will draw on Mayor Nutter's experience working to root out corruption in Philadelphia. Email daniel_harsha@hks.harvard.edu for more information.
Lunch will be provided.
Registration is not required, and space will be available on a first come, first served...
Wexner 330, Third Floor, Wexner Building, Harvard Kennedy School
The Program on Crisis Leadership and Harvard Kennedy School Crisis Management PIC are pleased to announce an interactive crisis management exercise led by Dr. Herman "Dutch" Leonard, faculty co-director of the Program on Crisis Leadership. An expert in organizational leadership and crisis management, Professor Leonard will guide attendees through the US response to the landmark 1979 incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in interactive analysis and decision-making on crisis communications, evacuation, and other key aspects of the case.... Read more about Crisis Management Case Study Exercise: The Three Mile Island Nuclear Incident
Join Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter for the first session of a three-part spring semester 2019 study group on issues facing America’s cities. Nutter will draw on his time as a two-term mayor of Philadelphia and former member of the Philadelphia City Council to discuss how cities are grappling with issues related to corruption and ethics, criminal justice reform, economic development, and other issues. Email ...
Do you want to help cities design, develop, and implement innovative approaches and practices and have an impact at the local level? Are you interested in a career in city government? Attend this information session to learn more about multiple summer fellowship opportunities in participating U.S. cities with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.
About the Fellowship
Harvard graduate students will be competitively selected for...
