Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
My Partisan Purgatory and the Voiceless Electorate that Could Save Democracy
Join us for a discussion with Roy and Lila Ash Fellow Beth Fukumoto. Named one of Washington Post "The Fix's 40 under 40" rising political stars and Business Insider’s “8 of the most influential millennial women in US politics,” Beth was the first elected Republican to leave the Republican Party following the election of Donald Trump. Once the youngest...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Join us for a discussion with Ash Center Ford Foundation Mason Fellow Faniya Mussayeva. Mussayeva is an international development expert with over 18 years of experience working with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) in Central Asia, Eastern Europe...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 200N
Join us for a discussion with Ash Center Spring 2020 Fellow Rey-Sheng Her, Spokesperson and Director of Humanity of Tzu Chi Foundation, Associate Professor of Tzu Chi University and Chief Advisor of the Center for Goodness Study in China. Arnold Howitt, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Co-Director of the Program on Crisis...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Join Richard Li, 2019 Asia Fellow at the Ash Center, for a discussion about the U.S.-China trade war and the future economic relationship between the two countries. Specifically, Li will present his research which uses game theory to understand alternatives to the trade war and how to avoid a potential U.S.-China “Thucydides’s Trap."
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Join us for a discussion with Ford Foundation Mason Fellows Uche Pedroand Beth Fukumoto about how digital technology and innovative practices can help raise the voices of citizens and political candidates. ...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Join Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative’s summer fellows Ben Notkin and Rafael Marengoni, for a conversation on their work with cities looking to revolutionize and modernize their transportation systems. The implementation of a new transportation system requires rigorous analysis of alternative configurations and their various effects on the built environment. Without a collaborative process with the public, however, this technical review is incomplete. Richmond and Saskatoon represent cities in different phases of implementation and the necessary components to a healthy...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Join Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative’s summer fellows Joanna Bell, Lisa Setrakian, and Nicolas Diaz, for a conversation about their work with cities and city officials seeking to integrate data into their decision-making and operations. Santa Fe, Durham, and Sioux Falls have different levels of data maturity but they all seek to use data to improve outcomes for challenges that range from inclusive economic development to fire prevention. The group will discuss strategies for cities to become more data-oriented, to effectively work across silos, and to lay the groundwork for...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Many cities in the U.S. are experiencing a renaissance, with economic and population growth accelerating at a rapid pace. At the same time, levels of segregation and inequality persist, as the benefits of growth are not shared equally among all city residents.
High-quality public schools that provide pathways into meaningful careers serve as a key lever for city leaders seeking to disrupt this trend. And yet, in many U.S. cities, large gaps remain between different groups of students – in school quality, educational attainment and placement into careers that command good wages. What role do mayors play in addressing this inequity and advancing a more accountable, data-informed education-to-career pathway for all youth in their communities? How can mayors convene multiple city stakeholders to ensure that schools are graduating students who can benefit from the growth their cities are experiencing and thrive in their cities in the future?... Read more about Ash Community Speaker Series — A Mayor’s Role in Urban Education: Lessons from Denver, Houston, and New Orleans
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.