Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
From online voter registration to digital news media, Citizens are increasingly interacting with democracy and civil society aided by technology. Join us for a conversation with three of our 2019-20 Technology and Democracy Fellows, investors and experts from the technology community, about how digital tools, platforms, and products are being leveraged to better our democracy.
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Join us for a meet and greet with the faculty and staff of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a joint program of Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, housed at the Ash Center, to learn about ways to participate in this exciting university-wide program, whose objectives are to inspire and strengthen city leaders and equip them with the tools to lead high performing, innovative cities.
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 Mt Auburn Street, Suite 200N
HKS students are invited to an information session with the Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative, a joint program of Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Kennedy School to engage the roles religions play in contemporary Middle East culture, public policy, and international affairs. Meet faculty and staff as well as learn about J-term courses, research travel opportunities, and summer internship offerings supported by the initiative. Refreshments will be served.
J-Term 2020
Learning in Context: Narratives of Displacement and Belonging is...
Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mount Auburn St., Floor 2, Suite 200N
Join us at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation’s 2019 Open House.
Learn about the Ash Center’s research, course offerings, and programs fostering excellence in democratic governance and innovation. Hear about our many student resources including travel grants, fellowships, experiential learning programs, and research opportunities.
Our faculty and fellows will be available to meet and answer questions during the event. Food and drink will be provided.
Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor, Taubman Building, Harvard Kennedy School
The Ash Center cordially invites you to a lunch discussion of the Rohingya displacement crisis with the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, The Honorable Abul Kalam (A.K.) Abdul Momen, MC/MPA 1979.
David Dapice, Senior Economist with the Vietnam and Myanmar Programs at the Ash Center and Ninette Kelley, director of the New York office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will serve as respondents. This event is open to the public, and no RSVP is necessary.
American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge
Presented by the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, the Ash Center and the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, theWe Live in Cairo Act II Series invites audience members to remain at the theater following select performances for a curated discussion. The discussions are free and open to ticket-holders of any...
American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge
Presented by the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, the Ash Center and the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, theWe Live in Cairo Act II Series invites audience members to remain at the theater following select performances for a curated discussion. The discussions are free and open to ticket-holders of any performance, subject to availability.Join us June 8th after the 2:00pm performance for a conversation with Nermin Allam, Assistant Professor of Politics at Rutgers University-Newark; and Vickie Langohr, Associate Professor of Political Science at the College of the Holy Cross.... Read more about "We Live in Cairo" Act II Series: A Discussion with Nermin Allam and Vickie Langohr
American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge
Presented by the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, the Ash Center and the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, theWe Live in Cairo Act II Series invites audience members to remain at the theater following select performances for a curated discussion. The discussions are free and open to ticket-holders of any performance, subject to availability.
Join us June 1st after the 7:30pm performance for a conversation with Soha Bayoumi, Allston Burr Resident Dean of Kirkland House, Assistant Dean of Harvard College, and Lecturer in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University; and Ahmed Ragab, Richard T. Watson Associate Professor of Science and Religion at Harvard Divinity School, Affiliate Associate Professor at the Department of the History of Science, and Director of the Science, Religion and Culture Program at Harvard University.