Podcast
Wait, Wait — What Happened?
Co-hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer look back at the last five months of headlines as they celebrate the twentieth episode of Terms of Engagement.
News and Analysis
Read the latest news, commentary, and analysis from the Ash Center.
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Media Release
Harvard Kennedy School Meets 90% Student Participation Goal in Harvard Votes Challenge
Communique Magazine
Communiqué Fall 2018, Volume 22
In this issue, we feature Ash Center Director Tony Saich’s groundbreaking survey examining public opinion in China and unveil the finalists for the 2018 Innovations in American Government Award. In the subsquent pages, we profile Nisreen Haj-Ahmad MC/MPA ’08 and her work sparking community organizing in Jordan as well as Kelly Lugbill Clark MPP 2018 and her plans to empower communities post-graduation. We also share news about Ash Center Faculty, Fellows and more.
Communique Magazine
From Kinshasa to Richmond, Kelly Clark Works to Empower Community
Q+A
Arcade Fire’s Will Bulter on Voting & Civic Participation
In Boston for a performance with Arcade Fire, the Montréal-based rock band he helped found, the Ash Center sat down Will Butler, a 2017 graduate of Harvard Kennedy School’s mid-career MPA program for a conversation on the intersection of public policy, the arts, and his efforts to strengthen a culture of public engagement and participation in government and elections.
Feature
Ash Alumna Sparks Community Organizing in Jordan
Nisreen Haj Ahmad MC/MPA ’08 is building capacity for community organizing and supporting teachers advocating for higher wages
Q+A
Maya Sen on Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement
Feature
Community Engagement through Filmmaking
Feature
Getting to 80%, Ash Sets a Challenge for Increased Voter Participation
Feature
Young Americans & Increasing Voter Participation
Roy & Lila Ash Fellow Ashley Spillane is passionate about fostering youth advocacy and engaging the American electorate