Join us to celebrate National Voter Registration Day. Faculty, staff, and students will be available to help voters register, update registration, and sign up for election alerts. 

Coffee, donuts, pizza, and more will be served throughout the morning. 

Join us for a conversation with the authors of Civic Power: Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis, Ash Center Democracy Fellow Hollie Russon-Gilman...

Join us during the fall semester for a free Indonesian language class, starting September 13th...

Voter turnout plays a significant part in the health of our democracy. Join us for a discussion with four of our 2019-20 Technology and Democracy Fellows, experts on voter engagement and digital organizers, about the state of voter participation and how we can inspire even more people, from all communities, to get out and vote.

Speakers

• Eric Wilson, Chief Digital Officer, America Rising
• Stephanie...

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.  

Speakers

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For the past several decades, transparency and accountability advocates and practitioners have pursued civic participation programs as promising mechanisms to solve persistent problems with primary health quality and demand. However, the research, including the recent Transparency for Development study led by the Harvard Kennedy School and Results for Development, has not been able to show a consistent positive picture of the link...

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...

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

Join us for a discussion with Kyle Jaros, author of China's Urban Champions: The Politics of Spatial Development; Associate Professor in the Political Economy of China, University of Oxford. Meg Rithmire, F. Warren McFarlan Associate Professor of Business of Administration, Harvard Business School, will serve as a respondent. Ash Center Director Tony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, will moderate. 

This is a brown bag lunch event, refreshments will not be...