Harvard Kennedy School
Public policy school of Harvard University
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| July 1 2024 | Jeremy M. Weinstein, a political scientist from Stanford University, will become the new dean of Harvard Kennedy School. |
| September 2023 | Dean Douglas Elmendorf announced his plans to step down at the end of the 2023/2024 academic year. |
| 2022 | The Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy initially invites Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, to be a senior fellow, but later rescinds the invitation due to his organization's 2021 investigation of Israel's treatment of Palestinians. |
| 2021 | Student group Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard conducts an investigative report revealing that many center climate initiatives were partially funded by fossil fuel companies. |
| December 2017 | New Harvard Kennedy School campus opened, completing the $120 million expansion project with 91,000 square feet of new space. |
| September 15 2017 | The school publicly rescinds Chelsea Manning's fellowship after CIA director Mike Pompeo cancels his speaking engagement and sends a condemning letter. |
| September 13 2017 | Harvard Kennedy School initially offers a fellowship to Chelsea Manning, sparking immediate controversy. |
| 2015 | U.S. News & World Report ranked Harvard Kennedy School first in health policy and second in public policy analysis and social policy categories. |
| 2015 | Douglas Elmendorf was named dean of Harvard Kennedy School and the Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy. |
| May 7 2015 | Groundbreaking ceremony for the campus expansion project commenced. |
| 2012 | Foreign Policy magazine ranked Harvard Kennedy School first overall for doctoral and undergraduate international relations programs, and third overall in the Master's category. |
| 2012 | Announced a $500 million fundraising campaign, with $120 million dedicated to significant campus expansion. |
| 2011 | Joseph Curtatone completed his MPA and served as mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts. |
| 2010 | Heathfield was disclosed as a KGB and SVR operative in the United States, revealing his true identity as Andrey Bezrukov. |
| 2010 | Marilinda Garcia completed her MPA and became a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. |
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