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When the heat is on, student learning suffers

CAMBRIDGE MA—Heat waves are taking their toll on schoolchildren, particularly those from low-income families and minority groups. That is one takeaway from a new research study examining the impact of ...
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David Gergen, a towering figure in U.S. politics and founder of the Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, has died

David Gergen, a trusted adviser to four U.S. presidents who went on to play a pivotal role in shaping leadership education at Harvard Kennedy School, has died at the age of 83. Gergen was a dedicated ...
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Study finds vertical integration in medicine is leading to higher costs and worse health outcomes

In theory, vertical integration in health care makes sense: when physicians work directly for hospitals, rather than in independent practices, there should be greater efficiencies through economies of ...
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Massachusetts has made community college tuition-free. What will that mean for enrollment, quality, and workforce development?

Massachusetts recently joined the ranks of states and other localities that have made community colleges tuition-free. David Deming, the Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy and HKS ...
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Want a jury to be fair, impartial, and engaged in higher-quality deliberations? Diversify the jury pool, Harvard researchers say.

The Roundtable on Racial Disparities in Massachusetts Criminal Courts was created by Sandra Susan Smith, the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice, faculty director of the ...
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Grow Now, Regulate Later? Regulation urgently needed to support transparency and sustainable growth for Buy-Now, Pay-Later

“Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) companies have seen significant growth in the past few years in the U.S. market. BNPL products are expected to account for a considerable portion (12%) of ecommerce sales ...
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Making it Harder for the Bad Guys: The Case for Eliminating High Denomination Notes

Illegal money flows pose a massive challenge to all societies, rich and poor. Tax evasion undercuts the financing of public services and distorts the economy. Financial crime fuels and facilitates ...
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Deborah Hughes Hallett

Deborah Hughes Hallett is Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. She graduated from Cambridge University in England and has taught at Middle East ...
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About CID

Housed at the Harvard Kennedy School, CID works across Harvard University and a global network of researchers and practitioners to build, convene, and deploy talent to address the world’s most ...
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AI Won’t Replace Humans — But Humans With AI Will Replace Humans Without AI

2023, Opinion: "Karim Lakhani is a professor at Harvard Business School who specializes in workplace technology and particularly AI. He’s done pioneering work in identifying how digital transformation ...
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HKS on the Road

View our past HKS on the Road event photos in the caption links. 79 John F. Kennedy Street ...
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Blind Spots: Why We Fail To Do What's Right And What To Do About It

When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us like to think we would stand up for our principles. But we are not as ethical as we think we are. In Blind Spots, leading business ethicists Max ...