HKS at Its Greenest
by Samina Uddin, Features Editor on October 29, 2008 in Features
• Introducing the HKS Green Team
• Harvard’s first Sustainability Celebration
• On the trail: the candidates’ positions on energy and the environment
• An HKS’s student’s social enterprise: D-Power
Al Gore Delivers Sustainability Speech to Students; Praises HKS
by Alex Zheng on October 29, 2008 in Features
Harvard University held its first-ever Sustainability Celebration last Wednesday, October 23. The event, which featured former Vice-President Al Gore (Harvard College ’69), kicked off a Harvard-wide commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent (below 2006 levels) by the year 2016. Read more
Introducing the HKS Green Team
by Samina Uddin, Features Editor on October 29, 2008 in Features
The HKS Green Team held its first meeting of the year last week, drawing an impressive turnout among staff and students. Dara Olmsted, the Harvard-wide Green Teams Coordinator, chaired the meeting, during which the team discussed ways for making HKS more sustainable. KSSG President Ben Polk was also on hand to offer suggestions and listen to ideas. Read more
Empowering Families to D-Power Their Homes
• An HKS student’s social enterprise
Would you be interested in saving $200 to $500 on your annual home energy bills at no cost to yourself?
If you answered yes, then you should learn more about energy efficiency. It reduces your energy consumption and carbon emissions while saving you money. Big businesses, governments, universities, and hospitals have caught on, and are working with energy service companies to invest billions of dollars in large-scale efficiency projects. In residential homes, however, efficiency projects have been slow to take off. With the costs of home energy rising, families need a better model to help make their homes more energy efficient. Read more
On The Trail: The Candidates’ Stance on Energy and the Environment
by Andrew Foss on October 29, 2008 in Features
In this year’s presidential race, energy and the environment are key issues for the candidates. While Senators John McCain and Barack Obama agree on the need for new policies, their proposals differ in significant respects. Read more
A Return to HKS
by Tina Chong, Editor-in-Chief on October 29, 2008 in Snapshot
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (MPA ‘84) returns to HKS to headline a forum event. (Credit: Matt Homer, Asst. News Editor, MPP ‘10)
Tightening Credit Squeezes International Students
by Matt Homer, Asst. News Editor on October 29, 2008 in News
Just a day after the U.S. Senate passed a $700 billion rescue package, HKS Student Financial Services Director Anthony Gallonio received word from Citibank that within 24 hours, they would be discontinuing an important loan for international students. Read more
HKS Students Get Political
by Syon Bhanot, News Editor on October 29, 2008 in HKS News
After recently electing their student government, HKS students have turned their attention to a far grander electoral contest: the race for the American presidency. Over the past few weeks, students have traveled around the country to campaign for Senators Barack Obama and John McCain in swing states, while the Kennedy School campus has come alive with election-related events and discussions. Read more
The Citizen Conversation with… Debbie Isaacson (MPP ‘00)
by Tina Chong, Editor-in-Chief on October 29, 2008 in Citizen Conversation with...
Debbie Isaacson (MPP ’00) knows that public service can be done from many angles. She’s worked on Capitol Hill; she’s done public sector consulting for Accenture; she has even worked for Dean David Ellwood as a research specialist. This fall, Isaacson was appointed as the new HKS director of public service, tasked with leading Dean Ellwood’s public service initiative (for more information on the initiative from the dean, click here.) Read more
Superheroes and Villains: Diary of a Mad Ethics Professor
by Christopher Robichaud on October 29, 2008 in Diary of a Mad Ethics Professor
Dear Professor:
Recently, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart refused to enforce evictions due to the current financial crisis. Many of us might soon find ourselves as public servants facing similar choices. How should we reconcile our moral convictions with our legal obligations in circumstances like these?
Sincerely,
Perplexed Professional Read more
