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...prepared graduates for careers in many fields, the KSG traditionally aimed to place students at agencies like the Foreign Service, the Pentagon, and the Treasury Department. But in recent years, that aim has been overtaken by the allure of private sector careers.Clyde I. Howard, a 1991 graduate of KSG??s mid-career program and a consol general in Barbados, details the difficulty in becoming a member of the Foreign Service. To be eligible, applicants must sit for an exam (designed to eliminate 90 percent of applicants), go through an interview process, and attend a series of individual...
...donation is also a milestone for the environmental movement, which is forcing multibillion dollar companies to confront an unpleasant reality from the ground-up. The very source of KSG??s latest donation, Shell, illustrates the transformation of fossil fuel behemoths into supporters of future green energy research. Shell is by no means alone: Other giants like Exxon-Mobil and British Petroleum (BP) have also focused on research on more efficient energy sources and better policies. In fact, for several years now, BP has been cleverly marketing itself as “Beyond Petroleum...
...University professor emeritus, on the roster of KSG commencement speakers past and present. “Kristof understands the importance of storytelling as a means for bringing the struggles of the world into the living rooms of America,” said Sarah B. Sewell, the Director of the KSG??s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. “And that is a rare and valuable talent in American journalism today.” The two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist joined the New York Times in 1984 as an economics reporter and has since drawn accolades...
...interview later in the day, Kristof noted the potential of the KSG??s most recent graduating class...
Doug Ahlers, a fellow at the KSG??s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a former resident of New Orleans, began the Broadmoor Project last year when he was looking for one neighborhood in which to focus Harvard volunteer work and resources...