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...discussed the continent’s economic and political progress and prospects last night. Entitled “Africa: The Next 50 Years,” and featuring a World Bank official and an African and African American Studies professor, the panel convened at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) days after the legitimacy of this Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria was questioned by various international watchdogs. The event was also scheduled to fall during the year of the 50th anniversary of Ghana’s independence from Britain. Panel members emphasized progress made in various countries...
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry G. Cisneros returned to the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) last night to discuss the undeniable increasing presence of America’s Latino population and the issues pertinent to what he calls the “Hispanization of the United States.” Cisneros, who received a Masters in Public Administration from the KSG in 1973, spoke in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum room to kick off the 10th Annual Latino Law and Public Policy Conference, which will last until tomorrow night. “The Latino future...
Kevin T. Ryan, a senior fellow at KSG and former military officer, has been impressed with the general reaction towards veterans. “I think the attitude at the Kennedy School is very positive towards the military and the military faculty, and this is a big change from the Vietnam era,” said Ryan...
Seth W. Moulton ’01 is currently in the active Marine Reserves and has been accepted to the combined degree program for HBS and KSG. “I’m shocked at how disconnected Harvard students are from the war, and I’m shocked because these people are not that different from the young Americans fighting and dying overseas. When it’s mostly 20-year-olds fighting our wars, it could very easily be you, and then it doesn’t matter how you feel about...
Roger D. Huffstetler Jr. came to Harvard for a PhD in chemistry a few years ago, but left soon after to join the Marines. He was deployed both to Afghanistan and Iraq, and is now ready to come back here, this time for a joint degree from HBS and KSG. “Harvard undergraduates are unique individuals and have a lot to add to society, but they also have a lot to add to the armed forces...I don’t want them to discount that as an option,” said Huffstetler...