The Origins, Gospel, Path and Light at the End of the Tunnel
Guest blog written by Luis Paredes When I decided to apply for the Program, I was not sure I would get accepted! With all the complicated crises around the globe, […]
Region
Poor Tax Collection in Nigeria
Guest blog written by Fuad Kayode Laguda I must disclose that coming for this course was a product of careful decision-making and determination. It is not easy combining my job […]
A Professional Watershed in Kenya’s Land of Climate Change
Guest blog written by David Sperling I was optimistic: I knew the course would be useful and would help me understand better, at least in theory, how one might best […]
Public Policy Problems are both Inevitable and Approachable
Guest blog written by Doran Moreland I was extremely excited to begin the course, mainly because I was looking forward to the opportunity to approach my problem in new ways. […]
Feeling Excited, then Misplaced, then Overwhelmed, then Inspired!
Guest blog written by Anna Doherty Rolling up on day one at the Kennedy School, alongside a global cohort of policymakers, I felt excited and then immediately overcome with imposter […]
RISE Launches Interactive Data Visualisations Estimating Long-Term Learning Losses from COVID-19 School Closures
Guest blog written by Carmen Belafi COVID-19 will exacerbate the learning crisis. Causing schools to close around the world, the pandemic disrupted education as we know it. But the COVID-19 shock […]
COVID-19 is Poised to Exacerbate the Learning Crisis, Evidence from Long-term School Closures in Pakistan
written by Marla Spivack The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the policies adopted to mitigate its spread will be drastic everywhere and particularly grim in low- and middle-income countries.1 As economies […]
Congo Calling Rebooted
Guest blog written by Bandi Mbubi At the beginning of 2019, Harvard Kennedy School invited me to apply for its executive program in Implementing Public Policy. The letter was timely as […]
Finding Leadership Confidence
Guest blog written by Crystal Nowlan When I was first invited by my municipality’s Mayor and CAO to register for the ‘Implementing Public Policy’ (IPP) course, I was incredibly honoured […]
Early Childhood Education in Brazil
Guest blog written by Beatriz Abuchaim A big headache. It was what I felt in the introductory class at Kennedy School. It was not my first experience at Harvard. I had […]