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Level Up: Why hierarchies are broken and how to fix them

Level Up: Why hierarchies are broken and how to fix them

Join BISG for an interactive book talk with Stanford Professor Nir Halevy to learn practical ways to navigate workplace hierarchies and build healthier organizations.

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Harvard Campus, Wexner Building, Room W-G02
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET

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The Diplomat: On Screen and in the World with Keri Russell, Debora Cahn, & Amb. Samantha Power

The Diplomat: On Screen and in the World with Keri Russell, Debora Cahn, & Amb. Samantha Power

Explore how “The Diplomat” brings the work of diplomacy to life, the people and experiences that shape the series, and what the show can reveal about the practice of diplomacy in a period of profound geopolitical change.

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JFK Jr. Forum, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138
October 26 - 6:00 PM ET

Promotional graphic for the Harvard Kennedy School JFK Jr. Forum event “The Diplomat: On Screen and in the World,” featuring Keri Russell, Debora Cahn, and Ambassador Samantha Power, moderated by Nancy Gibbs. The event takes place Monday, October 26, 2026, at 6 p.m. ET, in person and livestreamed. Co-hosted by the Institute of Politics, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, and Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
Reclaiming the Internet

Reclaiming the Internet

Olivier Sylvain will discuss how decades of communications policy shaped today’s internet, drawing on his new book, Reclaiming the Internet, to explore what this history means for online platforms and AI. This event is part of The Misinformation Speaker Series.

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Zoom & Northeastern University, 216 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd floor
4:00 PM ET

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DEI in Higher Education: Five Truths and Five Myths

DEI in Higher Education: Five Truths and Five Myths

In this webinar journalists will learn the history of diversity initiatives, common myths about DEI today and the latest research showing what works — and doesn’t work — for creating equal opportunity and better outcomes among students, faculty and staff, and college campuses as a whole.

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Zoom webinar
1:00 PM ET

Objective Journalism in America: A Conversation with Marty Baron

Objective Journalism in America: A Conversation with Marty Baron

A discussion with Marty Baron on the importance of objective journalism in a democratic society and the role of media in a presidential election.

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JFK Jr. Forum
6:00 PM ET

Behavioral Science, AI, and Public Policy

Behavioral Science, AI, and Public Policy

Join the Behavioral Insights Student Group (BISG) for a panel discussion with three Harvard professors on the intersections of behavioral science and some of the pressing public policy issues of our time.

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Harvard Kennedy School, Wexner Building 434AB (4th floor)

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Technology and the Public Interest

Technology and the Public Interest

A webinar with Shorenstein resident faculty member, Latanya Sweeney

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Webinar
4:00 PM ET

Misinformation: Why is it a problem and what can we do about it?

Misinformation: Why is it a problem and what can we do about it?

This event was part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the NULab at Northeastern University.

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Wexner Building - W-434 A.B. Conference Room, HKS Campus
2:00 PM ET

Boston Globe’s Inundation District Documentary Screening

Boston Globe’s Inundation District Documentary Screening

This screening is co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center’s Documentary Film in the Public Interest Initiative and The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University.

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Piper Auditorium, Harvard Graduate School of Design
6:00 PM ET

Bad Press: A documentary film screening and panel discussion

Bad Press: A documentary film screening and panel discussion

This event is presented by The Shorenstein Center’s Documentary Film in the Public Interest Program. It is co-sponsored by the Harvard Art Museums, the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Harvard University Native American Program.

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Harvard Art Museums, Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Enter at the Broadway Entrance
7:00 PM ET

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press & Politics with John Dickerson

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press & Politics with John Dickerson

After a pandemic hiatus, the Shorenstein Center’s annual Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics is back this year with CBS News Prime Time anchor John Dickerson.

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JFK Jr. Forum

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press & Politics with John Dickerson
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Theodore H. White Lecture

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics

Inaugurated in 1989, the Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics is delivered annually by a prominent journalist, politician or historian on a topic at the intersection of media and politics. Past lecturers include Jill Lepore, John Lewis, William Safire, and Walter Cronkite.

Nancy Gibbs and Preet Bharara have a fireside chat during the 2019 Salant Lecture.
Salant Lecture

Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press

The Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press is delivered annually by a prominent journalist, scholar or practitioner on a topic related to press freedom or freedom of speech.

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