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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

image of book cover and headshots of Nir Halevy and Julian Zlatev
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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2020 Goldsmith Prize Finalists

2020 Goldsmith Prize Finalists

Update March 16, 2020: We are looking forward announcing the winner of this year’s Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting via video on March 23rd, and hope you will celebrate along with us, the winner, and the finalists via social media. Stay tuned! Update March 9, 2020: Due to precautions around the coronavirus outbreak, the 2020 […]

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On the Trail of Xi Jinping: A New York Times Correspondent’s Time in China

On the Trail of Xi Jinping: A New York Times Correspondent’s Time in China

Fall 2019 Shorenstein Fellow Jane Perlez has been a foreign correspondent for the New York Times for nearly 30 years, most recently serving as bureau chief for the paper in Beijing. She previously reported from Kenya, Poland, Austria, Indonesia and Pakistan, and she was a member of the New York Times team that won a […]

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Tara Westover in conversation with Nancy Gibbs

Tara Westover in conversation with Nancy Gibbs

Tara Westover, the author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller Educated, is the Fall 2019 A.M Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence at the Shorenstein Center. She joined Center Director Nancy Gibbs on Tuesday, November 5th in the JFK Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School to talk about writing, memory, and the power, privilege, and impact of education.

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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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