Events

Hear from a panel of experts on how elections are counted and called as they discuss what to expect for the upcoming presidential election, how to use and convey election count information to the public, and pitfalls to avoid. This event was co-sponsored by The Journalist’s Resource, the Nieman Foundation and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

Join The Journalist’s Resource and The Marshall Project to explore all the complexities of voting with a felony conviction. Also discussed are the results of a landmark political survey of more than 54,000 incarcerated people.

Join leaders on the forefront of labor rights in the United States for a conversation about one of the largest union victories in a generation and whether it marks a resurgence of labor in the U.S. and around the world.

In the upcoming presidential elections, a high-stakes battle is unfolding with razor-thin margins between candidates set to reshape the political landscape.  The HKS New England Alumni Association and The Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts will host a panel of experts for a timely preview before polls open. 

This study group will bring you inside how reporters approach the 2024 election. We’ll talk about what to do when information isn’t easily available, and what to do when sources lie. These sessions are hosted by the HKS Communications Program and co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center’s Student Media Initiative.

An in-depth conversation about the role of young women working to build a more equitable landscape in political leadership, exploring how younger generations are breaking barriers to engage in civic dialogue and address political polarization. This event was co-sponsored by the Women and Public Policy Program and the Institute of Politics at HKS.

A workshop for Harvard University students on how to apply a service design mindset to improve public services.

A timely panel discussion about how the media has seeded, promoted, and occasionally knocked down bias, sexism, and misogynoir in public discussions about female politicians, and what the research says about how this coverage has changed in recent years (if at all). This event was co-sponsored by the Women and Public Policy Program at HKS.

Join Cait Conley, Senior Advisor to the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for a practical briefing on known and potential threats to the 2024 elections, how election stakeholders are mitigating those threats, and advice on how journalists can prepare to report on them. This webinar is hosted by The Journalist’s Resource. NOTE the start time is now 1pm ET.

In this webinar CarbonPlan research scientist Grayson Badgley and editorial lead Maggie Koerth will walk participants through the ins-and-outs of OffsetsDB, an open-access database of carbon offsets projects from around the world. This webinar is hosted by The Journalist’s Resource.