Events

A conversation about remaking government with simpler, user-centric digital services. Panelists:  Tim O’Reilly, Founder, O’Reilly Media Haley Van Dyck, Co-founder, U.S. Digital Service Marina Martin, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nick Sinai, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS, former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer (moderator) Schedule: 9:30am – 10:00am: Casual breakfast and networking 10:00am – 12:00pm: […]

This session is part of the study group series, How Shifts in Race and Cultural Identity Influence Politics, Policy and Pop Culture, led by Michele Norris. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Description: Over the course of this series there have been many rich discussions examining issues and case studies from […]

Featuring speakers: William English, Research Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and Research Fellow at the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching Vladimir Radomirovic, Serbian Investigative Journalist and 2015 Nieman Fellow More information. About the Herbert C. Kelman Seminar Series: The 2014-2015 Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution […]

April 21, 2015 — The Shorenstein Center closed its spring semester event series with a conversation with the Spring 2015 Joan Shorenstein Fellows: William E. Buzenberg, former executive director of The Center for Public Integrity, Jackie Calmes, national correspondent for The New York Times, Michele Norris, NPR host and special correspondent, and David Weinberger, senior […]

This session is part of the five-week study group series, How Shifts in Race and Cultural Identity Influence Politics, Policy and Pop Culture, led by Michele Norris. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Please register below to reserve your space. Description: Why and how do stereotypes take root? What is the […]

April 14, 2015 — David Skok, newly-promoted managing editor for digital of The Boston Globe, discussed the Globe’s approach to digital strategy and organizational culture. As a Nieman Fellow in 2012, Skok took a class from Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen. They later co-authored a report, applying Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation – which says […]

With Jorge Ramos, journalist, author, and television anchor for Univision and Fusion. Presented by the Harvard Institute of Politics. Co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.

This session is part of the 10-week seminar series, Data, Technology and Innovation in Government, led by Nick Sinai. Seminars are for students only (graduate and undergraduate) and are not-for-credit. Please register below to reserve your space.  Description: From the EPA’s release of the toxic chemicals data to the FCC’s current net neutrality debate, transparency/disclosure can be an […]

Featuring speakers: Celeste LeCompte, Nieman Fellow, co-founder of Climate Confidential, columnist for the Robotics Business Review Michael B. McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies at Harvard University More information About the Herbert C. Kelman Seminar Series: The 2014-2015 Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution series is sponsored by the Program […]

April 7, 2015 — Phillip Martin, senior investigative reporter at WGBH, discussed how his reporting on race and poverty has been shaped by his early career experiences. Martin’s interest in journalism was partially sparked by a lack of nuanced coverage of poor people and people of color by mainstream media. As a teenager during the […]