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Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Ken Burns

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Ken Burns

Attend the 2026 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with preeminent documentary filmmaker Ken BurnsShorenstein Center Director, Nancy Gibbs, will hold a fireside chat with Burns in the JFK Jr. Forum at Harvard Kennedy School.

Hybrid

JFK Jr. Forum, HKS
6:00 PM

Photo of Ken Burns sitting in a rustic wood paneled space with an american flag in the background.

Past Events

Russia’s Alternatives: Navalny VS Putin

Russia’s Alternatives: Navalny VS Putin

Russian journalist and a friend of Navalny’s of twenty years, Yevgenia Albats, tells the story of the slain Russian opposition leader and what it means for the future of the country.

L-140 GOODMAN, Littauer Building & Zoom
4:30 PM

Chinese Independent Film and Distribution of Public Interest Media

Chinese Independent Film and Distribution of Public Interest Media

Karin Chien, in conversation with Jian Yi, charts the evolution of her work at dGenerate Films, acquiring independent Chinese films and releasing them in the US through a partnership with Icarus Films. Karin is a fellow for the Documentary Film in the Public Interest program at the Shorenstein Center. Elsie Chen will moderate this talk. This event is co-sponsored by the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

R-414-AB David Ellwood Democracy Lab, Rubenstein Building, HKS Campus & Zoom
10:00 AM

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.

Zoom webinar
1:00 PM

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.

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

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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.

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

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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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