Taubman Center for State and Local Government

Are you or anyone you know a communications Jedi who is compulsively passionate about supporting public servants and improving public service in states, counties, and cities? Calling all candidates from beautifully diverse backgrounds to apply for our Director of Communications opening on Team Taubman at the Harvard Kennedy School, a.k.a. the best place to work!

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Are you or anyone you know a communications Jedi who is compulsively passionate about supporting public servants and improving public service in states, counties, and cities? Calling all candidates from beautifully diverse backgrounds to apply for our Director of Communications opening on Team Taubman at the Harvard Kennedy School, a.k.a. the best place to work!

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Check out HKS Professor Julia Minson's recent podcast interview for an organization called Braver Angels, a non-profit trying to depolarize American civic discourse:

The Psychology of Disagreement | Julia Minson with Greg Steinbrecher - Braver Angels Julia Minson, a social psychologist at Harvard's Kennedy School, joins the Braver Angels Podcast.

A reminder to join us TONIGHT at 6pm EST for an event we are co-hosting with the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School! Be sure to register at the link below.

100 days in 60 minutes: A Conversation with Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Mayor Rick Blangiardi

Please join us for a virtual discussion with Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (Miami-Dade County, FL) and Mayor Rick Blangiardi (Honolulu, HI) on their transition from campaigning to their first 100 days of governing during the pandemic.

Harvard Kennedy School

https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dpcEjZQtQ_CLFe4M8vZt1A

100 days in 60 minutes: A Conversation with Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Mayor Rick Blangiardi

Please join us and the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School for the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Wed, April 21st, at 6:00 pm ET for a virtual discussion with Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (Miami-Dade County, FL) and Mayor Rick Blangiardi (Honolulu, HI) on their transition from campaigning to their first 100 days of governing during the pandemic.

Please RSVP - https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dpcEjZQtQ_CLFe4M8vZt1A

With the latest federal stimulus funding, state and local governments have an opportunity to center equity in their relief efforts. What does inclusive recovery look like?

Join the conversation with Bruce Katz and Jihae A. Lee on Thursday, March 25th at 5pm ET.

Register here: http://bit.ly/3bY71xz

Join our conversation this Friday, March 5th!

Who's Regulating Uber? How States are Preempting Cities on New Transportation Tech

📅 Friday, March 5th
⏰ 1:00pm ET
Register here: https://bit.ly/whosregulatinguber

Applications for the 2021 Rappaport Public Policy Summer Fellowship are due Friday, January 15. Learn more here:

Public Policy Summer Fellowship Public Policy Summer Fellowship The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston encourages graduate students to spend part of their careers in public service through a paid, 10-week summer internship in key state and local agencies in the Greater Boston area. Fellows, who represent all graduate schools i...

HKS students, join us TOMORROW to learn more about how local governments can support small businesses during COVID winter.

📅:Tuesday, 12/1
⏰:2:00pm EST

Register here: https://bit.ly/2V8bnsB

Transition Term is a student fellowship in the offices of newly elected U.S. state and local officials during January Term.
HKS students, don't miss these opportunities to learn more!

More info + event links -> https://bit.ly/hkstransitionterm

Applications for our Economic Development Seminar are due MONDAY by 9am ET. Open to all Kennedy School students, this seminar brings together students and leading economic development experts from around the country. Learn more, including how to apply:

Economic Development Seminar Economic Development Seminar This is a monthly non-credit seminar for students and leading economic development thinkers and doers from around the country to engage on state, county, and city best practices and shared challenges. Click here for the 2020-2021 Economic Development Seminar Series appli...

Tomorrow, the Program on Education Policy and Governance is hosting a virtual conference that will bring together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss the most pressing questions on closing the education opportunity gap.

Register and learn more here:

Closing the Education Opportunity Gap: On Sept. 11, 2020, the Program on Education Policy and Governance will host "Closing the Education Opportunity Gap: Strategies and Challenges," a conference that will bring together leading scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss the most pressing questions on this crucial topic in educ...