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With another academic year behind us, we congratulate our graduates as they embark on new journeys.
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Pursuing passions one degree at a time
Alice Heath MPP 2016, PhD 2024 believes in addressing inequalities and paying it forward so others have the same freedoms and privileges she has had.
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy launches advocate training and research program to combat LGBTQI+ persecution worldwide
The new Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program was the brainchild of activist Diego Garcia Blum MPP 2021, who will be its director.
Freddy Guevara MC/MPA 2024 is not giving up on the global struggle for democracy
Imprisoned and now exiled for his opposition to the Venezuelan government, Guevara is working to stem the growing tide of authoritarianism.
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Ambassador Nicholas Burns delivers 2024 graduation address
Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, delivered the 2024 HKS graduation address. He urged graduates to take on the world's daunting issues and to remain hopeful.
