Kennedy Scholars

Skipping class to see Rihanna

I’ve never been to see a famous musician live before. But a few weeks ago I got to see Rihanna, not in a concert hall but in a lecture theatre. Every year, the Harvard Foundation select a Humanitarian of the year, this year honouring Rihanna for her philanthropic efforts in…

Snow Time

The past two weeks have been super busy! From conferences to snow days, to late night homework and even some cricket, every day has been a reminder of what a unique place I’m in.

Two weeks ago I caught up with some fellow Brits at a ‘Brexit Bitch’ session at the Kennedy School…

A Spring in my step

It’s been three weeks since I arrived back at Harvard for the start of my final semester! Time has flown by! After a relaxing break, spending time at home in London being spoiled by my mum’s incredible Indian food and recalibrating my British accent, I’m excited to start a fresh semester.

Getting out the vote

By Avantika Chilkoti

As the election results rolled in on Tuesday evening an air of shock and mourning fell over the Kennedy School forum. Few here admit to supporting Donald Trump. And many signed up to study public policy confident they would join a Democrat-led…

Constitutional Chaos Trumped

The US legal system is one of the most sophisticated in the world. In an introductory lecture to the LLM…

A basketful of classes

‘Shopping’ for classes sounds like a lot of fun — the chance to go to as many classes as you like for the first two weeks before deciding on your set for the semester. Shopping the first few classes is exciting, but browsing the Harvard course catalog can be a dangerous activity — ‘Poets…