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Service found me

Shoshana Chatfield MC/MPA 1997 is the first woman to head the U.S. Naval War College. For the former helicopter pilot and professor, it’s a natural evolution in a life devoted to service.

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2024 Graduation Address

Nicholas Burns, the ambassador of the United States to the People’s Republic of China, will give the 2024 Graduation Address at Harvard Kennedy School on Wednesday, May 22. After a distinguished career as a senior U.S. diplomat, Nick Burns taught for thirteen years on the Kennedy School faculty until he was sworn in as ambassador to China in 2021.

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Acknowledgment of Land and People

Harvard University is located on the traditional land of the Massachusett people, and the Nipmuc and Wampanoag Nations have long been our neighbors as well. Harvard Kennedy School recognizes and honors the past, present, and future of these Indigenous people and precious lands.