Race and the Stories We Tell Ourselves, Our Families, and the Neighbors

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Darold Cuba (MPA '21), Lisa Khan (EDM '06), and Wilfredo Gomez (EDM '25)

Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/RaceStories

Portugal: September 17, 2 PM-3 PM Lisbon Time
Digital Governance Speaker Event

Join Harvard W3D Portugal Chapter and UNU-EGOV for “Digital Governance: Reshaping Leadership in Today’s Geopolitical and Development Landscape,” featuring Professor Delfina Soares, Director of the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance.

Registration link: Digital Governance-Reshaping Leadership

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect W3D.

Singapore: September 16, 6 PM-8 PM local time
Gender Equality and Climate Security Dialogue

Temasek Shophouse

September 16 | 6 PM to 8 PM

Race and Land: Gentrification and Real Estate

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Darold Cuba (MPA '21), Wilfredo Gomez (EDM '25), and Lisa Khan (EDM '06)

Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/RaceLand

Multi-School Joint Mixer

Japan: September 14, 7 PM-9 PM local time

Join Harvard W3D Japan Chapter, Harvard Kennedy School Women's Alumni Network Japan Chapter, and MIT Sloan Alumni communities for a relaxing evening of networking and reconnecting.
Register at: https://forms.gle/ok1RZMp4LSso5wnS6

Internalized Racism: Oppression and Awareness

Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/InternalRacism

Race and Immigration: Family and Experiences

Thursday, July 9, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/HDDImmigration

Beyond Borders: Women, Multilateralism & the Future of International Engagement

 A fireside chat with H.E. Ambassador Eniola Ajayi, former Nigerian Ambassador to Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and the Netherlands.

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

5:00 pm (WAT) | noon (ET) to 6:00 pm (WAT) | 1:00 pm (ET)

Platform: Zoom

Register here: https://bit.ly/W3DFireside-chat

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect W3D.

The Importance of Public Environmental Data

Open Environmental Data Project Executive Director Brittany Janis speaks about the politicization of science, the impact of budget cuts on U.S. federal environmental data infrastructure, and science diplomacy.

Friday, June 26, 2026 (virtual) | 12:00-1:00 pm ET

Google Forms registration link here: https://forms.gle/Ymymco6eBgjwXQF58

Are you attending Harvard Reunion activities this year? The Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) alumni organization is hosting an in-person meet-up on Harvard Alumni Day (Friday June 5, 3-5pm ET). Harvard W3D welcomes all Harvard alumni who work in defense strategy, diplomatic efforts, sustainable development, and women’s leadership initiatives.

Stop by to connect with like-minded leaders working to foster lasting peace worldwide.

Register here: https://forms.gle/p5Eq4y9rXBdTNbG5A

Race and Sexuality: Queering Color

Thursday, June 4, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/HDDPride

Race and Comfort: Our Safe Spaces

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/SafeSpaces

Communications About Race: Concepts We (Do Not) Believe

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/RacialConcepts

Race and Leadership: Psychological Factors

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/RaceLeadership

Join Harvard W3D Portugal for a relaxed evening to meet inspiring women, connect with the community, and enjoy a few drinks in great company.
- Date/Time: Thursday, April 9, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM GMT+1
- Location: In person, Lisbon, Portugal
- RSVP at https://luma.com/eu49vord

​This event is open to the public. We’ll be gathering in an informal setting with a cash bar and no fixed agenda. Come as you are, meet great people, and be part of a growing community. Join Harvard W3D Portugal for a relaxed evening to meet inspiring women, connect with the community, and enjoy a few drinks in great company. 🥂

​This event is open to the public, whether you’re part of the Harvard community or simply interested in learning more about W3D. Men are very welcome to join. We’ll be gathering in an informal setting with a cash bar and no fixed agenda, just a space to connect, exchange ideas, and enjoy meaningful conversations. Whether you’re new to Lisbon or have been here for years, we’d love to have you join us.

​Come as you are, meet great people, and be part of a growing community.

Rethinking the Global Order: Latin America, China, and the U.S. Amid Transforming Economic and Political Paradigms 

The global landscape is undergoing profound transformation.

On March 27, join the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies for a high-level dialogue examining Latin America’s evolving relationships with China and the United States amid shifting economic and political dynamics. 

The symposium brings together leaders and scholars from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the World Economic Forum, Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNAM, Harvard Law School, and the Inter-American Dialogue to explore how rapidly changing economic, technological, and social forces are reshaping relationships within and between nations — and what those shifts mean for Latin America.

This event is hybrid.

Register: http://loom.ly/b0vTJzU

Race and Aging: Advice and Lessons

Thursday, March 19, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/Aging

Event Description

Join us for an after-work cocktail and an off-the-record conversation with Brynja Huld Óskarsdóttir, Director of the Science & Technology Committee at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, visiting from Brussels.

Brynja is also the Chair and Founder of WIIS Iceland (Women in International Security). Her focus spans emerging technologies, defense policy, and shifting global power dynamics, particularly how AI and innovation are reshaping the security landscape.

Timetable (March 17th, 2026)

18:30 · Doors open and welcome drinks

19:00–19:30 · Conversation and open Q&A

19:30–21:00 · Networking and drinks

Venue

MARCH 17

Location details:

Kitty Hawk Rooftop Restaurant and Terrace

8 St. Martin's Pl, London WC2N 4JH

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FEk3GH1hMBm62LEi9

Tickets available at:https://www.usalumni.club/events/uthpmke824ycr9hrqvl3hl863necwu

Speakers Bureau Spotlight: The Risk Environment for 2026 with Juliette Kayyem

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:00 am ET

Link: https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8p08PmHOS16gHMa

Join the HAA Speakers Bureau on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00-8:00 am ET to learn from the Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security, Juliette Kayyem. Her lecture, "The Risk Environment in 2026," is the second program in the Speakers Bureau Spotlight Series.

Juliette Kayyem AB '91, JD '95 is a national leader in homeland security and crisis management in academia, the private sector, government, and media.  She is currently the Robert and Renee Belfer Senior Lecturer and faculty chair of the Homeland Security and Security and Global Health Projects at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Professor Kayyem also serves as a national security analyst for CNN where she has been described as CNN’s “go to” for disasters. A frequent contributor to The Atlantic, she has a weekly security segment on NPR’s Boston station WGBH. Her most recent book, The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters, was described in a New Yorker profile as an “engagingly urgent blueprint for rethinking our approach to disaster preparedness and response.”

Professor Kayyem teaches courses on International and Global Affairs and Mitigating and Managing a Crisis at the Harvard Kennedy School.

· Career Lunch with Jessica Brandt

o Thursday 3/5, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM ET, Virtual

o Link: http://bit.ly/4q1RHUe

o Flyer: attached.

o Blurb: Join us for a career lunch for new grads and early-career professionals. W3D is honored to have Jessica Brandt, who will share practical insights on navigating early career paths in national security, technology, and public service.

Race and Respectability Politics: Choices and Outcomes

Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/Respectability

Welcome to W3D: SIG Showcase

📅 Date: Wednesday, February 25th, 2026

⏰ Time: 8 PM - 9 PM EST

📍 Location: Zoom (link to be sent after registration)

✉️ Contact: harvardw3d@gmail.com

RSVP link: https://forms.gle/EJPyiX7sDB6YLGNv6

Race and Media: Diverse Representations

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/HDDRaceMedia

ANHW's Africa Advisory Board invites W3D members to join ANHW members for a very special event with IFC's Nathalie Akon on February 19th! Ms. Akon will speak on the topic of “Employment Prospects for Youth in Africa”. The event will take place via Zoom from 6:30-8:00 pm GMT. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/employment-prospects-for-youth-in-africa-with-ifcs-nathalie-akon-tickets-1977006721323?aff=oddtdtcreator

· Conversation with Commissioner Karen Clopton

o Thursday 2/12, 12–1 PM ET, Virtual

o Link: http://bit.ly/3L4kSqy

o Flyer: attached. 

o Blurb: Join us for W3D’s 2026 Black History Month Special Event. We are honored to welcome Commissioner Karen Clopton, who will share insights from her distinguished career spanning board leadership, global AI and legal ethics, corporate strategy, sustainable energy, human rights, and philanthropy. She is also an accomplished author and keynote speaker.

Race and Higher Education: Programming and Resources

Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/HDDHigherEd

Join Harvard W3D for the second global speaker series on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), a group of 32 nations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America that lack territorial access to the sea.

The virtual program “Landlocked Developing Countries: Azerbaijan and South Sudan, Unlocking Geography and Navigation Without Ports” features financial advisor and analyst Nigar Najafli of Azerbaijan and public health and humanitarian professional Abuol Malek of South Sudan. Discussion follows.

Nigar Najafli: “Turning Geography into Opportunity: Azerbaijan and Regional Connectivity in the South Caucasus”

Abuol Malek: “Navigating Development Without Ports: South Sudan’s Connectivity and Trade Challenges as a Landlocked Nation”

·      Thursday, January 29, 2025

·      9 am-10 am ET

·      6-7 pm Azerbaijan | 4-5 pm South Sudan

Register at: http://bit.ly/4np14v5

Zoom registration link will be sent upon completion of Google form.

Race and Food: Cultural Narratives

Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/HDDFood2026

NEW YEAR'S NETWORKING LUNCH @ SPARK SOCIAL on Sat, Jan 17

Celebrate the new year and join the Stanford Alumni Association's Women's Impact Network, Stanford Young Alumni-Bay Area and Harvard W3D (Women in Defense, Diplomacy and Development) for a casual, networking lunch on Saturday, Jan. 17, 12-2pm, at Spark Social: 601 Mission Bay Boulevard North, San Francisco. 

Enjoy meaningful conversations, make new connections and explore collaborations over tasty food! Spark Social has food trucks and free street parking. We'll meet at SIP, at the center of the Spark Social venue and then locate seating. Please wear red so we can find you! Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/H8bz2nBhGa3b1DUi7: and we look forward to seeing you!