The HKS Women's Network Japan chapter and the Harvard W3D Japan chapter are honored to have Ms. Hideko Hadzialic, a Director in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Representation Office for the session on international development. 

Based on her 20 years’ experience of international development at the UN, she will be sharing her perspectives on international development programme in various regions around the world, policy planning processes with various stakeholders, and how to put her learning at HKS to good use in the international development field. 

Date/Time: Saturday, May 11th, 2024, 10:00-11:00 AM JST/9:00 PM EDT

Venue: Online  

* Zoom link will be sent after registration. 

RSVP: Please register here.  

https://forms.gle/eWc49z97oBpfJKkV8

Audience: Open to Harvard alumni and friends of Harvard alumni.

Participation Fee: Free 

About Hideko Hadzialic

Ms. Hideko Hadzialic is a Director in the UNDP Representation Office. Ms. Hadzialic joined the UN in 2001, and since then worked in four regions (Asia and the Pacific; Western Balkans; Middle East and Africa) as well as two postings at the UNDP Headquarters in New York first with the Bureau for Development Policy as the UNDG Policy Network Manager for Millennium Development Goals (2007- 2010), and then Management Advisor for the Office of UN Assistant Secretary General/Bureau of Management (2014 – 2017). Prior to the current position, Ms.Hadzialic was posted in UNDP Sudan as the Deputy Country Director (Programme), overseeing the programme of over $75M annual delivery per year and fostered close collaboration with the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur for the field implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 2029, as well as UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to advance humanitarian development-peace nexus. 

Over 20 years with UNDP, UN and think tanks in three different continents.  Ms. Hadzialic is learning everyday from her clients from governments, business and people (young and old!), as a lifelong journey. She is interested in Artificial Intelligence and business innovations and their applications to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals. She recently completed a course on AI and its implications for Business Strategy at the MIT Sloan executive program. She enjoys working in Kuwait in support of the government's passion to advance innovation, public policies and business for sustainable development.

Ms. Hadzialic holds Master in Public Administration from JFK School of Government, Harvard University, and completed professional training on leadership for change and organizational renewal at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, and most recently on AI and machine learning at MIT Sloan.

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on:

Race and Rural America: Contrasts to Urban America

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Eisha Khan (ALM ‘22), Darold Cuba (MPA '21), and Michelle Simpson (JD ‘04)

Thursday, May 9, 2024, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/SmallTown

This Harvard Diversity Discussion is hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS AAAA), Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW), Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D).

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact digital@haaaa.net.

This event is open to both alumni and non-alumni.

Join us for an unparalleled opportunity of wisdom and inspiration, as W3D kicks off the Nobel Laureate Speaker Series with Dr. Eric S. Maskin, the 2007 Nobel Laureate in Economics.

📅 Date: Monday, April 29th, 2024
🕒 Time: 12:15 PM - 1 PM EDT
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/W3DESM
📍 Location: Zoom link will be sent after registration.
✉️ Contact: harvardw3d@gmail.com
👥 Audience: Open to the public.

Dr. Eric Maskin is the Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard. He has made contributions to game theory, contract theory, social choice theory, political economy, and other areas of economics.

He received his A.B. and Ph.D. from Harvard and was a postdoctoral fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge University. He was a faculty member at MIT from 1977-1984, Harvard from 1985- 2000, and the Institute for Advanced Study from 2000-2011. He rejoined the Harvard faculty in 2012. In 2007, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (with L. Hurwicz and R. Myerson) for laying the foundations of mechanism design theory.

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on:

Race and Gender: Expressions and Experience

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Chi Lee (ALM '22), Daleelah Sada (ALM '25), Elle Chu (HBS Program Services Coordinator), Darold Cuba (MPA '21), Mihiri Tillakaratne (AB '09), and Roland Tan (AB '97)

Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 6-7 pm Eastern [note: 6 pm start time], register at https://cutt.ly/RaceExpress

This Harvard Diversity Discussion is hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS AAAA), Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW), Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus (HGSC), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D).

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact digital@haaaa.net.

This event is open to Harvard alumni and friends of Harvard alumni.

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on:

Race and U.S. History: Redefining the American Historical Narrative

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Patrick Nichols (ALM '26), Eve McCloud (Weatherhead Scholars Fellow), Mihiri Tillakaratne (AB '09), Daleelah Sada (ALM '25), Janine Fondon, and Darold Cuba (MPA '21)

Thursday, April 11, 2024, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/RaceHistory

This Harvard Diversity Discussion is hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS AAAA), Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW), Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D).

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact digital@haaaa.net.

This event is open to Harvard alumni and friends of Harvard alumni.

Join us at W3D’s Women Leadership Workshop for a transformative experience to elevate your leadership skills, foster meaningful connections, and embrace your full potential!

W3D is honored to have Dr. Una Osili for the first session on Strategic Fundraising:

Date: Monday, April 8th, 2024
Time: 9 AM - 10 AM PDT
RSVP: bit.ly/W3D-UNA
Location: Zoom link will be sent after registration.
Contact: harvardw3d@gmail.com
Audience: Open to the public.

Please see Dr. Osili's bio below:

• Dr. Una Osili holds the Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy and is the Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, the world’s first school dedicated to the study of philanthropy. She also serves as Dean’s Fellow for the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy.  

• An internationally recognized scholar in economics, Osili leads the research and publication of Global Philanthropy Tracker and the Global Philanthropy Environment Index, which are prominent sources of global development and social innovation data trends that collaborate with over 100 experts in more than 90 countries.

• Osili has provided expert testimony at the Joint Economic Commission and United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee on philanthropy, international development, and the role of the public sector. She is a consultant with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and has worked on cross-sector initiatives on financial inclusion.

• At IU, she leads the research and publication of Giving USA, the annual report on American philanthropy, and is the Founder of Generosity for Life, a digital platform providing new data tools for financial decision making in the area of philanthropy and social impact. She chairs the School's signature research project, the Philanthropy Panel Study, the most comprehensive study of the generosity of American families over time.

• Osili received her bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University and her Master’s and Ph.D. from Northwestern University.

President Office Hours

Come chat about anything W3D!

RSVP at https://bit.ly/W3DOH

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on:

Tokenism vs. Representation: Challenges of Being in Diverse Groups of People of Color

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Darold Cuba (MPA '21), Jeff Lee (MPA '96), Eve McCloud (Weatherhead Scholars Fellow), and Roland Tan (AB '97)

Thursday, March 21, 2024, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/TokRep

This Harvard Diversity Discussion is hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS AAAA), Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW), Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D).

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact digital@haaaa.net.

This event is open to Harvard alumni and friends of Harvard alumni.

Global Networking Night (GNN) is an annual Harvard program bringing thousands of Harvard alumni together worldwide for a sweeping celebration.

W3D will hold two GNN sessions on Wednesday, March 13. Session #1 will be at 7-8 AM EDT, hosted by Litcy Kurisinkal [RSVP 1]. Session #2 will be at 6-7 PM PDT, co-hosted by Tianwang Liu and Courtney Walsh [RSVP 2].

Register now to explore and expand your Harvard network! 

This event is open to Harvard Alumni only.

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on:

Race and Health: Cultural Conceptions

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Briana Brukilacchio (EDM '16), Eisha Khan (ALM '22), Lisa Khan (EDM ‘06), Queen Alike (MPH '18), and Darold Cuba (MPA '21)

Monday, March 11, 2024, 5-6 pm Eastern, register at https://cutt.ly/RaceAndHealth

This Harvard Diversity Discussion is hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS AAAA), Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW), Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D).

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact digital@haaaa.net.

This event is open to Harvard alumni and friends of Harvard alumni.

Join us to kick off W3D’s Chatham Chat Program, a series of moderated conversations with policymakers, leaders, and experts delving into the most crucial and pressing challenges of our time. These events will not be recorded and everything is off the record.
W3D is honored to have Dr. Lawrence H. Summers as the first Chatham Chat speaker. Lawrence H. Summers is the Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus of Harvard University. During the past three decades, he has served in a series of senior policy positions in Washington, D.C., including the 71st Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton, Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama and Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank.

This event is open to Harvard Alumni only.

Event date and time: March 4 from 12:15-1:15 PM EST
Please see the RSVP link here: https://forms.gle/kxXU3fQ3sJps8Mw1A

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on:

Race and Sexuality: Queering Color

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Mihiri Tillakaratne (AB '09), Chi Lee (ALM '22), Timothy Parent (AB '09), and Roland Tan (AB '97)

Thursday, February 29, 2024, 6-7 pm Eastern [note: 6 pm start time], register at https://cutt.ly/RaceOrientation

This Harvard Diversity Discussion is hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS AAAA), Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW), Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus (HGSC), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D).

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact digital@haaaa.net.

This event is open to Harvard alumni and friends of Harvard alumni.

Learn about exciting trends and developments in the social impact and innovation space in the Black community from one of the US' top impact strategists, Tiffany Thompson. 

Tiffany Thompson has over two decades of experience supporting and celebrating social impact leaders, dedicating her career to youth development, economic mobility, and Black liberation. As Chief Impact Officer at The CAFE Group, Tiffany develops strategies to impact students, leaders, and communities by ensuring nonprofit leaders of color inform and influence the future of the philanthropic ecosystem. Before joining The CAFE Group, Tiffany was the Senior Director of Thought Leadership at Echoing Green, where she co-produced Echoing Green's award-winning documentary, Unwavering: The Power of Black Innovation, to highlight existing innovations among Black nonprofit leaders and their love for their communities and to spark dialogue among philanthropic institutions about inequitable giving practices. Tiffany was named a top 100 Black leader by the Black Youth Project and received a Philadelphia NAACP Humanitarian Award for her advocacy and volunteer work for young people.

Tiffany holds a Bachelor of Science from Temple University, and a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she was a Sheila C. Johnson Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership.

When: Wednesday Feb 28th, 5:30pm ET. 30 minutes of conversation followed by 15 mins of Q&A

How: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/93375824484?pwd=Z3hjM0F6RHRmWDZnSWpkWkd2Q0orZz09

This event is open to all Harvard alumni.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS AAAA), Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D)

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on:

Race and Religion: Cultural Intersectionality

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98) and Mihiri Tillakaratne (AB '09)

Tuesday, February 13, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceReligion

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

This event is open to all.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS AAAA), Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D)

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on:

Race and Immigration: Family and Experiences

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Mihiri Tillakaratne (AB '09), and Somi Kim (AB '84)

Tuesday, January 23, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceImmigrants

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

This event is open to all.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Alumni Alliance (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS AAAA), Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D)

Join us in a group discussion of shared experiences and personal opinions (with no presentations or breakouts) on:

Multiraciality: Racial Self-Identification

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), David Forman (AB '88), Annette Raggette (MPP '94), Larry Glover, and Patrick Nichols (ALM '26) 

Thursday, January 11, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at https://cutt.ly/Multiraciality

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

This event is open to all.

Join us in collaboration with Harvard Alumni for Global Development for our annual Speakers Bureau, which provides Harvard alumni communities the opportunity to connect to the intellectual riches of the University through faculty speakers.

This event features Juliette Kayyem, Harvard Faculty Chair of the Homeland Security and Security & Global Health Projects and former Assistant Secretary for intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.

Please register here.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Association Alumni (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D)

Race and Childhood: Cultural Upbringing
Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98) and Leah Porter (EdM '22) 

Thursday, December 14, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceChildhood. This event is open to all.

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Association Alumni (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D).

Race and Advocacy: Volunteerism and Activism
Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98) and Leah Porter (EdM '22) 

Tuesday, December 5, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceVolunteerism. This event is open to all.

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Association Alumni (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D).

Race and Class: Intersectional Identities

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98) and Lee-Sean Huang (AB '02) 

Wednesday, November 15, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceClass. This event is open to all.

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Association Alumni (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D), and Harvard Alumni for Mental Health (HAMH).

Race and Mental Health: Cultural Conceptions

Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98) and Ngozi Okose (ALM '18)

Thursday, November 9, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceMentalHealth. This event is open to all.

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

Harvard W3D's 10 year Anniversary Celebration

Join us in celebrating Harvard W3D: Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development's 10 year anniversary!

The event will take place on October 28 between 1:00 and 3:00 PM EST in Weil Hall at Harvard's Belfer Center. You can attend the event either in person or remotely via Zoom.

Our schedule is:

1-1:30 PM: Leader remarks 

Liesl Carter

Sahana Dharmapuri 

Zan Larsen 

Jinnyn Jacob 

Nina Wagner 

Jenny Mallamo 

Courtney Walsh

Theodora Skeadas

1:30-1:55 PM: Diverse leadership in the AI world
Defense: Claire Boine
Diplomacy: Richard Mathenge
Development: Rozanne Larsen

1:55-2:20 PM: Gender equality in the decolonizing movement 
Defense: Gwen Young
Development: Lisa Parvin
Diplomacy: Zaina Adamu

2:20-2:45 PM: Women’s roles in entrepreneurship
Development: Masoomeh Khandan
Defense: Alexa McCulloch  
Diplomacy: Tianwang Liu

2:45-2:55 PM: Women’s roles in addressing climate change
Laura Wharton

2:55-3 PM: Closing remarks
Theodora Skeadas

Please keep in mind that in-person seats are available on a first come first served basis.

In-person location: Weil Town Hall, Belfer, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA
Zoom link: Please save the Zoom access details that you will receive after you complete this form.

There will be a social hour from 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST.

Register here.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Association Alumni (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D).

Race and Academic Success: Emotional Support
Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98) and Derrick Lewis (AB '78) 

Tuesday, October 24, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceSupport. This event is open to all.

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

Leaders in Global Development Speakers Series: A Conversation with Dr. Elise Stephenson

A world-leading gender advocate and social entrepreneur, Dr. Elise Stephenson serves as Deputy Director of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at the Australian National University, founded and chaired by former prime minister Julia Gillard. She is a multi award-winning gender researcher with an entrepreneurial background, whose work focuses on intervening at critical junctures to ensure equality in "frontier" international affairs and grand challenges.

The event will take place on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST. Please RSVP here. All are welcome to join this event.

If you have any specific questions, please email harvardalumniglobaldevelopment@gmail.com.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Association Alumni (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D)

Race and Law Enforcement: Training Police and Fire Personnel  
Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98) and W. Barnett Jones (HKSEE '23) 

Thursday, October 12, 2023, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceLawEnforcement. This event is open to all.

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

The Harvard Clubs of Boston and Ireland, in partnership with the Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU) and Harvard clubs from around the globe, invite you to Indigenous Forum Revisited: Allyship Across Cultures, Countries, and Continents. This very special dialogue is not to be missed! Our first Indigenous Forum, in February 2021, celebrated allyship between Indigenous Peoples and the people of Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years later, Indigenous leaders, activists, and scholars will update us on:

• The History of Indigenous Slavery at Harvard and in the Americas

• Indigenous activism’s role in bolstering self-determination and economic security

• An overview of the November 2023, on-campus conference "Responsibility and Repair: Legacies of Indigenous Enslavement, Indenture, and Colonization at Harvard and Beyond”

Please RSVP here. This event is free of charge, but you must register so that we can send you the Zoom login information.

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Our featured speakers over this 60-minute experience include:

Ethel Billie Branch (AB '01, JD '08, MPP '08 and HAA Elected Director), Attorney General of the Navajo Nation and Founder, Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund, recognized by Bill Gates as “one of the seven unsung heroes of the pandemic” and featured in our first Indigenous Forum, will share new details on the Fund’s positive impact. Having raised over $18 million to date, it has provided direct relief while building self-reliance and interrelatedness. Collective Navajo and Hopi power to exercise inherent rights to self-determination, as well as matriarchal leadership, has been enhanced. They are investing in long-term food security, entrepreneurship, youth leadership and housing to make their communities “pandemic proof and climate resistant”, while remaining grateful for pivotal Irish support. Learn more

Dr. Kevin Waite, Associate Professor of Modern American History at Durham University (United Kingdom) and author of The Atlantic’s “What Slavery Looked Like in the West”, will provide context to the report of The Presidential Committee on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery by examining the Indigenous enslaved and indentured in the history of Harvard and the Americas. Dr. Waite’s writing on “the other slavery” in a “transcontinental regime”. Learn more

Dr. Emily Van Dyke (AB ’03, MPH ‘09), Immediate Past President of the Native American Alumni of Harvard University, and Vice President of Communications at the Harvard Club of Seattle, traces her roots to the Blackfoot Confederacy in Montana and Alberta, Canada, and has worked in public health research on improving cancer outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Dr. Van Dyke will provide the HAA’s acknowledgement statement, which recognizes the alumni community’s debts to and connections with Indigenous people. She will later reflect on how alumni and allies can support Indigenous peoples.

Gena Kakkak, Chairwoman of the Menominee Tribal Legislature, is the latest in a long legacy of matriarchal leaders of one of North America’s ancient tribes. She will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Menominee Restoration Act which returned sovereignty to her tribe and eventually to nearly all Native Nations of America. The Chairwoman will pay tribute to the passing of Ada Deer who led the sovereignty restoration movement as well as the reformation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the 1970s. The Chairwoman will speak about the work of The Missing & Murdered Woman’s Task Force to fight the abduction, homicide, violence, and trafficking of Indigenous women. She will conclude with a conversation about the importance of Indigenous unity as demonstrated in the Menominee membership in The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council.

Dr. Joseph P. Gone (AB '92, RDI '19) is Faculty of Medicine (Global Health and Social Medicine) and Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Anthropology) at Harvard University. As an interdisciplinary social scientist with both theoretical and applied interests, Professor Gone has collaborated for 25 years with American Indian and other Indigenous communities to rethink community-based mental health services and to harness traditional culture and spirituality for advancing indigenous well-being. An enrolled member of the Aaniiih-Gros Ventre tribal nation of Montana, he also served briefly as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Fort Belknap Indian reservation. In 2014, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was a Fellow (2017-2020) in the Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Additional Harvard Alumni Participants include:

Robert Manson MPA '04 - Harvard Alumni Association Executive Committee & former President of the Harvard Club of Ireland
Matthew G Hegarty '82 - Former President of the Harvard Club of Boston
Marcus DeFlorimonte, gb'95, pmd - President of the Harvard Club of Boston
Nancy J. Coombs EdM '89, HLS '90 - Founder of the Indigenous Issues Series and Executive Board member of The Harvard Club of Toronto

Registration is required for this complimentary event to ensure that you are provided with the log-in credentials for the Zoom webinar. You will receive the login credentials approximately 3 hours prior to your event, they will not be included in the automatic confirmation email you receive upon registration. Credentials will be sent to the email address provided upon registration.

One complimentary pass per person. Valid on October 6, 2023 only. Registration will close approximately 24 hours prior to the event to allow for the login credentials to be shared. This invitation is non-transferable.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Association Alumni (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), Harvard Aerospace & Defense Alumni Organization (HADAO), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) .

Race and the Military: Experiences of Service 
Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98), Captain Jeffrey Lee (MPA '96), Maher Ezzeddine (PLDA '14), and Silvia Bianchi (HBS '22)  

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 11 am-12 pm Eastern [note: 11 am start time]

Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceMilitary. This event is open to all.

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

Harvard Diversity Discussions hosted by the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A), Harvard South Asian Association Alumni (HSAAA), Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA), Native American Alumni of Harvard University (NAAHU), Harvard Kennedy School Black Alumni Association (HKS BAA), Harvard Kennedy School Women's Network (HKSWN), Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association (HKSNEAA), Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), and Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D), and Harvardwood.

Race and Media: Countering Negative Images
Organized by Jenny Korn (MPP '98) and Larry Glover 

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 5-6 pm Eastern

Register at https://cutt.ly/RaceNegativeMedia. This event is open to all.

If you have questions, feedback, or suggestions for topics for future Harvard Diversity Discussions, please contact jkorn@post.harvard.edu.

Barbie has been described as a feminist sensation. Additionally, Barbie has just become Warner Bros.' biggest movie of all time, hitting $1.34 billion worldwide. Have you not yet seen it? Or, have you already seen it 4 times, but that's just not enough? Either way, join the W3D Boston Chapter, as we watch the movie in theaters together! 

• Date: Thursday, September 7

• Time: The movie starts at 7:10 PM, but we plan to get there early, around 6:45 PM, so we can coordinate seats together and get snacks and drinks before the movie starts. For folks who are interested, we plan to get drinks after the movie, to reflect on the experience.

• Location: Landmark Theatres in Kendall Square, Cambridge

• More information: Here

• RSVP: If you RSVP here, we will follow up with our phone information closer to the event, in case you have questions.