August 2009: Press Release
HKS Professor Iris Bohnet Discusses Reciprocity in Negotiation in La Tribune (France)
June 17, 2009
Harvard Kennedy School Commencement 2009 and WAPPP Awards
June 4, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, MA -The Harvard Kennedy School just celebrated the 2009 Commencement. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, spoke to the School’s graduating students on June 3, noting that they “are emerging from the Kennedy School at just the right time with the right set of skills. . . . As the President often said on the campaign trail, ‘we are the change we’ve been waiting for,’ and here you are ready to take your rightful place at the front of the line.”
Please also read the article "Recognizing Women’s Achievements in the Classroom and Beyond," which highlights WAPPP's recognition of three HKS students for their leadership and scholarship. Wivina Belmonte, Erica Lewis, and Shanza Khan were honored with the Barbara Jordan Award for Women’s Leadership, the Holly Taylor Sargent Prize for Women’s Advancement, and the Jane Mansbridge Research Award, respectively.
more »The Women's Leadership Board holds biannual board meetings on the Harvard University campus in the spring and fall. These meetings are designed to inform members of current programs and research being undertaken at Harvard University concerning the advancement of women and girls globally, to provide for interaction with current and future emerging women leaders, and to enhance awareness of related work undertaken by WLB members in their individual arenas.
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