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Anderson Cooper talks about the changing media landscape, TikTok, and how his podcast has helped him grieve
The Goldsmith Awards were founded in 1991 by the Greenfield family, who have sponsored the program ever since. As part of the awards presentation, Gibbs, director of the Shorenstein Center and the Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice of Press, Politics and Public Policy, hosted a fireside chat with 2025 recipient of the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism, Anderson Cooper.
“This is a time to be brave”: Former governor Deval Patrick offers leadership lessons for a time of uncertainty
Former Massachusetts governor and Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School, Deval Patrick, discusses the challenges leaders may be facing now and the leadership skills this moment of change calls for. Patrick recently taught a class on leading through public crises.
Racial diversity of scientists could increase enrollment of Black clinical trial participants
Research from Harvard Kennedy School’s Marcella Alsan shows Black survey respondents’ interest in clinical trials increased when a Black investigator was involved.
Professor Joe Nye coined the term “soft power.” He says America’s is in decline under Trump.
One of the world’s foremost policy thinkers and the Kennedy School’s former dean, Nye says one of America’s most important foreign policy tools has been convincing other nations to willingly want what the U.S. wants.
Explainer: How do tariffs work and how will they impact the American and global economy?
Harvard Kennedy School international trade expert Robert Lawrence discusses what higher tariffs will mean for the United States and the world.
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