International affairs

Reporting on Harvard’s global reach—from student fieldwork and faculty research to alumni impact around the world.

Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard in the Crosshairs |

Harvard Plans Contingencies for International Students

The Kennedy School and School of Public Health are developing online options.

by Jonathan Shaw

A bilingual welcome to a binational academic center.

John Harvard's Journal | May-June 2010

Global Reach

A new center in Shanghai reflects Harvard’s growing engagement with the People’s Republic.

Chlorine dispensers clustered outside the IPA office

International affairs |

For Clean Water, An Approach That Works

A Harvard professor's project in Kenya strives to avoid common pitfalls of development work.

Harvard Center Shanghai is in the new office tower to the left (top); the 88-story Jin Mao Tower and 101-story World Financial Center rise to the right.

| May-June 2010

China: Harvard's Expanding Engagement

The University opens a major new facility to encourage research, student involvement, and teaching across the disciplines and professions.

Chair of the Harvard China Fund William C. Kirby (left) and dean of Harvard Business School Jay O. Light address guests at the Harvard Center Shanghai celebratory reception and banquet. Kirby, who is Chang professor of China studies and Spangler Family professor of business administration, served as keynote speaker.

| May-June 2010

The Chinese Century?

Remarks by William C. Kirby

Mohsen Mostafavi, dean of the Graduate School of Design, moderated the “Architecture and Urbanism” panel discussion.

| May-June 2010

Architecture and Urbanism: Shanghai and Beyond

A panel discussion with Mohsen Mostafavi, Alex Krieger, Lin Wang, John C. Portman III, Wu Jiang, and Yu Kongjian

Bass professor of government Michael Sandel delivered a luncheon address that examined the way markets “leave their mark” on the rest of society.

International affairs |

The Moral Limits of Markets

Remarks by Michael Sandel

| May-June 2010

Who Cares About Chinese Culture?

A panel discussion with Peter Bol and Tian Xiaofei

| May-June 2010

China's Newest Revolution: Health for All?

A panel discussion with Barry Bloom, Yuanli Liu, and Arthur Kleinman

| May-June 2010

Innovations Changing the World: New Technologies, Harvard, and China

Remarks by David B. Yoffie

Arthur Kleinman, Rabb professor of anthropology and professor of medical anthropology, lectured at Fudan University’s Contemporary Anthropology Forum.

| May-June 2010

Connections to China: Caregiving, Ecological City Planning

Ethnographic perspectives on caregiving and Shanghai urban development