n GOING, GOING, GREEN! HARVARD PLANNING FOR CHANGE DIPLOMATIC MEASURES KENNEDY THE POWER OF DIALOGUE magazine WASHINGTON CALLS SCHOOL spring 2009 HKS IN DC Root Cause A foundation for growth and recovery IN THIS ISSUE harvard kennedy school magazine | spring 2009 26 22 30 6 12 14 t Designs on Development A special approach to development creates a unique response to catastrophe. Associate Dean for Harvard Kennedy School Magazine Communications and Public Affairs is published three times a year by XX% 20 t Washington Calls Harvard Kennedy School faculty and alumni heed the call to serve. Melodie Jackson mc/mpa 2001 John F. Kennedy Senior Director of Alumni Relations School of Government Paige Ennis mc/mpa 2010 Office of Communications 22 t Going, Going, Green! Harvard sets goals for a greener campus. and Public Affairs Editor Cert no. SW-COC-002556 79 John F. Kennedy Street Sarah Abrams 26 t Diplomatic Measures Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy Nicholas Burns puts a premium on dialogue. Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Associate Editor Phone: 617-495-1164 This magazine is printed on Robert O’Neill Fax: 617-495-5424 Opus Matte and Arbor Matte with soy-based ink. The paper is Contributing Writers E-mail: [email protected] DEPARTMENTS LEAH FASTEN LEFT); (BOTTOM OFFICE NEWS ITCHELL/HARVARD manufactured with 30 percent M t Julia Hanna Copyright ©2009 by the President postconsumer fiber and is fsc Matt Kohut mc/mpa 2003 and Fellows of Harvard College. All certified. 2 The dean’s word TEPHANIE Executive summary S Miranda Daniloff Mancusi rights reserved. Steve Nadis On the cover: Rice planting in the 3 The end results Genser continues push for human rights . Bilmes’s research aids veterans Lewis Rice Irrawaddy Delta in the wake of Designers Magazine Advisory Board cyclone Nargis Diane Sibley Jennifer Armini mc/mpa 2001 4 Public interest News bites from around the school Photograph: Piers Benatar Jennifer Eaton Alden Jeanie Barnett mc/mpa 2002 Joe Bergantino mc/mpa 1985 Printer 6 From the Charles Alumna Wafaa El-Sadr mc/mpa 1996 wins MacArthur . Archon Fung q+a . Phil Cronin mpp 1996 Lane Press Hannah Riley Bowles mpp 1994 on women and salary negotiation . Jack Sim’s hksee 2008 toilet crusade . research briefs Henry DeSio mc/mpa 2001 Bill Dodd mc/mpa 2004 Harry Durning, Jr. mc/mpa 1970 30 Bully Pulpit Congressman John Lewis . Ken Auletta . David Axelrod Sayuri Inoue mpp 1996 RCA; PAGE 30, MARTHA STEWART (TOP AND BOTTOM RIGHT), AND BOTTOM (TOP STEWART MARTHA 30, RCA; PAGE Colin Jackson mc/mpa 1993 O 33 In Print Embedding Global Markets . Providing Public Goods in Transitional China . The Patron’s Payoff David King David Luberoff mc/mpa 1989 Ben McKay mc/mpa 2003 35 Alumni Voices Classnotes . From the field: Jacqueline Collins mc/mpa 2001, s&l 2005, Nadav Tamir mc/mpa 2004 and Heather Price mc/mpa 2002 Issa Kassissieh mc/mpa 2004 . Alumni publications Craig Sandler mc/mpa 2000 Janice Saragoni mc/mpa 1989 Steven Singer mc/mpa 1986 46 Ways and Means Mason Program celebrates 50 years with $10 million boost Scott Talan mc/mpa 2002 48 Exit Poll Lighting the way for human rights PYLE; JIM CHRIS STOLOVE; RIGHT: LEVI TO LEFT www.hks.harvard.edu EXecUTIVE SUMMARY THE END RESULTS Dear reader, Freedom Fighter Jared Genser’s Genser, who represents Aung human rights work, profiled in San Suu Kyi, the world’s only New cases have As the world looks for leadership in solving the myriad of our Spring 2008 issue, continues imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize challenges facing us today — from the global economic crisis been taken to make a difference. Genser laureate, also generated a letter, to climate change — we are once again reminded of the critical mpp 1998 led a team of lawyers at signed by 112 former presidents up in Gambia, role the Harvard Kennedy School plays in shaping the debate his law firm, dla Piper, last fall and prime ministers, calling and training those dedicated to serving the public. Our mission in preparing a report on human on un Secretary-General Ban Peru, and has never been more urgent or vital. rights abuses in North Korea. Ki-moon mc/mpa 1984 to go It is gratifying to see that despite the significant earnings Vietnam. “Failure to Protect: The Ongoing to Burma to press for Suu gap between those working in the private and public sectors, Challenge of North Korea” was Kyi’s release. the majority of our students — approximately 60 percent — commissioned by former Czech And the nonprofit Genser organization also received its go on to careers in public service. In these challenging times Republic President Václav Havel, created to represent prisoners first two foundation grants. The when public servants are needed more than ever, we are former Norwegian Prime of conscience around the nonprofit also settled into new committed to doing all we can to support and inspire these Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, world, Freedom Now, has also office space — donated by Yang dedicated individuals. and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate continued to grow. New cases Jian-li phd 2001, whom Genser I am pleased to report that since becoming dean, I have Elie Wiesel. have been taken up in Gambia, represented during his imprison- doubled our financial aid to students. Despite these difficult Peru, and Vietnam; full-time ment in China, which lasted economic times for the school, I am committed to continuing staff has been hired; and the from 2002 to 2007. this level of support and to finding new sources of revenue to expand our financial aid program. We also continue to strive to offer the best possible training for our students. Our experiential courses, which offer on-the- job experience; our annual policy analysis exercise (pae); and our numerous internship and fellowship programs, all provide An Account of War Linda Correction: Readers of students with critical hands-on training. Bilmes’s ongoing research into the Winter 2009 issue’s And through the Institute of Politics (iop), our students the costs of the wars in Iraq and Classnotes section may are continuously exposed to a diverse group of political leaders Afghanistan has had an impact have seen our feature of and public servants from around the world, from the iop on veterans of those conflicts. an alumni book, Shelter fellows who hold weekly study groups to the major world This is a special moment — a now or never moment — in Bilmes, whose book The Me. The author is Juliette leaders appearing in the school’s Forum. the history of the Kennedy School. According to a recent youth Three Trillion Dollar War: The Fay mpp 1992 and not, as Finally, in the last year our Office of Career Advancement survey conducted by the iop the majority of youth polled now True Cost of the Iraq Conflict was we mistakenly noted, (oca) has greatly expanded its services in providing career believe politics and public service are worthy professions, a featured in the Spring 2008 issue, Juliette Fay mc/mpa 1986. information. In one new initiative, oca has engaged faculty significant change in outlook from previous surveys conducted worked with a team of neurolo- We regret the error and to help students match their public service interests with during the last several decades. gists and psychiatrists to estimate apologize for the confu- potential job opportunities. In the words of iop Director Bill Purcell, “The hearts and the long-term medical and sion. Fay’s debut novel, The alumni and faculty you will read about in the follow- the minds of young people are back.” economic consequences of trau- which follows the life ing pages are wonderful examples of the public servants we In these difficult times, when talented public servants are matic brain injury (tbi), one of a woman dealing train. Alumni Jim Taylor and Debbie Aung Din Taylor, both so desperately needed and our youth are demonstrating a of the signature injuries of the with the unexpected mc/mpa 1990, through their entrepreneurial work in Burma, renewed energy and enthusiasm for public service, we want conflicts. The findings contributed to the death of her husband, helped restore order after Cyclone Nargis devastated much to be sure to provide the best possible training and support According to some estimates, is published by Avon, of the country last year. for these future leaders. as many as 320,000 U.S. troops U.S. Department of Veterans an imprint of Harper Wafaa El-Sadr mc/mpa 1996, a physician who last year We welcome your thoughts and suggestions. suffered from tbi during their Collins. received a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, is another deployments. Some 15 percent Affairs raising maximum Dean David T. Ellwood alumnus making a difference in the world. El-Sadr’s innova- of individuals with mild injuries April 2009 compensation. tive approach to treating hiv/aids patients, both here and will eventually suffer from in Sub-Saharan Africa, during the last three decades has serious cognitive deficits such changed the way the disease and its victims are approached. as memory loss or neurological The findings contributed injury from 10 percent disability You will also read about our faculty and alumni who have problems such as seizures. But to the U.S. Department of to 40 percent. been asked to serve in the new administration. We are very mild brain injuries, according Veterans Affairs raising maxi- Bilmes also brought her proud of those from our community who will be working to research, cannot be detected mum compensation for the expertise on veterans’ issues to in Washington. by scans. victims of mild traumatic brain the Obama transition, working on the Veterans Affairs team.