n HARVARD POLL VAULT ELECTION REFORM KENNEDY GAME CHANGER magazine NOBELIST TOM SCHELLING SCHOOL summer 2012 g . peer inst arnin ruc l le tio . observing colleag tia ndoor . ues . en om . st ri sro . c . ud pe las . l . e x e c . ic . nt . e th k e d . ng . e . y . cli ng is ls ni r l.o g cke a c a pe s no rs . g u o . misco . o . ch . m e g ing nc k . e u m s h e c . t l si agc bapt mm tim e o tein ed i o oo . e n n f h r fe . ns sr u . d t . o te s l i . c e c es . la t a . o r a em f . c i r c . urs tu e id-s . ipp . m es li e duelsig. nt . m . ed c sroom . o e . c . las e u n . d . d . rc t g t i . e . en o a s . h assessm t . e . r . e m . r . n s a e n a i o ed s . l n a u . g . c l g r . de c g n n na e i s i h . c t r . a a . n e h t e in . gi t e n a n r c i a chg c d t o ive t eth eaa ching . case m e t THE SLATE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE ART AND SCIENCE OF LEARNING IN THIS ISSUE harvard kennedy school magazine | summer 2012 6 26 52 14 20 n 14 Learning Teaching The slate program focuses on the art and science of learning. HARVARD POLL VAULT Associate Dean for Harvard Kennedy School Magazine t ELECTION REFORM KENNEDY GAME CHANGER magazine NOBELIST TOM SCHELLING SCHOOL summer 2012 Communications and Public Affairs is published two times a year by . peer rning inst l lea ru ia ct . observing colleag nt io oor ues rie om nd . st e sro . ud xp as . e e c.l . c n Melodie Jackson mc/mpa 2001 John F. Kennedy . e t d . th li . en ls ing . c . logy . cli g Alumni take on election reform. is a en k hno ckers a 20 c go . mis op . e ec . m ge Poll Vault . c . u g o . r t u t s ghin nceck . s m lti m s nc ap o . m e io eia db t i ro. ed n th e o s . i t n of c r fe . n as m a . e a ste s . cl re . co r e me . f . u so c School of Government . ur tu t -se . i m l u l se d l . mid ppe roo t . r ie ceusig n . d class i c n . d m es Senior Director of Alumni Relations . o t nt . e . g . e th d . s m e asses . i m . a e . r . n r s a n . a ie ed a l n c s . g Office of Communications . l o g de u g n n i na rc h i Paige Ennis mc/mpa 2010 c e . a t r e a s t n . h e . i gi Kennedy School founding father Tom Schelling’s influence runs deep. n . n 26 t c Game Changer a n e i r d t chg a . o ct th and Public Affairs ive me ta e eaching . ca . s e t Editor 79 John F. Kennedy Street This magazine is printed Sarah Abrams Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 on Arbor Plus Matte. The Associate Editor Phone: 617-495-1164 paper is manufactured with DEPARTMENTS t Robert O’Neill E-mail: sarah_abrams@ 30 percent postconsumer Contributing Writers harvard.edu fiber and is fsc certified. 2 Executive summary The dean’s word Andrew Clark Copyright ©2012 by the President 2012 N THE SLATE PROGRAM and Fellows of Harvard College. I Robert Dodge mc/mpa 1990 FOCUSES ON THE ART AND SCIENCE OF LEARNING 3 Letter to the editor . Tiziana Dearing mpp 2000, Vuk Jeremic mpa/id 2003 . Asim Ijaz Khwaja Steve Nadis All rights reserved. The end results arlotte H Melba Newsome C On the cover: The Strengthening OF Lewis Rice Magazine Advisory Board 4 Public interest News bites from around the school Y Learning and Teaching Excellence Designers Jennifer Armini mc/mpa 2001 (slate) initiative looks at the art of Joe Bergantino mc/mpa 1985 courtes Diane Sibley 6 From the Charles Students inspire in Harvard Square . John Judge mc/mpa 2001 . Singapore . ; teaching. Pictured, Jose Gomez- Phil Cronin mpp 1996 art Jennifer Eaton Alden W Ibanez, Derek C. Bok Professor of Bill Dodd mc/mpa 2004 ste Bryan Stevenson mpp/jd 1985 . Innovation Lab . q+a with Linda Bilmes A Printer H Urban Planning and Public Policy, David King ; Lane Press art mart and Silvia Cruz mpp/mba 2012. David Luberoff mc/mpa 1989 , 32 Christine Lagarde . Laurence Golborne . Dilma Rousseff . Martin Dempsey . Henry Kissinger W Bully pulpit ste Craig Sandler mc/mpa 2000 A Photograph: Richard Howard H connor Janice Saragoni mc/mpa 1989 Y Y JA mart ; Steven Singer mc/mpa 1986 35 In print Jobs for the Boys . Economics of the Environment . The New Harvest . Chinese Village, Global Market Y, Scott Talan mc/mpa 2002 ERSO coulter Y V Y N AN 37 Classnotes . From the Field: Kent Lucken mc/mpa 2001 and Dan Murrey mpp 1992 . H Alumni voices H JO ; BET : Alumni publications ARD W top O H FROM ARD H Remembering Ash Center founder Roy Ash se 58 C Ways and means I WI R : T H G I clock R 60 Light in a Bottle Exit poll 32 to page left www.hks.harvard.edu EXecUTIVE SUMMARY THE END results Dear Reader, letter | tribUte choose,” she explains. “That means restoring team, which also includes Tahir Andrabi As an mpa 1990 graduate, I am sitting the tools for rising — an education that of Pomona College and Jishnu Das of the In my travels as dean, one of my greatest pleasures is meeting here in tears. I did not even know Edith gives you a shot at a job, a job that lets you World Bank, hosted workshops in both Kennedy School alumni. They are heads of state, educators, Stokey all that well (frankly, I was a little build assets, and strong social connections. the United States and Pakistan with key planners, leaders of international organizations, advocates for scared of her!), but because of your We believe when you restore those tools and policymakers and private-sector social justice, consultants, service providers, and local government beautiful showcase of tributes, I realize put individuals and families back in the stakeholders to identify challenges and officials — all impressive and inspiring people who are passionate now more than ever the power of that driver’s seat, they will rise and bring their potential solutions for improving education about making the world a better place. raised eyebrow and warmth and delight neighborhoods with them.” in Pakistan through private schools. Meeting these dedicated individuals is a wonderful reminder of the twinkle in her eye! Dearing has continued to win Their focus since then has been on of why we do what do here at the Kennedy School. Witnessing Thank you so much for the wonderful accolades for her work. She was one of finding ways to help these schools grow, their impact never fails to strengthen my commitment to making online version of the magazine. Boston Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under in both size and quality. The schools, which sure, in this rapidly changing world, that the Kennedy School Keep up your good work! 40” and was awarded the Chamber of operate as small businesses, are too large for offers our future leaders the best possible training. Since becoming Commerce Pinnacle Award in emerging microfinance institutions and too small for dean, I have made it one of my highest priorities. Debbie Phillips mc/mpa 1990 executive leadership. the banking sector, Khwaja explains. Seizing In this issue’s cover story, you will read about slate opportunities identified in the workshops, (Strengthening Learning and Teaching Excellence), a schoolwide update | ONward, Upward the research team is now testing the impact initiative that is analyzing our current teaching methods and update | Before THE World Tiziana Dearing mpp 2000 likes a challenge. of providing financing and technical identifying more effective teaching tools. Over the past few years Serbian Foreign When she was profiled in our summer support to schools. The study will be we have begun integrating these new tools into our curriculum: Minister Vuk Jeremic 2009 issue, she was at the helm of Catholic implemented as a randomized evaluation expanded experiential learning opportunities, peer-to-peer mpa/id 2003 was Charities of Boston, the youngest person, at in order to produce rigorous evidence on learning, and a revitalized Case Program. As we measure the elected president of 36, and the first woman to head the state’s how these provisions affect school results of our efforts, our initiative to reform and improve the UN General largest social service provider. performance, gender empowerment, and teaching and learning will continue. I believe we are making Assembly in June. She steered the organization, which education outcomes. The researchers will important progress. serves 150,000 to 200,000 people a year in Jeremic, at 36, is the This issue also features one of the school’s iconic figures, eastern Massachusetts, through a major youngest president ever of the 193-member Nobel laureate Tom Schelling, who 35 years ago, together with recession and oversaw a financial and brand world body, where he will hold office for several other remarkable colleagues at the school changed the way turnaround.