Supporting free speech requires creating safe spaces for it, says Doug Elmendorf, dean of Harvard Kennedy School. Elmendorf joins cohost Sarah Rosen Wartell for a conversation about navigating opposing perspectives, the role of #evidence in policymaking and #highereducation, and policy areas he believes have the most potential for progress. Listen to our latest episode to learn more https://urbn.is/4bivf1n. Subscribe, and share Evidence in Action with your network of #changemakers. | Urban Insti

Are you skeptical of anything cited as evidence or facts? Doug Elmendorf is concerned that there’s too often a mistrust of #evidence these days, even as there is simultaneously more attention than ever on the role of evidence in policymaking and other areas, including #highereducation. Hear his thoughts on this contradictory moment in our society, as well as on creating space for different perspectives, policy areas with the most potential for progress, and much more. Elmendorf, who is the dean

“It's a dangerous diversion.” Kenneth Roth, the former long-time head of Human Rights Watch (HRW), has hit back at Harvard University after his fellowship was withdrawn due to his and HRW’s criticism of Israel’s apartheid towards Palestinians. Roth had spent nearly 30 years as the executive director of HRW before announcing his retirement in April 2022. He later received an offer to join the Harvard Kennedy School, the university's public policy and government school, as a senior fellow. However

“Ban Ki-moon is an accomplished public servant who is widely respected for his passionate and dedicated leadership at the United Nations during which time the international community faced many difficult challenges – from climate change to peacekeeping.” — Dean Doug Elmendorf | Harvard Kennedy School