The State as Partner: Why and How International NGOs Bring the State Back In
TAMARA KAY | Associate Professor of Sociology, FAS; Co-Director, Harvard Transnational Studies Initiative
Thursday, Feb 21 | 4:15 – 5:15 pm | Belfer, Weil Town Hall, Lobby Level
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The World Has Changed and So Must We:
A ground-breaking new vision for philanthropic intervention
CLARA MILLER | President, F.B. Heron Foundation
ERIC BELSKY | Managing Director, Joint Center for Housing Studies; Lecturer in Urban Planning, HGSD
JIM BILDNER | Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS; Senior Research Fellow
CHRISTINE LETTS | Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in the Practice of Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership, HKS;
Interim Director, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Tuesday, Feb 26 | 4:15 – 5:45 pm | Taubman, NYE A, 5th floor
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Are Arts Relevant in a 21st Century World?
JIM BILDNER | Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS; Senior Research Fellow
CAROL COLETTA | President, ArtPlace
LAWRENCE MCGILL | Vice President for Research, Foundation Center
DENNIS SCHOLL | Vice President for the Arts, Knight Foundation
Thursday, Feb 28 | 4:15 – 5:15 pm | Taubman, NYE A, 5th floor
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A New Social Safety Net?
PEGGY LEVITT | Professor of Sociology, Wellesley College
SARAH VAN WALSUM | Professor in Migration Law and Family Ties, Vrije University in Amsterdam
Monday, Mar 4 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Taubman, NYE A, 5th floor
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Crisis Management and the Social Sector
HERMAN DUTCH LEONARD | Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, HBS;
George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Sector Management, HKS
Thursday, Mar 7 | 4:15 – 5:15 pm | Belfer, Weil Town Hall, Lobby Level
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The Gettysburg Project: Understanding and Revitalizing Civic Engagement
ARCHON FUNG | Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship, HKS
MARSHALL GANZ | Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS
Wednesday, Apr 10 | 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Belfer, L-4, Hauser Center Conference Room, Lobby Level
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Impact Investing: Shaping an Industry by Tackling Systemic Barriers
LUTHER M. RAGIN, JR. | CEO, Global Impact Investing Network; Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS
Thursday, Apr 11 | 4:15 – 5:15 pm | Belfer, Weil Town Hall, Lobby Level
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University Endowments and Universal Owners: The Sustainability Challenge
JAMES HAWLEY | Professor, School of Economics and Business Administration;
Director, The Elfenworks Center for the Study of Fiduciary Capitalism, Saint Mary’s College of California
Tuesday, Apr 16 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Belfer, Weil Town Hall, Lobby Level, HKS
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The Role of Religiously-Based Nonprofits in US Social Policy
BRYAN HEHIR | Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life, HKS
Thursday, Apr 18 | 4:15 – 5:15 pm | Belfer, Weil Town Hall, Lobby Level
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Designing International NGO Governance
ALNOOR EBRAHIM | Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Thursday, Apr 25 | 4:15 – 5:15 pm | Belfer, Weil Town Hall, Lobby Level
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Video recordings of Frontline with Faculty sessions will be available on the Hauser Center’s Vimeo channel approximately one week after the session date. Please click here to access the recordings.
The Frontline with Faculty Series is a venue for Harvard faculty affiliated with the Hauser Center to share their work and research with faculty colleagues, as well as students in an informal setting that will allow for spirited discussion, debate and exchange. The seminars link faculty experts from Harvard Schools and beyond on a wide range of topics. The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University seeks to expand understanding and accelerate critical thinking about civil society among scholars, practitioners, policy makers and the general public, by encouraging scholarship, developing curriculum, fostering mutual learning between academics and practitioners, and shaping policies that enhance the sector and its role in society.