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December and January @
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The end of the fall semester is here! For those of you finishing up exams, congratulations. For those of you bearing the bitter cold of Boston's polar vortex, also congratulations! We hope you all have exciting plans for Winter Break, and already look forward to welcoming you back to campus in the New Year.
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Two-Day, Beginner-Friendly Workshop |
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Data Carpentry |
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January 30 & February 13, 2026 | 9:00AM-4:30PM ET | Harvard Kennedy School |
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Data Carpentry is a two-day, beginner-friendly workshop that will give you the foundational knowledge to take on data-intensive research with confidence. Data and technical skills are in high demand in the public policy field and beyond. You'll be able to take the basic tools and concepts taught in this workshop into your coursework and career. You'll learn:
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Best practices for organizing your data to prepare it for analysis.
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How to clean and fix errors in your data.
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How to navigate the R interface, use basic R code syntax, and navigate data file structures in R.
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How to use R to analyze your data in a reproducible way.
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How to use R to visualize your data for effective communication and persuasion.
| Workshop registration is limited to Harvard affiliates, though interested non-affiliates should email alessandra_seiter@hks.harvard.edu. The workshop is geared toward graduate students and other researchers. | | |
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New Community-Recommended Books |
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This fall, HKS students, staff, and faculty recommended 13 of their favorite books to the Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DIB) Collection! Meant to reflect and foster dialogue around the many backgrounds and experiences represented at HKS, the DIB Collection is driven entirely by community recommendations. Share your recommendations so we can add them next semester. Our newest books include: |
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New Book Displays |
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Exploring Gender & Technology and celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities. |
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Our book display on Gender & Technology explores the dimensions of tech-mediated gender violence, the challenges women often face in the tech sector, and the wide-ranging efforts to make online spaces safer for women and girls. Explore the Gender & Technology display. | |
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Our book display on Disability & Accessibility Policy celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities through books on the relationship between disability, accessibility, policy, law, civil rights, and communities. Explore the Disability & Accessibility Policy display. | | | | |
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Acknowledgment of Land and People |
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Harvard University is located on the traditional and ancestral land of the Massachusett, the original inhabitants of what is now known as Boston and Cambridge. We pay respect to the people of the Massachusett Tribe, past and present, and honor the land itself which remains sacred to the Massachusett People. From the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP). | | |
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HKS librarians can support your research and academic work. Email us or schedule a meeting. | | |
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