Faculty Focus: HKS Professor Elizabeth Linos on making the public sector more effective

Joining Harvard Kennedy School this year from the University of California, Berkeley, Elizabeth Linos is the Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management and faculty director of the People Lab, which investigates how to recruit and support government workers, improve service delivery, and integrate evidence and data into policymaking. We spoke to her about her research and what she plans on teaching at the Kennedy School.

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About Harvard Kennedy School:

The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a graduate and professional school that brings together students, scholars, and practitioners who combine thought and action to make the world a better place.

Our mission is to improve public policy and public leadership across the United States and around the world so that people can lead safer, freer, and more prosperous lives. Harvard Kennedy School teaches current and future leaders the skills they need to effectively advance the public purpose in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Our renowned faculty and trailblazing research centers pioneer bold new ideas. And as the most international school at Harvard, we convene global leaders in the Forum, host visiting experts in the classroom, and attract a diverse community of faculty, students, and staff.

[joshuamohler]

I wonder if she’d still have this job if she criticized Israel’s human rights abuses that are clearly documented by multiple national and international organizations.