哈佛大学肯尼迪学院（HKS)(也称肯尼迪政府学院）是一所公共政策和公共管 理研宄生院。学校毗邻约翰?肯尼迪纪念公园。

　　Kennedy School was originally the Graduate School of Public Administration (GSPA). The idea of a school of public affairs at Harvard was bom in the midst of the Great Depression and on the eve of World War II. As government grappled with historic challenges, both domestic and international, Harvard alumnus Lucius N. Littauer backed his vision of a school for a new professional governing class with an unprecedented $2 million gift, then the largest single gift from an individual donor ever given to a university. In 1936，GSPA was born with Littauer’s donation. At first, there were only 20 students in total. In 1939，the Littauer Center, home of the GSPA for the next four decades, was built on Kirkland Street. In 1966 the school was renamed the Kennedy School of Government and the Institute of Politics (IOP) was established as a memorial to the slain president. Originally, IOP mainly foster undergraduates. Then in 1978，the School moved into its new home, which is situated on the banks of the Charles River, and merged with IOP.

　　肯尼迪学院的前身是肯尼迪公共管理研宄生院（GSPA)。在哈佛成立这样一所公共事务学院的想法诞生于美国大萧条期间的二战前夕。当政府在同国内外的各种历史 性挑战做斗争时，哈佛校友卢休斯?立陶尔想要为新的专业统治阶级建一所学院，他给哈佛捐了 200万美元，用于支持他 的想法。在当时的私人给大学的捐助 里，200万美元可是前所未有的丰厚礼 品了，1936年立陶尔捐助成立了 GSPA，刚开始全院总共只有20名学生。 1939年立陶尔中心在柯克兰大街上建 成，在后来的40年里GSPA就一直在 立陶尔中心里。1966年为纪念遇刺的 总统，学院更名为肯尼迪政府学院， 同时政治学院也成立起来。起初，政 治学院主要是培养本科生。然后在1978年，政府学院搬进了位于查尔斯河畔的新家， 并同政治学院合并。

　　For the past several decades the Harvard Kennedy School has strived to place itself at the vanguard of studying public policy and preparing its practitioners. Today Kennedy School has developed into the most excellent school at Harvard University, with its capacity of enrollment exceeding the well-known Law School, Business School, and Medical School. It is also the training base for U.S. prominent public official and the research institute of government issues. The School has trained a large number of outstanding public leaders and officials, and has undertaken a great amount of government research projects, exerting a great influence on u.s. social development and government decision.

　　在过去的几十年里，哈佛肯尼迪学院努力让自己处于研宄公共政策和培养公共政 策实践者的先锋地位。今天，肯尼迪学院成为了哈佛大学最优秀的学院，其招生能力 已经超过了哈佛大学著名的法学院、商学院和医学院，并且成为美国重要的公职人员 培训基地和政府问题研宄机构，为美国培养了一大批优秀的公职领导人员，并承担了 大量的政府研究课题，对美国社会发展和政府决策产生了巨大的影响。

　　After several decades’ development, the Kennedy School has evolved into one of the world’s most eminent social science research institutions 一 housing 15 research centers and institutes and more than 30 executive education and degree programs — with worldwide reach and influence. More than 27,000 Kennedy School alumni reside in 137 countries and serve in a wide range of positions in the public, private and nonprofit sectors,经过几十年的发展，肯尼迪学院己经发展成为世上最有著名的社会学研究机构之 一，在世界范围内产生了影响，拥有15个研宄中心和研宄所，30多个行政教育和学 位项目。肯尼迪学院的2.7万多名校友居住在137多个不同的国家，服务于各种不同 领域，包括公共、私人和非营利行业等。