#  Spring 2026 Photo Gallery 

 



Please enjoy photos from our spring semester! Click on any photo below to open up the slideshow viewer.



 

 [   ![Screenshot of a Zoom presentation slide titled "To think about..." with a woman speaking in the top right corner. The slide lists considerations on AI and foreign policy issues.](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-Forum%20AI.png?itok=1oTDE0JS) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Weatherhead Forum - January 28</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>The Weatherhead Forum titled “Algorithmic Power: The Role of AI in Foreign Policy” was held on January 28. It featured Marc Aidinoff, Carmem Domingues (pictured), Ofrit Liviatan, and Bruce Schneier. Credit: Lauren McLaughlin</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-Forum%20AI.png) Weatherhead Forum - January 28

 



 [   ![Eight people stand together, posing for a group photo in a dining room with beige walls and framed art behind them. Some are dressed in business attire. ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-Juster-cropped.jpg?itok=wmb9PLZX) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Juster Fellows Lunch</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>Kenneth I. and Alyssa Bliss Juster (center) meet with the 2025–2026 undergraduate Juster Fellows on Feb 6. Credit: Erin Goodman </p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-Juster-cropped.jpg) Juster Fellows Lunch

 



 [   ![Four panelists sit at a conference table during a discussion on the Dayton Peace Agreement, with a presentation slide visible on the screen behind them. ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-Dayton.jpg?itok=m293enEk) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Dayton Accords Event - February 17</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>“30 Years Since the Dayton Peace Agreement: What’s Next for Bosnia and Herzegovina?” was moderated by Center Director Melani Cammett (left) and featured speakers (left to right) Damir Kapidžić, Sandra Grudić, and Vesko Garčević. Credit: Erin Goodman</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-Dayton.jpg) Dayton Accords Event - February 17

 



 [   ![A group of eight adults wearing winter jackets pose together inside an indoor ice rink with bleachers and banners in the background. ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-USJP-HockeyGame-cropped.jpg?itok=QUWPw3M6) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">US-Japan Program Hockey Game - February 28</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>Affiliates of the Program on US-Japan Relations enjoy a hockey game between Harvard and Princeton on February 28. Courtesy of Shinju Fujihira</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-USJP-HockeyGame-cropped.jpg) US-Japan Program Hockey Game - February 28

 



 [   ![Screenshot of a virtual meeting with four people in separate video frames, each facing the camera and appearing to engage in discussion. ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-Forum-American%20Revolution.png?itok=4EWe1qqj) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Weatherhead Forum - March 4</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>The Weatherhead Forum titled “The American Revolution in Global Perspective” commemorated the country’s 250th year of independence. It featured Danielle Allen, David Armitage, Elisabeth Leake, and was moderated by Erez Manela. Credit: Lauren McLaughlin</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-Forum-American%20Revolution.png) Weatherhead Forum - March 4

 



 [   ![A man gestures toward a world map displayed on a screen, highlighting regions in color with the year 1500 shown, while an audience watches in a classroom setting. ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-Global%20History%20Seminar-cropped.jpg?itok=uq199DBd) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Global History Seminar - March 9</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>Postdoctoral Fellow Freg Stokes presents “Tropical Deforestation and Indigenous Resistance in South America since 1500” on March 9 during the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global History Seminar. Credit: Michelle Nicholasen</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-Global%20History%20Seminar-cropped.jpg) Global History Seminar - March 9

 



 [   ![Three people stand together and smile for a photo at an indoor event. Two women and one man wear name tags and business casual attire. Dining tables and other attendees are visible in the background.](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/AtTheCenter-SBeckert-Alum.jpeg?itok=ksTUJxHl) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Sven Beckert Book Talk - March 24</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>Executive Director Erin Goodman with Weatherhead alums Asmaa Elgamal and Alwyn Spencer at Sven Beckert's book talk in London. Credit: Sarah Banse</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/AtTheCenter-SBeckert-Alum.jpeg) Sven Beckert Book Talk - March 24

 



 [   ![Two women sit at a table, engaged in conversation; the woman in the foreground wears a blue blazer and is smiling, while the woman in the background wears an orange blazer.](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/AtTheCenter-Opener.jpg?itok=8M88dvoc) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Bloomberg Mayors Event - April 14</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>Faculty Associate Alisha Holland at “Building the City: Mayors on Public-Private Partnership & Infrastructure,” held on April 14 and sponsored by the Weatherhead Research Cluster. Credit: Bethany Versoy</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/AtTheCenter-Opener.jpg) Bloomberg Mayors Event - April 14

 



 [   ![Four panelists sit at a table in front of a chalkboard, with Harvard University event banners behind them, engaged in a discussion.](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-Bloomberg-Mayors.jpg?itok=r5VnHRDS) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Bloomberg Mayors Event - April 14</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>On April 14, “Building the City: Mayors on Public-Private Partnership & Infrastructure” was moderated by Alisha Holland, chair of the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Business and Government (left). Credit: Bethany Versoy</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-Bloomberg-Mayors.jpg) Bloomberg Mayors Event - April 14

 



 [   ![A group of 20 people pose for a photo outdoors in front of a terracotta wall, with some seated and others standing. ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-WSP-Ceremony-Group.JPG?itok=_fWVLPiR) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Scholars Program Ceremony - April 28</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>Weatherhead Scholars Program affiliates and staff gather at an end-of-the-year celebration held on April 28. Courtesy of Abai Zurdinov </p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-WSP-Ceremony-Group.JPG) Scholars Program Ceremony - April 28

 



 [   ![A group of people are gathered in a living room, some seated and others standing, engaged in conversation and holding papers. ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-HACeremony-cropped.jpg?itok=OOQThsqd) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">Harvard Academy Celebration - April 28</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>On April 28, Harvard Academy affiliates gathered at Chair Timothy Colton’s home to celebrate the end of the year. Colton presents a certificate to Katie Ulrich (left). Credit: Kathleen Hoover</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-HACeremony-cropped.jpg) Harvard Academy Celebration - April 28

 



 [   ![A woman speaks at a clear podium with a microphone, gesturing with her hands. A crimson Weatherhead banner is visible in the background.](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/TOC-BookBlitz-EElam.jpg?itok=YKy2TkvR) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">International Book Blitz - May 4</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p><span>Author and Harvard historian Eram Alam discusses her new book, </span><em><span>The Care of Foreigners: How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare</span></em><span>, at the International Book Blitz on May 4. Credit: Bethany Versoy</span></p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/TOC-BookBlitz-EElam.jpg) International Book Blitz - May 4

 



 [   ![A diverse group of people sit at round tables, listening attentively at an indoor event; one table displays books and signs, and a cameraman films in the background.](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/TOC-BookBlitz-Audience.jpg?itok=bY6YlSgy) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">International Book Blitz - May 4</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p><span>Attendees listen to authors speak about their books at the 2026 International Book Blitz. Credit: Bethany Versoy</span></p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/TOC-BookBlitz-Audience.jpg) International Book Blitz - May 4

 



 [   ![Five people standing indoors, each holding a book, with a black curtain and tables in the background. ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-05/Events-BookBlitz-Speakers.jpg?itok=v7ndqpWp) 

  <div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"><p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title">International Book Blitz - May 4</p><div class="hwp-text-block"><p>Five Weatherhead faculty and alums gave seven-minute speed talks on their new books at the 2026 International Book Blitz. Speakers (left to right): Daniel Lord Smail, Gabrielle Oliveira, Bruno Carvalho, Ian Kumekawa, and Eram Alam. Credit: Bethany Versoy</p></div></div>   

 ](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/2026-05/Events-BookBlitz-Speakers.jpg) International Book Blitz - May 4

 



 

 



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##  More from this issue 

 



  [### Spring 2026, Volume 40 Number 2

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   ![Half of graphic is a photo of the sphinx at Giza and the other half is a large duotone blue W with the words "Centerpiece" overlaid in white.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Cover-Social-16x9.png?itok=yIQDs2tG) 

 



 

 

   [### Message from the Executive Director

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   ![Headshot of Erin Goodman alongside her name and title, set against a gray background.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/ED%20MESSAGE_0.png?itok=zl7q3V2t) 

 



 

 

   [### Of Note

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   ![Outside view of Knafel yard and buildings.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/OF%20NOTE.png?itok=eUHHelYe) 

 



 

 

   [### New Books

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   ![Collage of a dozen or so book covers, all in different sizes, against a gray background.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/NEW%20BOOKS.png?itok=zgJxB3-A) 

 



 

 

   [### In Conversation with Erez Manela and Kendall Carll

 ](/publications/centerpiece/spring2026/feature_interview) 

   ![Student Kendall Carll and Professor Erez Manela sit, in conversation, on a green sofa with a plant in the background.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/INTERVIEW%20W%20EREZ.png?itok=Epj4qu_6) 

 



 

 

   [### The Mechanics of Public Man-Made Death: USAID’s Destruction At One Year

 ](/publications/centerpiece/spring2026/feature_jodidi) 

   ![Atul Gawande, gesturing with his hands, speaks in conversation with Erez Manela in a wood paneled room.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/JODIDI%20EXCERPTS.png?itok=zX9l5uDS) 

 



 

 

   [### Student Programs

 ](/publications/centerpiece/spring2026/prog_student) 

   ![A group of 19 people pose and smile for a photo in an office setting, standing in front of sofas and framed artwork on the wall.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/AtTheCenter-Students-GSA%20Group.jpg?itok=gU3G9jzC) 

 



 

 

   [### Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global History

 ](/publications/centerpiece/spring2026/prog_wigh) 

   ![Two-image collage of book cover and a photo of a man in a suit signing a book at a table while another man holding a wine glass stands nearby and people converse in the background at an indoor event.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/SVEN%20BOOK%20TALKS.png?itok=6QILdVlJ) 

 



 

 

   [### Weatherhead Scholars Program

 ](/publications/centerpiece/spring2026/prog_wsp) 

   ![Four people stand side by side, smiling, in front of a wall with the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics logo.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/WSP%20AND%20GAP.png?itok=R71eSEiH) 

 



 

 

   [### New Faculty Associates

 ](/publications/centerpiece/spring2026/new_faculty) 

   ![Collage of twelve professional headshots in circular frames alongside a list of their names.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/FACULTY%20ASSOCIATES_0.png?itok=MQ93qC92) 

 



 

 

   [### Harvard Alumni Summit: Middle East and Africa

 ](/publications/centerpiece/spring2026/has-mea-conference) 

   ![A woman holding a microphone speaks on stage at the Harvard Alumni Summit Middle East & Africa, with the event logo in the background.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/HARV%20ALUMNI%20SUMMIT.png?itok=W13J1oLe) 

 



 

 

   [### In Memoriam

 ](/publications/centerpiece/spring2026/in_memoriam) 

   ![Graphic shows the names Michael McElroy (1939-2026) and Pierre Keller (1927-2026) against a duotone blue background.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/IN%20MEMORIAM.png?itok=A9bpn5dU) 

 



 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Centerpiece: Spring 2026 ](/newsletter-issues/centerpiece-spring-2026)