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The Harkness Fellowship journey begins well before departing for the US

By Jacob (Hākopa) Ashdown Why I applied for a Harkness Fellowship: Legacy, service, and going all-in I was motivated to apply for the Harkness Fellowship because of the inspiring 100-year legacy built by many esteemed leaders who have set out…

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Harkness@100: Culture shock and curiosity – A Harkness Fellow’s journey across America

By Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy (former Professor of Linguistics at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch) I was awarded a Harkness Fellowship by the UK Harkness Committee in 1969. This funded me for 21 months as a PhD student in linguistics at the…

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Championing innovation in Māori economic development: Jacob (Hākopa) Ashdown named 2025 Harkness Fellow

The Harkness Fellowships Trust (NZ) is proud to announce the selection of Hākopa Ashdown as the 2025 New Zealand Harkness Fellow.  Hākopa Ashdown, (Te Aupōuri, Ngai Takoto, Ngāti Kahu), currently Private Secretary to the Minister for Māori Development at Te…

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