Former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern is heading to Harvard

After stepping down as leader of New Zealand earlier this year, Jacinda Ardern has revealed that she is swapping the rough and tumble of politics for a stint of quiet reflection within academia overseas, heading to Harvard University this fall under two fellowships.

She was appointed to dual fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School, the university’s school of public policy and government, according to a news release by Harvard.

She will serve as the Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow, a program aimed at high-profile leaders transitioning from public service roles, and the Hauser Leader in the School’s Center for Public Leadership, a program where leaders from various sectors help students and faculty build leadership skills.

Ardern says she is incredibly humbled to be joining Harvard University as a fellow – not only will it give her the opportunity to share her experience with others, it will give her a chance to learn.

Ardern also says as leaders, there is often very little time for reflection, but reflection is critical if they are to properly support the next generation of leaders.

At the same time, Ardern will be completing a separate fellowship at the Harvard Law School’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, where she will be studying ways to contain extremist content online.

Source: CNN