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Transparent Engagement

As a school dedicated to solving real world public problems, we recognize the strong value of faculty engagement with public and private actors outside of HKS. The school seeks to advance and strengthen our connections to the world of practice in both its scholarship and teaching. We will continue to promote and support these activities as appropriate.

At the same time, as a school dedicated to advancing the public interest, the reputations of individual faculty members, the School, the University, and the credibility of our work itself can be damaged by potential conflicts of interest. To address this, the University and the School have adopted a set of disclosure and conflict of interest policies. Such policies aim to balance the value of involvement with the real world actors we seek to understand, the legitimate desire of the public for transparency, and the autonomy and privacy interests of individual members of the faculty. A simple summary of our goal is "transparent engagement."

This website is one of many tools available to HKS faculty to facilitate public disclosure of their outside professional activities.



Outside Professional Activities For Julie Boatright Wilson


Board Memberships

Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Corporation, Pres.  (member since 2000).  This board raises funds for the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter which is located in the basement of University Lutheran Church.  Most funds are raised through an annual campaign among Cambridge residents.  The board also mentors student volunteer directors of the shelter.   Unpaid.

Massachusetts Child Welfare Data Assessment, member.  (Since 2018)  Members of this group, required by the state legislature, are appointed by the Massachusetts Child Advocate and the Massachusetts Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families.  The group meets several times a year to review data on Department performance and design , meets periodically to review the .  Unpaid

Research

Status and needs of LGBTQI+ children, youth and their families in Massachusetts.


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