The growth of cross-registering
At the start of fall, Jessica Walradt boarded the Harvard shuttle from the Longwood area to attend classes at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD). A student of public health, Walradt had spent her summer interning at the White House in the Medicaid branch, and she was curious about affordable housing and federal government programs. “During my internship, I learned that an inadequate supply of affordable housing presented the primary obstacle to individuals receiving long-term services,” said Walradt, who is pursuing a master of science in health policy and management at the Harvard School of Public Health. “I felt it would be beneficial to learn more about the housing system in order to better approach the intersection of these issues in the future.” She enrolled in “Housing Delivery Systems,” taught by Jim Stockard, and “The Business-Government Relationship,” taught by Roger Porter. Discussing her experience cross-registering...