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Jon Huntsman Speaks at IOP
Former Republican Presidential candidate and U.S. Ambassador to China Jon M. Huntsman Jr, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and Washington Post Journalist Keith Richburg engaged in a discussion on the topic "China Rising" at IOP In their conversation, they discussed different policy issues including US collaboration with China, Chinese cyber-threat, and China-North Korean diplomatic relations.
IOP Panel Discusses Impact of New Pope
Attendees filled the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Tuesday night as panelists discussed the newly appointed Pope’s influence on the direction of the Catholic Church.
Former Obama Speechwriter Reflects on White House Years
After leaving the White House earlier this month, former Director of Speechwriting Jon Favreau reflected on his eight years of working with President Barack Obama at the Institute of Politics Wednesday night.
AIDS Activists Protest at House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's Public Address
House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric I. Cantor called for improvements to the American education system in an address at the Institute of Politics Monday evening.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor addressed the IOP's JFK Forum on Monday night. His speech consisted of calls for increased education spending, but was interrupted when HIV/AIDS activists protested Cantor's decision not to fund a syringe exchange program.
Report: Gender Skew Persists in Student Organizations
More than half of student organizations on campus are skewed towards single-gender leadership, according to a recent report on gender in leadership at the College. The report defines skewed leadership boards as those which are at least two-thirds male or two-thirds female.
Nicholas Kristof Awarded Goldsmith Career Award
New York Times columnist and former Crimson news editor Nicholas D. Kristof ’81 described what he sees as the three major challenges in the field of journalism Tuesday night after accepting the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism at the Harvard Kennedy School’s John F. Kennedy Jr. forum.
Scene & Heard: NRA at the IOP
Photographers surrounded the stage, wielding cameras like semi-automatics. The occasional campus cop made rounds through the crowd. I was sandwiched between two strangers in the back of the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. Trapped in my folding chair, I was an easy target. If the large and bulky-dressed man next to me had a gun, exit would be impossible.
Institute of Politics Continues to Increase its Social and Digital Media Efforts
After two years of revamping its virtual presence, the Institute of Politics will launch its latest social media initiative next week to better connect undergraduate members with students beyond the Institute.
Actor Sean Penn Discusses a Post-Earthquake Haiti
Panelists Sean Penn, former Haitian Prime Minister Michèle D. Pierre-Louis, and General P. K. Keen headed a discussion last night about post-earthquake recovery in Haiti at the Harvard Kennedy School JFK Forum.
NRA President Sticks to His Guns
In the midst of a national debate regarding gun-control policies, National Rifle Association President David A. Keene called on the government to better enforce existing laws regarding firearms before making legislative changes during an event in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics on Wednesday night.
A Right to Bear Arms
National Rifle Association President David Keene, right, answers a question posed by IOP Fellow and CNN coorespondent John King at the JFK Jr. Forum on NRA's recent stance on guns in schools.
Pakistan Ambassador Hopes for Better Future
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman advocated improving international relations while facing tough criticism over domestic issues at the Institute of Politics Tuesday night.
Students Convene for Obama’s Fifth SOTU
Students crowded into the Harvard Kennedy School’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Tuesday night to watch President Obama deliver his first State of the Union Address since his re-election in November.