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Caroline Kennedy '80 Presents IOP Award
Caroline B. Kennedy ’80 presented the eighth annual John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards at the Harvard Kennedy School Monday, honoring two individuals who demonstrated the ideals of her father, former President John F. Kennedy ’40.
Occupy Heckles Newt Gingrich
Republican Presidential Candidate and Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich hosted a movie screening and forum at the Harvard Kennedy School on Friday, prompting a group of Occupy protesters to disrupt the beginning of the event with a rehearsed chant.
Andrew Sullivan Lectures at IOP
Andrew Sullivan, a political commentator and blogger for The Daily Beast, discussed what he sees as the perversion of conservatism in mainstream politics in a lecture at the Institute of Politics on Thursday.
Students Debate "Occupy Harvard" in IOP Forum
Undergraduates found an official forum to discuss "Occupy Harvard's" effectiveness and long term goals on Thursday night at the Institute of Politics
Expert Warns of Defense Spending Cuts
National security expert Mackenzie Eaglen warned against drastic military spending cuts in a talk yesterday at the Institute of Politics.
IOP Elects New Leaders
Jenny Ye ’13 and Julia B. Konrad ’13 were elected president and vice president of the Institute of Politics, respectively, Sunday evening in the first contested race since 2008. Their ticket emphasized integrating public service with existing programs and building a community within the IOP.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley Named IOP Visiting Fellow
Richard M. Daley, the longest serving mayor in Chicago history, will come to Harvard later this month as a visiting fellow at the Institute of Politics, according to an IOP press release.
Barney Frank Pushes for Military Spending Cuts
The American government should drastically cut the excessive military budget, argued Barney Frank, the United States Representative for Massachusetts, during an Institute of Politics event at the Kennedy School on Wednesday evening.
Panelists Predict Third Party in 2012 Presidential Election
A third party candidate might have a much better shot at winning the 2012 presidential election than most citizens believe.
TurboVote Eases Voter Registration
To combat this disconnect between activism and voting, the IOP has partnered with TurboVote, a new online voter registration service.
IOP Registers 'Occupy' Protesters to Vote
Hoping to seize on the energy surrounding Occupy Boston, members of the Institute of Politics visited Dewey Square on Saturday as part of a voter registration effort.
Panelists Discuss Need for European Leadership in Financial Crisis
While keeping an optimistic view of the current financial instability in the Euro Zone, a panel of experts at an Institute of Politics panel last night agreed that more international coordination—especially of regulation—is needed prevent future economic crises.
Panel Talks About Occupy Boston
Experts at an Institute of Politics panel convened Thursday to discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement expressed surprise at the speed with which the movement has coalesced but expressed uncertainty about its long-term implications.
OWS JFK Forum
Former governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell, right, joins Todd Gitlin '63, Chair of Columbia's PhD Communications PhD department, and Vanessa Williamson, a PhD candidate in Government and Social Policy, for a panel discussion about the Occupy Wall Street movement at the JFK Jr. Forum yesterday. Marshall Ganz, a senior lecturer at the Kennedy School, moderated the discussion.
Rendell Promotes Public Service Careers
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, an Institute of Politics visiting fellow, is on campus this week to urge students to consider careers in public service.
Cain Shines in GOP Debate
Budding politicos and reinvigorated Harvard Republicans gathered Tuesday night at the Harvard Kennedy School to watch the Republican debate.