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‘A Silver Lining’: Harvard Student Voter Turnout Increases During Covid-19
Nearly 71 percent of Harvard University students eligible to vote cast ballots in the 2020 election, jumping roughly 9 percentage points from the previous presidential election cycle, according to data released last week by the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement.
Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa Talks Disinformation, Democracy at IOP Salant Lecture
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria A. Ressa discussed her time as an award-winning political journalist in the Philippines at the Institute of Politics’ annual Salant Lecture on the Freedom of the Press Tuesday.
IOP Elects First Palestinian-American President and All Women of Color Executive Board
The IOP will be led by its first Palestinian-American President and first all women of color executive board.
National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy Addresses IOP on Biden Admin's Climate Policy
White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy spoke about looking at climate change activism as an opportunity for innovation at an IOP event.
IOP Launches New Emerging Leaders Initiative
The Institute of Politics announced a new initiative Tuesday that will invite select young people with experience in politics and public service to visit Harvard in February 2022 to participate in politically-oriented programming.
World Bank Chief Economist Discusses Post-Pandemic Economic Challenges at IOP
World Bank Group Chief Economist Carmen M. Reinhart discussed the effects of post-pandemic debt and inflation on emerging markets during the Institute of Politics’s Gordon Lecture at the JFK Jr. Forum on Wednesday.
Former Philadelphia Mayor Tapped to Chair IOP’s Senior Advisory Committee
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter was tapped to serve as chair of the Harvard Institute of Politics Senior Advisory Committee Wednesday, filling a role that was left vacant for nearly two years.
Michael Nutter IOP SAC chair
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, third from right, spoke at the IOP for a mayors' forum in 2011. The IOP announced that Nutter will be become the chair of the IOP Senior Advisory Committee this past week.
IOP Event with Carmen Reinhart
Senior Vice President and World Bank Group Chief Economist Carmen Reinhart spoke at about post-pandemic global economic challenges at the IOP Wednesday night.
Journalists Advocate for Legislation to Combat Misinformation at IOP Event
Leaders in the news and tech industries argued in favor of government legislation to combat the spread of misinformation in digital media at an event hosted by the Institute of Politics Monday.
IOP Global News Event
The Institute of Politics hosted a forum on the media Monday evening featuring former New York Times CEO Mark Thompson, Nobel Prize winner and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, Google vice president of news Richard Gingras, and former McClatchy Company CEO Craig Forman.
IOP Hosts Second-Ever 'Day of Civic Action'
The Institute of Politics hosted its second ever “Day of Civic Action” on Tuesday in an effort to bolster civic participation among students at the College.
IOP Civic Action
The IOP's Day of Civic Action invites invited passersby to take a variety of civic actions. actions on Election Day. Attendees were treated with free donuts, stickers, and burritos.
Journalist Who Exposed Facebook Files Discusses Company’s Internal Affairs at IOP
Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who led an investigation into Facebook that uncovered thousands of internal company documents, detailed how the social media giant operates internally and discussed its future at a Harvard Institute of Politics event Monday evening.
IOP JFK Jr. Forum Event
Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal reporter who broke the publication's bombshell investigation into Facebook last month, spoke at the Institute of Politics Monday.
Political Journalists Address the Connections Between Local and National Politics at IOP Forum
Washington Post journalist Seung Min Kim and Cook Political Report Editor-in-Chief Amy E. Walter discussed the intersection between national and local politics in a forum hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics on Tuesday evening.
Former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick Talks Leadership at IOP Lecture
Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick ’78 shared his insights into what it takes to be a great leader in the face of political divisiveness at the JFK Jr. Forum on Monday.
Former Governor Deval Patrick '78 L'82
Former Mass. Governor Deval Patrick '78 presented a Seymour E. and Ruth B. Harris Lecture hosted by the Institute of Politics titled "Leading Through Chaos and Anger."
Former Cybersecurity Chief Krebs Talks Election Integrity at IOP Event
Krebs was fired by former U.S. president Donald Trump in November 2020, after he led an effort to quell misinformation campaigns surrounding the 2020 presidential election. As head of CISA, Krebs was the administration’s most senior cybersecurity expert.
Kornacki and His Khakis Hit the IOP Forum
Stephan J. “Steve” Kornacki, an NBC News and MSNBC national political correspondent, discussed his career trajectory, his approach to presenting electoral data, and ongoing threats to American democracy at Thursday event.
IOP Event with Steve Kornacki
Steve Kornacki, NBC News and MSNBC National Political Correspondent, spoke at the IOP Wednesday night to explain the workings of the election night "big board."
Experts Talk the Economics of Diversity at Kennedy School Conference
Economists and race relations experts convened to discuss the economic repercussions of structural racism in America and the need for continued workplace diversity Friday at the Kennedy School’s Ash Center.
Experts Discuss Racism in America at Virtual Kennedy School Event
Author Ibram X. Kendi and political strategist Heather C. McGhee discussed the history and ongoing threat of racism in America on Thursday at a virtual event.
‘Failure Is Not An Option’: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Talks Democratic Tiffs, Agenda
United States Representative Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-N.Y.) discussed how Democrats are handling pressing political issues with their majorities in both houses of Congress at an Institute of Politics forum event on Thursday night.