Now that the Midterm results are in, how do we make sense of the outcome? What do these outcomes indicate about the success of modern social movements and the merging voices within them? And most importantly, after a semester together and a new political landscape, what does this inspire us to go and do?  We will prototype movements of our own, and commit to action moving beyond the semester to impact the Harvard community, greater Boston, and the communities with which we most closely identify.  We don't just get to be learners. Our privileges require us to be leaders.

A Conversation with
Douglas Heye
Republican Political Strategist
CNN Political Commentator
IOP Fall 2015 Resident Fellow
Marc Lotter
President, Lotter Communications, LLC
Former Press Secretary, Vice President Mike Pence Former Special Assistant, President Donald Trump
Symone D. Sanders
Democratic Political Strategist
CNN Political Commentator
IOP Spring 2018 Resident Fellow
Margaret Talev (Moderator)
Fall 2018 Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics
Senior White House Correspondent, Bloomberg News and CNN Political Analyst
Past President, White House Correspondents' Association

A study group led by Margaret Talev. 

Guests: Mark Lotter, President, Lotter Communications; former Press Secretary to Vice President Pence and former Special Assistant to President Trump and Amy Dacey, IOP Fall 2018 Resident Fellow; former CEO, Democratic National Committee and Executive Director, Emily's List

Join us the day after the election to talk about what happened, reflect on the outcome and discuss what the results might mean for the future.
 

Join us in the JFK Jr. Forum as we track 15 key races across the country, as identified by IOP program chairs, and watch the results roll in. We'll be broadcasting coverage and results on the JFK Jr. Forum’s Big Screen and in-between breaking news, we'll have real-time updates from key races across the country. The kind of night you can only get at the IOP. Food and beverages will be served.

Beer (21+) will be available for purchase. Cash only.

***Harvard ID is required to attend this event***

Guest: Kim Foxx, the First Black Woman elected Cook County State's Attorney

Join us for lunch on Election Day with some of America's most prominent political strategists, journalists, and elected officials to take a deep dive into the state of the race once the polls have all opened and ballots are being cast across the country. 

• Amy Dacey, former CEO of the DNC; Fall 2018 fellow at the Institute of Politics
• Nancy Gibbs, former editor of TIME Magazine; Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press and Practice at Harvard Kennedy School
• Michael Nutter, former mayor of the City of Philadelphia, PA; Fall 2018 fellow at the Institute of Politics
• Margaret Talev, senior White House correspondent for Bloomberg News and CNN political analyst; Fall 2018 fellow at the Institute of Politics
• Setti Warren, former mayor of the City of Newton, MA; executive director of the Shorenstein Center
   
• Co-moderated by Mark Gearan, Director of the IOP and Nicco Mele, Director of the Shorenstein Center.

Pascal Lamy
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (2005 – 2013)

Robert Lawrence (Moderator)
Albert L Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment, Harvard Kennedy School

A study group led by Joe Heck.

Tomorrow is Election Day: What Is Going To Happen and What’s Next?

On the day before the historic 2018 midterm elections, join former Kentucky Secretary of State and IOP Director Trey Grayson and a panel of experts for this lunchtime conversation about election security and what we've learned since 2016.
 

Maureen Costello
Director, Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center
Melissa Garlick
Civil Rights National Counsel, Anti-Defamation League
Laura Tavares
Program Director for Organizational Learning and Thought Leadership, Facing History and Ourselves
Fernando Reimers (Moderator)
Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative and of The International Education Policy Program, Harvard University