Events at the IOP

  1. The New Frontier Awards

    Thursday November 16 - 6:00pm

    The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School invite you to join

    Jack Schlossberg
    Grandson of President John F. Kennedy

    in honoring the 2017 recipients of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards:

    May Boeve
    Executive director, 350.org

    Carlos Curbelo
    U.S. Congressman (FL-26, R)

    6:00PM Award Ceremony
    6:30PM Discussion with honorees on environmental policy and action, moderated by Steve Curwood, host of PRI's Living on Earth

  2. Study Group: Renewed Activism: A Look at Who's Leading the Charge From Moment to Movement?"

    Thursday November 16 - 4:15pm

    IOP Residential Fellow Karen Finney

    No Study Group this week

  3. Study Group: How Congress Can Fix Itself- The Joint Committee on Reform

    Thursday November 16 - 4:15pm

    IOP Residential Fellow Mark Strand

    No Study Group this week

  4. Lunch: Athletes as Leaders

    Thursday November 16 - 1:00pm
  5. 2017 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Nancy Gibbs: “The Divided States of America”

    Wednesday November 15 - 6:00pm

    The 2017 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics
    delivered by
    Nancy Gibbs
    Editorial Director, Time Inc. News Group

    David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism
    presented to
    Kevin Cullen
    Boston Globe columnist

    Nicco Mele (Moderator)
    Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
    Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, HKS

  6. Study Group: White House Decision Making White House Principals Meeting Simulation

    Wednesday November 15 - 4:15pm

    IOP Residential Fellow Yohannes Abraham

    With special guest: Jeffrey Zients,  President of The Cranemere Group, Director of the National Economic Council (2014 – 2017), Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2012 – 2013)

     

  7. Study Group: Paying it Forward: Making your Impact in Business, Public Service, and Beyond

    Tuesday November 14 - 4:15pm

    IOP 2017 Fall Residential Fellow Sally Jewell

  8. Kansas City Mayor Sly James: The Challenges of Urban Innovation and Leadership

    Tuesday November 14 - 3:00pm

    Join us for a public conversation with Kansas City, Missouri Mayor and IOP Visiting Fellow Sly James

  9. POSTPONED: Trumponomics and Tax Reform: An Insider's View

    Monday November 13 - 6:00pm

    Kevin Hassett
    Chair, Council of Economic Advisers

    Jason Furman (Moderator)
    Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
    Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisors (2013-2017)

    This event has been postponed. Please stay tuned for updated information.

     

  10. PIZZA AND POLITICS: Commercial Spaceflight with Eric Stallmer President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation

    Monday November 13 - 4:00pm

    Join the HPU for pizza with Eric Stallmer, President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, for a conversation about private journeys into space!
     

    The Commercial Spaceflight Federation aims to promote the development of commercial human spaceflight and space safety. The Commercial Spaceflight Federation’s member companies, which include commercial spaceflight developers, operators, spaceports, suppliers, and service providers, are creating thousands of high-tech jobs nationwide, working to preserve American leadership in aerospace through technology innovation, and inspiring young people to pursue careers in science and engineering.

    Before joining CSF, Stallmer was Vice President of Government Relations at Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) in Washington, DC, where he oversaw, developed and implemented the company’s global legislative and regulatory strategy in a variety of areas including aerospace, defense, and civil industries. He is also the former President of the Space Transportation Association (STA), and has worked with Congress, NASA, and the Departments of Defense, Commerce, and Transportation.

    Pizza will be served.

    Please note: all Pizza and Politics events are strictly off the record.

  11. Study Group: Renewed Activism: A Look at Who's Leading the Charge From Moment to Movement?"

    Thursday November 9 - 4:15pm

    IOP 2017 Fall Residential Fellow Karen Finney

    Special guest: Leah Greenberg, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director, the Indivisible Project

    Thursday, November 9, 2017 4:15 -5:45 p.m.

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