Events at the IOP

  1. Undergraduate Pizza and Politics: Declaration 17 and the NYACLU

    Thursday October 19 - 4:30pm

    A discussion with Norman Siegel

  2. Study Group- Disrupting the Disruption: How to Combat the Weaponization of Information, Facts, and Fake News

    Thursday October 19 - 4:15pm

    IOP 2017 Fall Residential Fellow Karen Finney

    Guests: Craig Silverman Media Editor, Buzzfeed News

    Thursday, Oct 19th 4:15-5:45 FDR

     

  3. Study Group: Restoring Congress' Constitutional Role

    Thursday October 19 - 4:15pm

    IOP 2017 Fall Residential Fellow Mark Strand

    Special Guest: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Conference Chair

    Thursday October 19; 4:15-5:45 p.m. in IOP L166

     

  4. "I'm Not A Racist, But..." Examining the White Nationalist Efforts to Normalize Hate

    Wednesday October 18 - 6:00pm

    R. Derek Black
    Graduate Student in History and Medieval History
    Khalil Muhammad
    Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
    Elle Reeve
    Correspondent, VICE News Tonight

    Derek Black, a former white nationalist activist, addressed the forum on the modern white nationalist movement in the wake of Charlottesville and the 2016 election. Derek spoke about his upbringing as the child of white nationalists and the evolution of his personal political beliefs. Elle Reeve, VICE News Correspondent, and Khalil Muhammad, professor of History, Race, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, moderated the discussion. 

  5. Study Group- Communicating Hard Ideas: Behind the Scenes with a Former White House Political Director

    Wednesday October 18 - 4:15pm

    Communicating Hard Ideas: Behind the Scenes with a Former White House Political Director

    IOP 2017 Fall Residential Fellow Yohannes Abraham

    Special guest: David Simas, CEO of the Obama Foundation and former White House Director of Political Strategy and Outreach

    Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 4:15-5:45 p.m.

  6. Study Group-The Future of the Democratic Party: How the Democrats lost the majority and how they may get it back

    Wednesday October 18 - 4:15pm

    IOP Resident Fellow Dan Balz

    Special Guest: Shorenstein Center Fall 2017 Fellow Donna Brazile

    Wednesday, October 18, 4:15-5:45 p.m.

  7. Careers in National Security: What You Need to Know

    Wednesday October 18 - 1:00pm

    Thinking about a career path in National Security? Join us next Wednesday, October 18th at 1PM in L275 for a career roundtable with Program Director for the Senior Executives in National and International Security program, Neal Duckworth. Neal will join us for lunch to discuss his career path in National Security and to share best practices for pursuing opportunites in the field. 

  8. Study Group: Government furthers knowledge – business makes it useful

    Tuesday October 17 - 4:15pm

    IOP Fall 2017 Residential Fellow Sally Jewell

    Tuesday October 17, 2017; 4:15-5:45pm, FDR

    Guest speaker: Mary Glackin, Director, Science and Forecast Operations, The Weather Company, an IBM Business, and former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for NOAA Operations

  9. Study Group: Criminal Justice Reform with Koch Industries Chief Legal Counsel Mark Holden

    Tuesday October 17 - 4:15pm

    IOP Fall Residential Fellow Jason Chaffetz

    Special Guest: Mark Holden, Koch Industries, Chief Legal Counsel

    Tuesday, October 17, 4:15-5:45 p.m. 

  10. Perspectives on National Security

    Monday October 16 - 6:00pm

    Rachel Maddow
    The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC


    Ashton B. Carter
    Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
    Belfer Professor of Technology and Global Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
    United States Secretary of Defense (2015-2017)


    Jeh Johnson
    Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
    Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (2013-2017)


    Ernest Moniz
    Co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Threat Initiative
    Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems (emeritus), MIT
    United States Secretary of Energy (2013- 2017)


    Samantha Power
    Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
    Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School
    United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)

     

    TO ATTEND THIS EVENT YOU MUST ENTER THE LOTTERY:
    Enter the lottery HERE before Tuesday, October 10 at midnight.
    Selected participants will be notified by email Wednesday, Oct 11.
     

    Ticket Pick up Information:
    Institute of Politics at HKS: 9 AM – 5 PM on Thursday, October 12 & Friday, October 13
    Science Center: 11 AM – 2 PM on Friday, October 13 & Monday, October 16
    A valid ID must be presented to pick up a ticket. No Exceptions.

     

  11. Love & Resistance: Van Jones on his Progressive Path Forward

    Friday October 13 - 4:00pm

    Van Jones
    Political Commentator, CNN

    David Gergen
    Public Service Professor of Public Leadership &
    Director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School

    CNN commentator Van Jones addressed the John F. Kennedy Forum on how the progressive movement should respond and move forward from the past election. Van Jones emphasized the need for patience and understanding on the part of the progressive movement to be able to reevaluate and learn from the results of the past election. Jones believes that more conversations between the left and right will lead to a more united and politically healthy country. This forum was moderated by Public Service Professor of the Harvard Kennedy School, David Gergen.

  12. Harvard Students Speak Up: A Town Hall on Politics and Public Service

    Wednesday October 11 - 6:00pm

    Introduction by
    Drew Gilpin Faust
    President of Harvard University

    Featuring IOP Fall 2017 Visiting Fellows
    Joe Scarborough
    Co-host of MSNBC's “Morning Joe”
    Author of the New York Times bestseller “The Last Best Hope”, “Rome Wasn’t Burnt in a Day” and “The Right Path”
    United States House of Representatives  (1994 -2001)
    Mika Brzezinski
    Co-host of MSNBC’s "Morning Joe”
    Founder, “Know Your Value” movement
    Author of best-selling books, “All Things At Once”, “Knowing Your Value” and “Obsessed: America’s Food Addiction and My Own”

    Moderated by
    John Della Volpe
    Director of Polling, Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School
    Founder and CEO, SocialSphere, Inc

    Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, co-hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” joined moderator John Della Volpe, director of polling at the IOP, for a Harvard student town hall on politics, public service, and the state of the nation. The town hall discussed student feelings about the direction of the country, current anxieties, and ways to bridge the gap in understanding between differing voting blocs and across the political aisle.

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