Events at the IOP

  1. Final Presidential Debate Watch

    Wednesday October 19 - 8:00pm

    Join us for the Final Presidential Debate on the Forum Big Screen!                                                                                                          
    Hillary Clinton
    vs.
    Donald Trump

    Doors Open at 8:00PM

    ***THIS FORUM WILL BE TICKETED***
    To enter the lottery at HERE before Saturday, October 15 at midnight. Winners will be notified via email on Sunday, October 16.  Winners must pick up their tickets at the Institute of Politics on:  Monday, October 17 and Tuesday, October 18 between 9:00-5:00PM.

  2. Countdown to #Campaign2016 led by Ann Compton

    Wednesday October 19 - 4:00pm
  3. The Continuing Challenges Faced by Arab Americans

    Tuesday October 18 - 6:00pm

    James Zogby
    Co-founder & President, Arab American Institute
    Diana L. Eck (moderator)
    Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies and Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society, Harvard University

    James Zogby, co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute, joined Diana Eck, the Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society at Harvard, for a conversation on the contemporary challenges faced by Arab Americans. Eck engaged Zogby on a variety of issues, ranging from how instances of American ignorance of Arab culture color the Arab American experience to how Arab peoples outside of the U.S. view Americans and American culture. Zogby thoughtfully bridged the oft-discussed divide perceived between his American and Arab cultural backgrounds, even offering his email to those in the audience wishing to continue the conversation after the forum. 

  4. Politics Monday at the IOP

    Monday October 17 - 1:00pm
  5. A Conversation with CNN President Jeff Zucker

    Friday October 14 - 4:00pm

    Jeff Zucker
    President of CNN
    Lois Romano (moderator)

    Longtime Political Correspondent for the Washington Post
    Institute of Politics Resident Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School (Spring 2008)

    CNN President Jeff Zucker joined longtime Washington Post political correspondent and former IOP Fellow Lois Romero for a conversation on media and politics at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. Zucker discussed the current election cycle and the sensationalist nature of news today, as well as his experiences that led him on the path toward becoming a top media executive.

  6. A Conversation with U.S. Senator Susan Collins

    Thursday October 13 - 6:00pm

    The Honorable Susan Collins
    United States Senator, Maine 
    Douglas W. Elmendorf (moderator)

    Dean, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

    Maine senator Susan Collins joined Dean of Harvard Kennedy School Douglas Elmendorf in conversation at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. Senator Collins discussed the current state of the republican party, bipartisanship in the Senate, and the future of the Supreme Court. She also fielded questions from the audience on a variety of topics ranging from her thoughts on hospice care and assisted suicide to increasing the presence of women in the Senate.

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