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5 Questions with Christopher Smart

Get to know Christopher Smart, Spring 2016 Resident Fellow at the IOP. Christopher previously served as special assistant to the President and brings to the IOP his expertise in how international politics and economics shapes the national and global agenda.Read more »

The Definitive Voting Guide for Harvard Students

Step-by-step instructions to register to vote in the Massachusetts Presidential Primary of March 1.Read more »

IOP Open House - Spring 2016

Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) recently kicked off the Spring 2016 semester with its biannual Open House event. Eager undergraduates flooded the halls of the JFK Jr. Forum at the Harvard Kennedy School, looking to register for programming and catch...Read more »

3 Lessons on Politics and Race in the US

Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy's 3 things for students to know about racial justice and political correctness in today's society.Read more »

Policy Program Takes on Economic Inequality

This Fall, one group from IOP's Policy Program researched economic inequality in the US and a proposed bill in the Massachusetts State House that would tax corporations paying their CEOs more than 100 times what they pay their average workers.

WIL: Creating Agents of Change

Get to know the IOP's Women's Initiative in Leadership (WIL) group.Read more »

Announcing the Spring 2016 Resident Fellows

Introducing the 2016 Spring IOP Resident and Visiting Fellows. The 2016 Fellows are a dynamic group of leaders reflecting the powerful impact political engagement can have both inside and outside government, said IOP Director Maggie Williams.

5 Questions with Swanee Hunt

Ambassador Swanee Hunt takes the stage of the JFK Jr. Forum to moderate a discussion on "Inclusive Security: Standing Up To Violence." We spoke to Hunt about the necessity of including women in peace discussions, and what the U.S. Congress...Read more »

Reddit Asks Us Anything

Ask Me (Almost) Anything: IOP Pollster John Della Volpe led the IOP’s inaugural reddit AMA about the poll to answer questions about millennials and 2016.Read more »

Job Hacks: Bob Schieffer on Journalism

Legendary anchorman Bob Schieffer sat down with Harvard College students to tell stories from his decades of interacting with U.S. presidents and discuss why journalism isn't dead.Read more »

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