The IOP bid farewell to the class of 2016 last week as they leave Cambridge to pursue careers in politics and public service. Two IOP alumni shared their advice for the graduates in The Harvard Crimson. IOP Now selected a few excerpts below: Introducing C ...

A recent  Time  cover story took a deeper look at American capitalism and how to fix it. The piece lead with findings from the IOP's Spring 2016 Youth Poll. A couple of weeks ago, a poll conducted by the Harvard Institute of Politics found something ...

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the presidential nomination process. Take part in election history. Apply for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intern at the Republican or Democratic National Conventions! Interns will be assigned by the IOP to work wi ...

A recent report from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy looks at news coverage of the 2016 presidential candidates. Their findings? Donald Trump received a high volume of positive coverage. The Democratic race, on the other hand, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2016 Contact: Mary Cappabianca Email: Mary_Cappabianca@hks.harvard.edu Phone: (617) 384-5923 HARVARD’S INSTITUTE OF POLITICS LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION INITIATIVE New Program Uses Digital Platform to Enga ...

Each summer, the IOP Internships and Career Services program sends more than 100 Harvard students into the wide world of politics and public service. These Directors Interns work at high-profile organizations and with elected officials around the world in ...

By Tyler Parker President Obama made a video listicle with Buzzfeed for voter registration the other day, so we thought we'd do him one better. We present the 11 Harvard things that are harder than registering to vote.  Register to vote here. 1.      ...

The 2016 Gov 2.0 winner is Rohan Pavuluri and UpSolve, whose mission is to empower low-income americans to solve their own legal problems. You can find out more about UpSolve and Rohan's work  here  and read about his work leading up to and during su ...

This spring, the IOP had the pleasure of hosting Sir Peter Westmacott, who most recently served Her Majesty's government as the British Ambassador to the United States (2012-2016). Before that, he served as ambassador to France (2007-2012) and to Tur ...

On Wednesday June 22, 2016, the world took notice as my boss for the summer, Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, led a “sit-in” on the floor of the US House of Representatives to demand that the Republican majority allow proposed gun control measures to be ...