Today the IOP celebrates Senator Edward M. Kennedy's birthday. Born on February 22, 1932, the Senator's legacy and commitment to public service and young Americans lives on at the IOP and at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute. The EMK Institute inv ...

A conversation with Dr. Steven H. Walker Acting Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Michael Sulmeyer (Moderator) Director, Cyber Security Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Moderator Michael Sulmeyer, Director of ...

Harvard Political Union and the Harvard Public Opinion Project    Alex Burns Alex Burns is a political reporter for  The New York Times, covering both New York politics and the 2016 presidential election. Prior to joining the  Times, he was a reporter and ...

Josh Earnest,  White House Press Secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017 Harvard Kennedy School  Littauer 166 Institute of Politics and Center for Public Leadership Josh Earnest,  White House Press Secretary under President Barack Obama f ...

Josh Earnest White House Press Secretary (2014-2017) Jessica Yellin (via Skype) Senior Fellow, USC Annenberg School of Journalism Chief White House Correspondent for CNN in Washington, D.C.(2011 to 2013) Harvard College ‘93 David Gergen (moderator) Public ...

Graduates of the IOP Citizenship Tutoring program from 2016 were recognized at an annual dinner with Harvard President Drew Faust. The Citizenship Tutoring program at the Harvard University Institute of Politics is deeply rooted in the ideals of service a ...

Jill Abramson Former Executive Editor, The New York Times Noah Oppenheim President, NBC News    Sacha Pfeiffer Journalist, The Boston Globe Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Journalist and Radio Host   James Steyer Founder & CEO, CommonSense.org  A ...

In the Saturday, March 4 edition of  The New York Times, Institute of Politics Resident Fellow Jon Finer wrote an opinion piece about the United States' strategy against terrorism. This overwhelming focus, says Finer, overpowers some broader policy d ...

Click through the image gallery above to see photos from the visit. On Friday, March 3, the Institute of Politics had the distinct honor of welcoming former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, First Lady, and 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Rod ...

A snapshot of the ICS sponsored Public Speaking Workshop last week! The Internships and Career Services committee at the IOP works to promote and advance jobs and careers for Harvard undergraduates in politics and public service. The committee assists in ...