Planning to watch the first presidential debate? Want to hear what other students have to say about President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden’s debate performance? Come join our IOP virtual debate watch and live-analysis on Zoom!  The Ins ...

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On  Tuesday, September 29th at 6pm ET, join  David Gergen, who has advised four Presidents;  Joe Lockhart, who has prepared candidates for debates; and  Lynn Sweet,   who has covered numerous presidential campaigns, to discuss what we can expect from Pres ...

In unprecedented ways, prominent Republican officeholders, campaign strategists and officials from previous Republican administrations have mobilized in support of Democratic nominee Joe Biden. How does the recent creation of groups like Republican Voters ...

We invite you to celebrate National Voter Registration Day with Harvard Votes Challenge in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at 6pm ET on Tuesday, September 22nd. The fall elections face unprecedented challenges of administering voting during a global pandemi ...

On  Thursday, September 17  at  6pm ET,  join IOP Fall Fellow  Chasten Buttigieg,  Author,  I Have Something to Tell You,  and LGBTQ+ Advocate in conversation with  Betsy Hodges, Mayor of Minneapolis, MN (2014 – 2018) and IOP Resident Fellow S‘18. Buttigi ...

On Tuesday, September 15th at 6pm ET, join the IOP for a conversation titled: From Al Qaeda to QAnon: The Rise of Hate and Extremist Ideology Post 9/11.   Nineteen years have passed since the tragic attacks on September 11, 2001. Are we safer today? Thoug ...

The dynamic group of the Institute's Fall 2020 Fellows will join the Forum on  Thursday, September 10th at 6pm ET, for a far-reaching conversation about the 2020 election as well as their own pathways to public service and politics. The six Fellows s ...

On  Tuesday, September 8th at 6pm ET, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and entrepreneur  Andrew Yang  joins the Institute of Politics. Yang was named a “Champion of Change” in 2011 and a “Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship” in 2015 ...

On Thursday, September 3rd at 6pm ET, join The Washington Post Chief Correspondent and IOP Senior Fellow Dan Balz, Axios Politics Editor Margaret Talev, CNN Political Correspondent Abby Phillip ‘10,   and The New York Times  national political corresponde ...