Session 7 (11/6):   Health Care and Small Business Guest: Small Business Majority, Rhett Buttle & John Arsenmeyer Access to affordable health care is one of the top concerns of small business owners across the country.  In October, the health care exc ...

*** This week’s study group is closed to the public and open only to regular group attendees who have been notified. *** [Nov 5]   Innovation in a Connected World Guests: Clay Shirky Peertopeer networks change the way we organize our societies, the flow o ...

SESSION VII (11/05/13) -- Opportunities to Influence from the Inside: How Campaign/Staff Positions Can Be Gateways to Political Prominence In our system of government we have one President, 535 members of Congress, 50 Governors (more or less), countless s ...

Join the Association of Black Harvard Women and the IOP's Special Event Committee for Pizza and Politics Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in Government and Policy A discussion with Senator Mo Cowan, Shauna Shames, Dr. Van Bailey and Monica Bell Quin ...

Do you want to help keep students in school and on track to graduation?  Come speak with City Year representatives to learn about their opportunities and joining the corps. 7-8:00pm at the IOP Conference Room, L.166.  Dinner will be served. Please RSVP to ...

Week 6, Oct. 31st:  Seriously, what the hell are Republicans going to do about the women gap, youth gap, and gay gap? And no, that last one is not a new type of GAP Store, catering to gays. Half the party doesn’t want to admit we are in a hole and the hal ...

WEEK SIX: October 30, The Press and the Campaign: “Newsroom” Has it All Wrong, Right? Guests Gail Gitcho, Communications Director Romney for President 2012; Maeve Reston, 2012 Romney Reporter for the LA Times; Ashley Parker, 2012 Romney Reporter for New Y ...

Session 6 (10/30):  1. Bipartisanship— Can Agreement on Small Business Issues Help Bridge the Gap? Guest/Moderator: Andy Serwer, Managing Editor, Fortune Magazine Guest: Former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), currently a senior fellow at the Bipartisan ...

SESSION VI (10/29/13)  --  The Professor and the Mad Man: A Reflection on A Diverse Candidate's Run for the Senate In this session we will visit with Kenneth Lewis, noted attorney and former Democratic senatorial candidate in North Carolina. Ken will ...

[Oct 29] Disrupting Policy Guests: Elana Berkowitz, Etsy The internet is the most powerful and democratic tool for disseminating information in human history. And when that power is harnessed to create new communities, technologies, businesses or charitie ...