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At IOP, Mayors of Rust Belt Cities Ponder Paths for Renewal

The mayors of three Rust Belt cities across the northern U.S. came to the Institute of Politics to discuss their effort to attract jobs, capital, and people to areas that have shrunk dramatically over an era of deindustrialization, emphasizing the potential of universities and redevelopment efforts to create new growth.


Joe Biden Applauds Harvard’s Resistance at Private Kennedy School Event

Former United States President Joe Biden celebrated Harvard’s decision to defy demands from the Trump administration at a private Institute of Politics seminar with senior advisor Mike Donilon on Wednesday afternoon.


Panelists Condemn Weak International Response to Sudan at IOP Forum

Experts in African politics and international conflict called for renewed attention and a stronger global response to Sudan’s civil war at an Institute of Politics forum on Tuesday, exactly two years after the conflict began.


HOOP Organizes Silent Demonstration at Jake Sullivan IOP Forum

Eight Harvard affiliates unfurled banners above the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum to protest former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s role in Israel’s war in Gaza as he spoke at an Institute of Politics forum on Tuesday.


African Leaders Call for Action on Trade and Accountability at IOP Forum

Two prominent African leaders said the Trump Administration’s tariffs will diminish U.S. influence and weaken diplomatic relations with African countries during a Friday Institute of Politics forum, just under a week after Trump’s 10 percent tariffs took effect.


Sherrod Brown Tells Students Not to ‘Cave’ to Trump at IOP Forum

“I talked to every group I’ve met on campus — I asked them to stand strong against Trump attacks,” Brown said. “How important it is that an institution with this reputation, globally and nationally, stand up and don’t compromise with some of the most important things we stand for as a nation.”


Peter Beinart Asks Harvard To ‘Lose With Dignity’ in Standoff With Trump at IOP Forum

Peter Beinart, the editor-at-large of the liberal publication Jewish Currents, said Harvard could only maintain its “self respect” by resisting Donald Trump’s demands against the University at an Institute of Politics Forum on Tuesday.


Former Peruvian President Slams Peru’s Congress at IOP Forum, Calls for New Generation of Leaders

Former President of Peru Francisco Sagasti criticized Peru’s sitting Congress as corrupt and authoritarian at a forum hosted by the Harvard Institute of Politics on Friday evening, saying he hoped a new generation of lawmakers could introduce necessary reforms.


Historian Jon Meacham Says America is in ‘Moral Crisis’ at IOP Forum

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon E. Meacham said the United States was at a “crossroads” and called on Americans to remain committed to the fight for democracy at an Institute of Politics forum Wednesday.


Foreign Affairs Experts Debate Impact of USAID Cuts at Harvard IOP Forum

Harvard's Institute of Politics hosted a panel Tuesday evening on the future of foreign aid following the Trump administration’s plans to eliminate more than 90 percent of the contracts for the United States International Agency for Development.


Filmmakers and Activists Talk #StandWithHer Movement at IOP Forum

The panel, which featured Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, reflected on the #StandWithHer movement — a global campaign inspired by Pahuja’s Oscar-nominated film To Kill a Tiger — which highlights women’s security and the role of men in gender equality.


At IOP Forum, Robert Putnam Warns of ‘More Trumps’ In America's Future

Political Scientist Robert D. Putnam argued the election of U.S. President Donald Trump was not a landslide victory, but a “symptom” of worsening social isolation at an Institute of Politics Forum on Wednesday.


Rep. Pramila Jayapal Says Democrats Should Play Hardball Ahead of Government Shutdown

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said Democrats in Congress may need to pull support for spending ahead of a looming government shutdown in an effort to be “good negotiators” at an Institute of Politics forum on Thursday.


Nancy Mace Touts Bipartisanship, Warms To Harvard Students in IOP Visit

The night before Rep. Nancy R. Mace (R-S.C.) came to Harvard, she described its campus as enemy territory. But after her visit, she said her opinion of Harvard students had changed for the better, according to three people who attended her Thursday event at the Institute of Politics.


Psychologist Adam Grant Talks Leadership and Humility at IOP Forum

Organizational psychologist and University of Pennsylvania professor Adam M. Grant ’03 discussed the importance of intellectual humility in leadership and interpersonal relationships at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics forum Thursday.


Rep. Nancy Mace Mocks Harvard Students. And She Can’t Wait To Talk With Them.

One day before Rep. Nancy R. Mace’s planned talk at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, the firebrand South Carolina Republican was still lacing into the University online and in an interview with The Crimson.


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