Summers To Step Back From Public Commitments Amid Epstein Scandal

Former Harvard President Lawerence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a statement Monday evening.

At IOP Talk, Former House Speaker McCarthy Says GOP, Dems Both Face Power Vacuums Ahead of 2028

Former Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said at a Harvard talk on Monday that his party needs to settle on new leaders and a clarified platform to succeed in the 2028 election cycle.

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Jeffrey Epstein Ridiculed Lawyer Alan Dershowitz in Private, New Emails Show

Jeffrey E. Epstein, the financier at the heart of an infamous child sex trafficking operation, privately disparaged former Harvard professor Alan M. Dershowitz over a period of years even as Dershowitz, his lawyer, continued providing legal guidance, according to emails released by Congress on Wednesday.

Ruiz Named Next Institute of Politics President After Uncontested Election

The Institute of Politics announced its new executive team on Monday morning without holding an election, bypassing the traditional process because none of the top four positions were contested.

HKS Lecturer Advised Zohran Mamdani on Sustaining Momentum, Avoiding the ‘Obama Trap’

Harvard Kennedy School lecturer Marshall L. Ganz ’64 met with incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani in August to advise his campaign on how to sustain a grassroots movement once in office.

‘We Need More Setti Warrens’: IOP Director and Newton Mayor Remembered for Rare Drive to Serve

Remembered as a lifelong public servant who dedicated the end of his career to mentorship at the IOP, Setti D. Warren, 55, died of natural causes on Sunday morning, according to his wife, Tassy Warren.

Harvard Institute of Politics Director Setti Warren Dies Suddenly at 55

Setti D. Warren, the director of Harvard’s Institute of Politics and former mayor of Newton, Mass., died suddenly at his home over the weekend. He was 55.

Former Israel PM Says Trump Is the Only Leader Who Can End War in Gaza

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Donald Trump — more than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or any other world leader — is the only person who can bring an end to the war in Gaza during an Institute of Politics forum on Thursday night.