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Institute Expands Internship Opportunities
DECEMBER 2005
30 Years of Forums Archived
New Frontier Awards Presented
New Mayors Briefed
George Magazine in the Forum
New Survey Released
U.S. Senator Barack Obama meets with 2005 IOP summer interns on the U.S. Capitol steps.
After joining the Institute of Politics in July, I want you all to know how very appreciative I am to have this opportunity to serve as IOP Director. I am pleased to announce that the Institute will be receiving new University endowment funds this year. The funds will be used to expand our internship program, to create an initiative for development of leadership skills among undergraduate women, and to offer a scholarship to a SAC alumnus to attend the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
This fall, Harvard students and IOP staff continued their work to foster politi-cal engagement on campus and in our community—below are highlights of some of our exciting programs:
• After nearly thirty years of fantastic speeches and panels held in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, in early January we will launch a search-able video archive of Forum programs dating from 1978 which will be available on the IOP website.
• At the end of November, we welcomed nearly 20 big city mayors from across the country for our Newly-Elected Mayors Program. The conference, co-hosted by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, helps new mayors take on the practical challenges of urban governance.
• Our National Campaign hosted its fall conference, “Beyond Voting: College Students and Political Engagement,” focused on non-voting political engagement. Representatives from our 19 partner schools joined academic experts in discussing the latest research on civic education, campus social movements, and attitudes of students active in community service.
• Our latest national survey of America’s college students finds stu-dents—like other Americans—rating President George W. Bush, support for the Iraq war, and direction of the country near his-toric lows. Students continue to be politically engaged and a strong majority believe that serving as an elected official is an “honorable” thing to do.
We work every day to stay at the forefront of political activity, research, discus-sion, and debate. To learn more about our programs and events, please visit our website—www.iop.harvard.edu. I hope to see you soon at the IOP!
Welcome to the Institute of Politics at Harvard UniversityJeanne Shaheen, Director
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New Frontier AwardsSecond annual awards are presented inconjunction with the Kennedy library Foundation
In late October, Caroline Kennedy presented the second annual John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards to Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General, and Kica Matos, Executive Director of JUNTA for Progressive Action, the oldest Latino community service organization in New Haven, Connecticut, at a public ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
The Kennedy Library Foundation and Harvard’s Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government created the New Frontier Awards to honor Americans under the age of 40 who are changing their communities—and the country—with their commitment to public service. The two awards are pre-sented annually to two exceptional individuals whose contributions in elective office, non-elective community service or advocacy demonstrate the impact and the value of public service in the spirit of John F. Kennedy.
The awards were presented before a capacity crowd in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library’s Stephen Smith Center prior to a Kennedy Library Forum with CBS News Anchor Walter Cronkite.
“Lisa Madigan and Kica Matos are an inspiration to all young Americans who share my father’s belief that one person can make a difference, and everyone should try,” said Caroline Kennedy, President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and a member of the Senior Advisory Committee for Harvard’s Institute of Politics. “President Kennedy believed there was no higher calling than public service. Today we honor two outstanding young women who have answered the call to give something back to our country.”
“President Kennedy inspired millions of young people to get involved and work to make our country a better place,” Lisa Madigan said. “I am hon-ored to receive this award and will continue to work to protect consumers, advocate for women, children and senior citizens and ensure an open and honest government that moves us closer to President Kennedy’s vision for America.”
“I am deeply humbled to receive this award honoring a leader who inspired generations of citizens of the world,” said Kica Matos. “Still today there is resonance in his call to service; a call which requires of each of us a commit-ment to stand for justice especially when the road is not yet clear.”
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Forum ArchiveNearly thirty years of footage from the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum set to hit the web
The Institute of Politics is very proud to announce that video footage of nearly thirty years of public addresses and panel discussions held in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum (formerly known as the ARCO Forum of Public Affairs) at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government will be available in early January in a searchable format on the Institute’s website: www.iop.harvard.edu. The new online video archive, featuring hundreds of speeches given by some of the world’s most prominent political leaders from 1978 to the present, will also offer visitors a search engine to fully explore its contents—making the library’s rich historical material accessible to students, researchers and citizens.
With the advent of new technologies, the IOP has worked painstakingly over the last two years to gather and digitize all available Forums. The archive reveals the changing tide of public debate in America and throughout the world. From the Contras to the Cuban Missile Crisis, from civil rights to human rights, from the Cold War to the War on Terror, the Forum archive chronicles strategic threats at home and abroad and demonstrates how policy issues have evolved over a quarter century. This database of politics, policy, culture, and academic life will provide content and context to citizens from around the world.
Since its founding in 1978, the Forum has hosted more than 2,200 events, seen by audiences totaling more than 650,000 people and millions more via cable television, teleconferencing and the Internet. The Forum has played host to Presidents, including Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton, and to Nobel Peace Prize winners, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Kofi Annan, Shimon Peres, Yasser Arafat, the Dalai Lama, Wangari Maathai, Desmond Tutu, Shirin Ebadi, Lech Walesa, and Mohamed ElBaradei. The Forum has hosted heads of state from around the globe, as well as Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, academics, community organizers and artists. Following their addresses, all speakers are required to participate in a question-and-answer session with members of the audience. Online viewers will see the Forum come alive as students, faculty and the public take part in this lively and provocative Forum tradition.
Transcripts of selected recent Forums will also soon be available on the new Forum archive page. Make sure to check out the searchable archive on the Forum section of the IOP’s website: www.iop.harvard.edu/events_forum_archive.html.
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To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding of George Magazine, the IOP was proud to host a panel discussion in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum entitled, “Not Just Politics as Usual…” Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw moderated a discussion on the intersection of culture and politics with Roger Ailes of Fox News Channel, George Magazine contributor Paul Begala of CNN, and former Rock the Vote president Jehmu Greene. The event also included satellite appearances by former President Bill Clinton and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
George Magazine was created in 1995 by John F. Kennedy, Jr. with the goal of engaging more citizens, particularly women and young people, in the political process. By focusing on culture and politics, George made politics relevant, engaging and fun.
JFK Jr. Forum Highlights:Foreign policy and international affairs:
• Serbian President Boris Tadic talked about the difficulties of admin-istering a democracy after war in “Serbia, Southeast Europe, and Transatlantic Relations.”
• 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Green Belt Movement Foundation founder Wangari Maathai, gave a moving address titled, “Empowering Women & Children One Tree at a Time” and shared her inspiring story.
• 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei discussed the imper-ative of addressing nuclear weapons in North Korea, Iran and the Middle East.
Domestic politics:
• IOP Director Jeanne Shaheen moderated a panel marking the 10th Anniversary of The Weekly Standard magazine with William Kristol, Fred Barnes, Martha Bayles and P.J. O’Rourke.
• Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm shared her vision of the “Leadership Challenges in a Shifting Global Economy.”
• Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly spoke about “The Rise of Grassroots Conservatism” over the last forty years.
Forum Spotlight George Magazine Forum highlights a semester of great guests
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Fall Fellows Class Fine Fall Fellows make a splash at the ioP with students and the broader community
The IOP’s Fall Fellows had the Harvard campus buzzing all semester long, each leading weekly not-for-credit study groups to discuss current issues in American politics, the media and public policy. Fellows interacted with students, participated in the intellectual life of the community and pursued individual studies or projects.
Fellows this semester, who bring extensive and diverse experience in politics, cam-paigning, public relations and journalism, include: a communications professional active with campaigns and advocacy organizations, a former U.S. Representative from Texas, two top veteran Republican political consultants and strategists, a for-mer Governor and U.S. Senator from Florida, a past president and executive direc-tor of the Human Rights Campaign, and the chief political correspondent for The New York Times.
“This impressive group has brought decades of experience in Congress, campaign-ing, politics, and the media to Harvard this semester,” said Jeanne Shaheen, director of the Institute of Politics. “Their expertise and enthusiasm has been felt across the campus and throughout our community.”
Our Resident Fellows have also brought in numerous high-profile, interesting guests this semester, including U.S. Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-IL), musician and political activist Jimmy Buffett, Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz, Bush-Cheney ‘04 chief campaign strategist Matthew Dowd, political speechwriter J. Terry Edmonds, The New York Times Supreme Court correspondent Linda Green-house, Log Cabin Republican executive director Patrick Guerriero, Republican Na-tional Committee chairman Ken Mehlman, Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist, NBC Universal executive vice president and former IOP Fellow (Spring 1998) Anna Perez, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, U.S. Congress-man Adam Schiff (D-CA), U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Virginia Governor Mark Warner.
In addition, Michael Deaver, International Vice Chairman for Edelman Worldwide and former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan, joined the IOP for a portion of this semester as a Visiting Fellow.
Former Fellows:If you are interested in continuing to share your wisdom and expertise with eager Harvard students, there are conferences and discussion panels offered every semes-ter on a wide range of topics that would benefit from your participation! Please do not hesitate to contact IOP Fellows Coordinator Eric Andersen ([email protected]) for more information about staying in touch with the IOP.
Spring Fellows
Background and study group
Lisa Davis Senior Advisor to cco at the AARP“Political communications: the Reality Series”Martin Frost Former u.S. Representative (D-tX)“Politics & the Federal courts: What Next?”Joe Gaylord Republican strategist and consultant“Winning campaigns in the 21st century”Ben Ginsberg counsel to Bush-cheney ‘00 & ‘04“of Gerrymanders, Hanging chads & Swift Boat Vets: A lawyer’s Journey through Politics as America’s Blue States became Red”Bob Graham Former u.S. Senator (D-Fl)“What every citizen Needs to Know to Make Democracy Work for them”Cheryl Jacques Former President and executive Director, Human Rights campaign“the Gay Rights Movement: on the Path to Full equality?”Adam Nagourney chief Political correspondent, The New York Times“Republicans & Democrats: Preparing for the Post-Bush era”
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New Mayors Come to HarvardMayors-elect get briefed on city management issues and policies
At the end of November, the IOP was proud to host one of its high-profile conferences, “The Seminar on Transition and Leadership for Newly-Elected Mayors,” a dynamic, non-partisan program for incoming mayors of large U.S. cities. This program offers invaluable resources for new mayors looking to max-imize their impact as city leaders.
The IOP co-hosts this conference every two years with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The event provides intensive seminars, led by prominent scholars and practitioners representing viewpoints from across the political spectrum, which address major urban policy issues such as public safety, municipal finance, and crisis management. It offers workshops to help new mayors take on the practi-cal challenges of urban governance. In addition, the conference affords them a priceless opportunity to become acquainted with their colleagues from across the country and across the political spectrum and to discuss common goals and challenges in a relaxed setting away from the pressures of city governance.
This year’s speakers included Mayor Tom Menino, Boston, MA (pictured), Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles, CA, former Indianapolis, IN Mayor and Kennedy School Professor Stephen Goldsmith, Harvard President Larry Summers, Kennedy School Dean David Ellwood, Kennedy School Pub-lic Policy Lecturer Linda Bilmes, and IOP Senior Advisory Board Member Heather Campion.
Participants:•Verg Bernero (lansing, Mi)•Byron Brown (Buffalo, NY)•Jun choi (edison, NJ)•chris coleman (St. Paul, MN)•Kim Driscoll (Salem, MA)•Bob Duffy (Rochester, NY)•Frank Guinta (Manchester, NH)•Kay Halloran (cedar Rapids, iA)•James Harrington (Brockton, MA)•Scott lang (New Bedford, MA)•Mark Mallroy (cincinnati, oH)•Richard Moccia (Norwalk, ct)•ed Pawlowski (Allentown, PA)•clarence Phillips (Pontiac, Mi)•Harry Price (Fairfield, cA)•Joseph Sinnott (erie, PA)•Ron tussing (Billings, Mt)•Jay Williams (Youngstown, oH)•ed Winborn (Davenport, iA)
National Campaign Conferencethe National campaign moves forward a year after the elections push
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The National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement’s fall confer-ence was held on November 5 and 6. The two-day conference focused on non-voting political engagement and featured research and academic experts who discussed the latest findings about civic education, attitudes of students active in community service and campus social movements. Students and administrators from 15 schools around the country participated in the week-end conference devoted to sustaining political engagement in non-election years. In addition to the research presented, the conference offered training in conducting focus groups, a key tool to help these student leaders gauge peer attitudes toward politics and public service on their own campuses.
In addition to nationally-recognized researchers and specific training, the conference focused on the work of the partner schools. Allegheny College presented their high school civic education program; St. Anselm College high-lighted their state-wide Civic Index Project, analyzing the civic skills, knowl-edge, and attitudes of New Hampshire citizens; the University of Southern California discussed their National Campaign activities bringing together elected officials and students involved in community service; the University of Rochester unveiled their new Rochester Center for Community Leadership which will reach out beyond the campus to work with community residents on issues of local concern. Harvard students asked all the partner schools to help with their efforts to spread the word about the recently updated “Guide to Absentee Voting.”
Next spring’s conference will focus on non-partisan voter registration, educa-tion and mobilization training for the 2006 mid-term elections.
Earlier in the semester, the National Campaign celebrated “Political Awareness Day,” an effort created by the campaign’s students to help engage college students across the country in politics. At Harvard and on other National Campaign campuses, students initiated activities and projects to encourage students to become aware, active and more participatory in politics and public service. To celebrate the day, the Institute set-up a voter registration and politi-cal activities table on campus where students could register to vote, answer political trivia questions to win prizes and engage in discussions with other politically-minded students.
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National Campaign’s Next StepsBeyond election 2004: future initiatives and goals
Regrouping PolicyStudents tackle hot-button issues in ioP Policy Groups
Working off the success of last year’s Redistricting Policy Group, the Institute of Politics has developed a new “Policy Program” to encourage undergraduate public policy research and advocacy. Each policy group is organized, managed and led entirely by undergraduates. Coordinated by current Policy Directors Danny Yagan ’06 and Eric Lesser ’07, and IOP staff member Laura Simolaris, each group works toward developing a comprehensive, yet specific, policy recommendation on an issue that matters to them. The IOP then assists students in presenting their recommendations to elected officials, scholars, and other experts.
This semester, there are six policy groups, with topics ranging from sex traf-ficking to foreign aid. Over one hundred students are involved in the six groups, and each group meets at least once a week at the IOP. So far this semester, policy groups have met with several Harvard professors, elected officials and policy experts, collecting testimony and other information for their research.
Although the program started just this year, groups have already become very active. The Sex Trafficking Policy Group has finalized plans for a proposal to create individual State Task Forces to combat sex trafficking, and an event in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum is planned for February to unveil their proposal. The Unionization Policy Group will participate in Harvard’s annual trade-union conference and is collaborating with Harvard Law School’s Labor and Work Life Program. The Economic Revitalization Policy Group is focus-ing on policies geared toward the structural redesign of America’s blighted urban centers.
Policy Groups have also been active in outreach to the wider Harvard commu-nity, opening the doors of the IOP to many new students. The Immigration Policy Group is working closely with Latino groups on campus, and spon-sored a well attended dinner discussion on the politics of immigration policy with Fuerza, Harvard’s largest Latino organization. The Foreign Aid Policy Group has been working with members of Harvard’s International Relations Council and professors from the Kennedy School of Government on coor-dinating goals. The Religion and Politics Policy Group is working with the Harvard Political Review to analyze the results of a campus-wide survey on Intelligent Design, and the Campus Diversity Policy Group is preparing a campus-wide survey on student rooming and social habits as it relates to race and other factors of diversity.
interested?
Questions about the policy program should be directed to IOP staff member Laura Simolaris ([email protected])
Fall Student SurveyStrong majority of college students think that public service is “honorable”
A new national poll by the IOP released just weeks ago found that stu-dents—like other Americans—rate President George W. Bush at the lowest point in his presidency and believe in record numbers that the country is on the wrong track. The poll also shows college students are less likely today to believe political engagement is an effective way to solve problems, and they are more skeptical of elected officials and the political process than they were just a year ago. Despite their pessimism, nine in ten college students believe that serving as an elected official is an “honorable” thing to do.
In addition, the poll revealed that new avenues of political involvement with a “technological twist” represent new ways that students are getting involved in politics that are completely foreign to their parents and grandparents. What’s more, even though their attitudes about politics may fluctuate from year-to-year, more than four in five college students feel community volunteerism is an effective way to solve our country’s problems—a finding that has remained largely unchanged throughout five years of IOP polling.
The survey of 1204 college students, drawn randomly from a national data-base of nearly 5.1 million students finds:
• College students, tracking with other Americans, give President Bush an all-time low approval rating. As recent national polls show Americans giving President Bush near historic low approval ratings below forty percent (40%), forty-one percent (41%) of college students say they approve of the job George W. Bush is doing as President, down six points from just seven months ago. What’s more, only eleven percent (11%) say they trust the President to do the right thing all of the time, down from twenty-two percent (22%) from Fall 2001 IOP polling. Fifty-two percent (52%) of college students said they trust the United Nations to do the right thing all or most of the time, while only thirty-nine percent (39%) said the same about the President.
• A strong majority of college students find great honor in running for office and in public life. Ninety-one percent (91%) of college students believe that running for office is an “honorable” thing to do, and ninety-three percent (93%) feel that being an elected official is also honorable.
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Ninety-one percent (91%) of college students believe that running for office is an “honorable” thing to do.
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• However, students are more skeptical about the motivations and priorities of today’s elected officials and are turned off by the cur-rent state of political discourse in Washington. Nearly one in four college students think the ethical conduct of Members of Congress has declined in recent years. Seventy percent (70%) of college students believe that elected officials today seem to be motivated by selfish reasons, up twelve points from a year ago, and the same percentage of college students also feel that elected officials don’t seem to have the same priorities that they do. Seventy-two percent (72%) of college students also believe politics today has become too partisan, and sixty-four percent (64%) believe the political tone in Washington, D.C. is too negative.
• They continue to feel the country is on the wrong track rather than headed in the right direction. Fifty-eight percent (58%)—up thirteen points from Fall 2004 IOP polling—believe the country is on the “wrong track,” while just thirty-five percent (35%) believe the country is headed in the “right direction,” a sentiment also seen among the general public (59% “wrong track,” 28% “right direc-tion” – NBC/WSJ 10/08/05).
• A new, politically active generation is developing a new defini-tion of what it means to be “political” in the 21st century. Almost half (48%) of today’s college students consider themselves to be politically engaged or active. Today’s generation is utilizing technol-ogy, marketing, and networking to further their political agenda. Twenty-two percent (22%) of college students said they had worn a wristband to show support for a political issue or cause, while just over one-third (36%) said they had signed an online petition and just under one-third (30%) said they had written an email or letter advocating a position.
• While attitudes toward political figures and efficacy may change, this generation’s commitment to community stays strong. More than four in five students (81%) said they viewed community volunteerism as an effective way to solve important issues facing the country – a proportion that has remained strong and largely unchanged during IOP polling over the past five years.
More findings and data from this and other IOP surveys is available online at www.iop.harvard.edu.
Almost half (48%) of today’s college
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Expanding Internship Programinstitute utilizing new university endowment funds to offer more internship opportunities
ioP’s expanded internship Program:
• Increase the number of Director’s Internships from 20 to 35 with a focus on international opportunities, includ-ing five interdisciplin-ary internships in con-junction with other Harvard University centers
•Provide additional resources to students for summer stipend awards
•Offer new summer stipends exclusively for Kennedy School graduate students
IOP Internship Testimonial:“Working at Senator Kennedy’s Boston office was an unforgettable experience that has further inspired my passion for politics and civic participation. This amazing summer could not have been possible without the generosity of the Institute of Politics. Thank you for your support!”-Daniel A. Koh ’07, IOP Summer Stipend Recipient
IOP Internship Program Summer 2005 Highlights:
Harvard students, part of the ioP’s 2005 Summer in Washington Program, visiting ABc 7 News studios with former ioP Fellow Kathleen Matthews.
Susie Skoda (second from left), ioP Stipend Recipient, with uS Ambassador to the Russian Federation Alexander Vershbow.
Brian tucci (left), ioP Director’s intern at the President’s council of economic Advisers ’05, with President George W. Bush.
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Did your time at the IOP influence your post-graduation plans?My time and involvement with the IOP had an enormous impact on
my plans and activity during college and after graduation. By serving on the Student Advisory Committee, I got to know and work with fellow students with the same interests and many of them have been life-long friends and even colleagues ever since. The former associate director of the IOP, Nick Mitropoulos, ended up being a wonderful mentor to me during my college years, and even connected me to people in Washington, D.C. when I visited the city with fellow Harvard Democrats. That led to a summer job after my junior year, and then to my first job after graduation – which was an entry level position at ACTION that was the agency at the time running VISTA, Peace Corps, and other volunteer service programs.
Are we are making progress toward more equal gender representation in govern-ment today, and how can we get more women to seek careers in public office?
I was hired to work as a junior staffer to Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and worked my way up to be his Legislative Director, then Chief of Staff, and I now serve as Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Chief of Staff. I have seen enormous progress in the numbers and significance of women in politics and government. The percentage of women in Congressional seats doesn’t convey the larger proportion of woman in other elected offices, top positions in all levels of the government, and other roles of importance. However, I think it does indicate the progress we must insist on to make it possible for young girls and women to have an equal shot at the education, experiences, and opportunities to reach the highest levels of all professions.
Capitol Hill careers can last a few years or many decades. Is it demanding working on the Hill, and what advice can you give a young person interested in doing so?
I may best represent the glutton for punishment working in Congress for over 20 years. But for me, I’ve done it because I have worked for two energet-ic, committed Senators and some of the most dedicated, talented individuals of all ages as office-mates and colleagues on both sides of the aisle. One of the most direct ways to secure a position on the Hill is to do an (almost always unpaid) internship in a Congressional office during or right after college – our unfortunate adage, is “you need Hill experience to get a Hill job.” But if you can’t do that, get involved in some form of politics, policy, or public service during college and over the summer; obtain mentors, colleagues, and friends in the business to do the classic networking.
Alumni Q&Atamera Stanton luzzatto ‘75, chief of Staff to u.S. Senator Hillary Rodham clinton (D-NY)
IOP to Offer SAC Alums New Scholarship to Attend Kennedy School Using new University endowment funds, the Institute will be offering a new scholarship to IOP Student Advisory Committee alumni to attend the John F. Kennedy School of Government. For more information, please contact Karin Kane Bloom at [email protected].
Institute’s 2004 Campaign Managers Book Now AvailableCampaign for President: The Managers Look at 2004, the IOP’s debriefing on the 2004 race with extensive commentary by principal presidential campaign managers, is now available from Rowman Littlefield publishers. Every four years following the presidential election, the IOP convenes a distinguished gathering of campaign managers, media commentators, and interested politi-cal observers to reflect on presidential campaign strategies from the earliest primaries through Election Day. The 2004 election edition is published for general audiences, college classrooms and campaign and media professionals. Check out the IOP’s website or Rowman Littlefield’s website (www.rowman-littlefield.com) for more information!
SAC Alums Go Head-to-Head on Recent NJ Governor’s RaceTwo recent SAC alums, Naomi Ages ’05 and Heather Woodruff-Grizzle ‘04, both got amazing opportunities to work on one of the hottest political races of the year—the New Jersey Governor’s race. The twist is, they worked for different candidates. Ages signed-on to join the communications office for Democratic candidate Jon Corzine, while Woodruff-Grizzle served as policy director for Republican candidate Doug Forrester.
Forum Archives Online
to watch these past events and more, visit www.iop.harvard.edu. come check out a favorite from the past, or one you missed just last week.
11/29/05 “israel and Palestine After Disengagement,” a debate with Noam chomsky and Alan Dershowitz
11/14/05 “leading change and Renewal: Strategies When the Stakes are High,” with Jennifer Granholm (Governor (D-Mi))
11/02/05 “the Athens Games: Resolving the Greek Paradox,” with Gianna Angelopoulos (President of the Athens 2004 organizing committee for the olympic Games)
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IOP News BriefsNew SAc Alumni Scholarship; ’04 campaign Managers Book; SAc Alums Face off
ioP on the Move
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Constance Adams (SAC 1986), chief architect for Synthesis, Intl., was recently named an “Emerging Explorer” by National Geographic magazine.
Alex Berenberg (SAC 2004), currently a speechwriter and policy advisor to Honolulu, HI Mayor Hannemann, will become a U.S. Foreign Service politi-cal officer in 2006.
Sarah Bianchi (SAC 1995, Senior Advisory Committee) is now an investment advisor with Eton Park Capital Management.
Peter Buttigieg (SAC 2004) is currently studying at Oxford University in Ox-ford, England as a Rhodes Scholar.
Larry DiCara (SAC 1977) real estate partner in Nixon Peabody, LLP’s Boston office, recently received the American Jewish Committee’s “Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award.”
Shankar Duraiswamy (SAC 2002) has graduated from Harvard Law School, and recently began work as an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.
Joseph Freeman (SAC 1987) is now the deputy chief of staff for public safety for Los Angeles City Councilman Jack Weiss.
Brandon Hofmeister (SAC 1999) has recently joined Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s staff as the deputy legal counsel.
Vicki Huddleston (Spring 2005 Fellow) is now the chargé d’ affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia.
Ann Lewis (Spring 1989 Fellow) is the director of communications for HILL-PAC and Friends of Hillary.
David Michael (SAC 1987) is currently a senior partner at The Boston Consult-ing Group based in Beijing, China, and heads the Group’s Beijing office.
Aneesh Raman (SAC 2001) has been redeployed by CNN as an international correspondent based in Baghdad, Iraq, and is a frequent on-camera contributor.
Ryan Ripple (SAC 2004) is currently studying at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England as the Governor William Shirley Scholar.
Phil Sharp (Former IOP Director, Senior Advisory Committee) was recently named president of Resources for the Future, a Washington, D.C. based think tank.
Send all news and updates that you would like to share with the IOP com-munity to Karin Kane Bloom ([email protected]).
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DirectorJeanne Shaheen ([email protected])
Executive DirectorCatherine McLaughlin ([email protected])
Fellows + Study Groups CoordinatorEric Andersen ([email protected])
Internships & Special Events CoordinatorKarin Kane Bloom ([email protected])
IOP Staff AssistantKerri Collins ([email protected])
Assistant Director for Conferences & Special ProjectsChristian Flynn ([email protected])
Fellows AssistantAmy Howell ([email protected])
Website SpecialistJessica Jacobs ([email protected])
Acting Associate Director & Research DirectorDavid King ([email protected])
Forum AssistantCathey Park ([email protected])
Director of CommunicationsEsten Perez ([email protected])
Director of National ProgramsJennifer Phillips ([email protected])
Executive Assistant to the DirectorJulie Schroeder ([email protected])
National Programs Schools CoordinatorLaura Simolaris ([email protected])
IOP Staff AssistantDiana Steele ([email protected])
Financial AdministratorTheresa Verbic ([email protected])
Forum DirectorBill White ([email protected])
Forum CoordinatorGreg Wilson ([email protected])
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