The idea for the symposium was born in March when Joshua B. Singer, then a first-year business school student, had lunch with a professor to talk about the presidential candidates' views on tax cuts.
"We have such a wealth of talent around Harvard. We wanted to bring all these people together," Singer said.
The symposium will continue today and tomorrow afternoon at the three graduate schools.
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Panels will include faculty members, journalists and politicians, on topics ranging from health care to the Supreme Court. The symposium will culminate in a debate-watching party tomorrow night.