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Hauser Hall
Politics

Former Jan. 6 Prosecutor Denounces Trump’s Decision to Pardon Rioters at HLS Talk

Mike Romano, who supervised the federal government’s effort to prosecute crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol, slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon the rioters during a discussion at Harvard Law School on Wednesday.

Oktoberfest in Harvard Square
Harvard Square

‘Raises Your Spirits’: 46th Oktoberfest Features HONK! and Filipino American Festival

Thousands of people gathered in Harvard Square this Sunday despite rainy weather for the 46th Oktoberfest, with activist performances, food, and cultural celebration.

Stephen Breyer Talk
Harvard Law School

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Applauds Legal Pragmatism at HLS Symposium

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer criticized the reversal of Roe v. Wade as an example of a decision driven by judges’ personal beliefs rather than consideration of the law’s broader context during an event at Harvard Law School on Friday.

Joseph Kennedy IOP
IOP

Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III Says The Democratic Party Must Reconnect With Voters at IOP Forum

Former U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Mass.) slammed the Democratic Party for being out of touch with voters at an Institute of Politics forum on Thursday night, saying liberals’ defense of “the status quo” alienated Americans in the 2024 elections.

Dean Datar AI Talk
Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School Uses AI To Evaluate Students’ Work, Dean Says

Harvard Business School Dean Srikant M. Datar discussed the rapid integration of artificial intelligence across the University, highlighting how HBS faculty are using the technology to give students feedback on their work.

Larry Summers at the IOP
Harvard Kennedy School

Former Senator Phil Gramm Slams Trump’s Economic Policy At HKS Talk

Former United States Senator Phil Gramm condemned the Trump administration’s economic policy and efforts to take equity stakes in private companies at a Harvard Kennedy School talk on Tuesday afternoon.

Students Dance at Hungama
College

Hundreds Dance the Night Away at Annual Hungama Celebration

More than 300 people crowded into the Smith Campus Center on Friday night for Hungama, a lively celebration marked by colorful clothing, vibrant lights, and hours of dancing to commemorate the Hindu festival Navratri.

Wendy Sherman IOP Forum
IOP

Former State Department Negotiator Wendy Sherman Says Trump Should Reverse Its Foreign Policy Approach

Former Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman criticized what she called a “transactional” approach to foreign policy under the Trump administration at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum Tuesday evening, warning that the world’s authoritarian leaders had been emboldened by the White House.

Tim Walz IOP
IOP

Tim Walz Says at Harvard Talk That Democrats Need To ‘Fundamentally Change’ To Win in 2028

Former vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said he was “not sure” whether the Democratic Party yet has a viable presidential candidate for the 2028 election at an Institute of Politics forum on Monday — but remained adamant it wouldn’t be him.

HKS
IOP

‘Never Going to Be Like That’: Former National Security Council Official Rejects Trump’s Tariff Strategy on China

Former National Security Council official Rush Doshi blasted the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs on China and warned that the United States is losing ground in global competition at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Wednesday.

Ireland's 14th Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the 2025 Gustav Pollak Lecture
IOP

Former Irish Prime Minister Relives His Tenure at 2025 Gustav Pollak Lecture

Former Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar said Western countries should give more foreign aid to reduce illegal migration and defended the rise of deportations during his tenure at the 2025 Gustav Pollak Lecture on Thursday.

Harvard College Women's Center
College

Women Founders Discuss the Future of Climate and Sustainability at Earth Day Panel

Female leaders in climate and sustainability discussed their initiatives at a Harvard College Women’s Center event in honor of Earth Day on Wednesday.

Louise Leakey Talk on Lake Turkana
Museums

Paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey Talks Turkana Basin Discoveries at Peabody Museum

Paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey, the granddaughter of Mary and Louis Leakey, who first determined that early humans evolved in Africa, presented a history of her family’s research in north Kenya at the Peabody Museum on Thursday.

Kennedy School Taubman Plaza
City Politics

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.

Emerson Hall
Politics

At Union Event, UC-Riverside Professor Says Harvard Is a Collaborator With Trump

University of California-Riverside Professor Dylan Rodriguez discussed organizing against “enemy institutions” like Harvard under the Trump administration at a Thursday event hosted by the graduate student union’s unofficial Workers’ Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions caucus.

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