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...Institute of Politics (IOP) Director Daniel R. Glickman noted, “It can change people’s lives to be able to see the interface between people and politics...Politics doesn’t happen exclusively in Cambridge, Mass.” But the interface between people and politics is not limited to internships at a political convention or an afternoon with a federal judge; paying for student groups to attend protests, even as participants, is a legitimate and important use of the IOP’s resources. Protest participation can provide an educational experience impossible to replicate...
Though the IOP is, and should continue to be, a non-partisan organization, non-partisan does not mean non-participatory. By supporting study and activism on all sides, the IOP can help to enrich the experiences of its students as well as political discourse on and off campus. In addition to promoting purely academic study, such a policy encourages students to actively participate in politics and to become invested in issues that affect the world outside Harvard. If a new funding policy excluded activities such as protests, the IOP would miss an opportunity to let Harvard students do more than...
Hayden described yesterday’s program, held at the IOP and titled “Witness to Miami,” as a study group in itself...
...Director of the IOP Daniel R. Glickman, the arrests of the four students in Miami have raised questions about field trip funding...
Glickman said that the IOP will continue funding field trips, but will develop a written procedure by next semester. The procedure will help to ensure the health and safety of students on field trips, he said...