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...other words, the IOP has what might be called a unique logistical capacity, but several layers of bureaucracy wall it off from most Harvard students. Much of IOP programming is determined by staff, and student influence is limited almost entirely to a small group of insiders, 20-30 unrepresentative students, for whom the IOP is really home. We set out to tear down these walls under a simple belief: the IOP’s resources should be at the disposal of all Harvard students, rather than the province of a narrow...
...plan was to make the IOP a home for all politically related groups on this campus. We would give them meeting space in our building, access to the copier, the code to the student office, and the freedom to walk through the IOP’s halls with a sense of ownership, a real sense of belonging. This basic first step would recast the IOP as the hub of a campus-wide political community—a central resource through which student groups could carry out their distinct missions. And before long, the IOP would become a true center...
This was our message to those who say their commitment to other groups, like the Dems precludes involvement at the IOP: there should not have to be a tradeoff between the two. You should be a part of the IOP community by virtue of your involvement with the Dems, by virtue of your involvement with the HRC, by virtue of your involvement with any of the organizations on this campus that our united by our common mission: using politics as a force for social change...
...late to do so from the outside looking in. If you are part of a campus political group—or are looking start one—and are in need of meeting space and other logistical support, we encourage you to demand your rightful stake in the IOP. This Institute is here for you, not for Kennedy School students, not for adult Cantabridigans, not for a narrow circle of IOP insiders—and it is the responsibility of the IOP’s elected student leaders to make sure your voice is heard...
...IOP is fortunate to have as its new director an accomplished, open-minded and visionary leader in Governor Jeanne Shaheen. With Gov. Shaheen’s leadership, and with the passion and idealism of Harvard students, we are hopeful the IOP can one day live up to its enormous potential—and inspiring students to lives in public service will become a reality rather than a slogan...