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RSVP February 21: It Takes Chutzpah Book Event with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jim Acosta

Join the Kennedy Institute on Friday, February 21st at 1:00pm ET for a conversation with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) on his recent book It Takes Chutzpah: Fearlessly Fighting for Progressive Change in conversation with Jim Acosta, former CNN Anchor and White House Correspondent.

On the Point – Winter 2025 Newsletter

Read about the latest news and events from the Institute.

Edward M. Kennedy Institute Welcomes David Urban to Board of Directors

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate announced that David J. Urban, managing director for the bipartisan public affairs firm BGR Group and Of Counsel at Torridon Law, has joined its Board of Directors.

Boston Globe: Bostonians mourn former President Jimmy Carter at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute

Students visiting the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, along with Boston area community members, watched President Carter’s funeral at the institute in Dorchester. Images of Carter and Kennedy illuminated the center’s walls, highlighting the years of collaboration and occasional rivalry between the two lawmakers.

Campaigns & Elections: Why We Need To Invest In Election Administration

Read the joint op-ed from Kennedy Institute CEO Adam Hinds and Dole Institute of Politics Director Audrey Coleman on why we need to invest in election administration, part of our Bolstering Elections initiative.

First Monday: AI literacy as civic literacy–A case study of the “AI and human rights” curriculum for middle school students

A collaboration bringing together MIT RAISE’s rights-based AI education curriculum and the Kennedy Institute’s legislative simulation model provides a case study for enhancing digital and civic literacy for middle school students.

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