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> From: "McLaughlin, Cathy" <Catherine_McLaughlin@hks.harvard.edu>
> Date: August 25, 2016 at 4:10:11 PM EDT
> Subject: Personal News
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> I write to you today to inform you that I have decided to resign my position as Executive Director of the Institute of Politics. For years, I have encouraged students to get out and get involved in the political process. I have decided to take my own advice and spend the fall working on this historic presidential campaign.
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> I have devoted the majority of my career to my work at the Harvard Kennedy School, beginning in the Office of Public Liaison under Dean Graham Allison, then as Director of the HKS Alumni Office, and for these last two decades, as Executive Director of the Institute of Politics. (And of course, there were those few years during which time I strayed to travel the world with a boy band!)
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> For 23 years, I have worked closely with a dozen IOP Directors, five Deans, and many talented staff members, to strengthen, and elevate the work of the IOP. We have convened conferences, welcomed world leaders to the JFK Jr. Forum, and recruited exemplary resident and visiting fellows who have made a difference in our students’ lives. I have remained dedicated to my work at the IOP because I believe so strongly in our mission to inspire young people to enter politics and public service.
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> I will always be proud of the role I played in creating new initiatives at the IOP, while maintaining the core programming that has anchored it for so many years. Sixteen years ago, I met with two students to discuss the need for more information on young people and their interests in politics and community service. That conversation led to the development of the IOP’s National Poll of Millennials which is the country’s most comprehensive look at the political opinions, voting trends and views on politics and public service held by young Americans. We released our 30th poll just last month.
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> In 2002, we created a new program called the Director’s Internship Program. This program began as 10 internships and has grown to serve over 100 students each year, providing fully funded summer opportunities around the world, many hosted by IOP alumni. Thousands of students have had the opportunity to engage with the political process, from the State House to the White House, and from the British House of Commons to the Mayor’s office in South Bend, Indiana. These internships have changed their lives and have inspired many to enter the public arena. I take pride in knowing that the IOP made these opportunities possible.
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> In 2004, we IOP developed a national consortium of colleges and universities who share our goal of engaging young people in the political process. We currently benefit from relationships with 27 partner schools who meet annually to develop skills and share information on how to best engage young people. I have enjoyed working with the leadership of these new initiatives and centers as they begin to develop their own programming.
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> In 2006, the IOP took the lead in digitizing all JFK Jr. Forums, creating a resource of more than 25 years of amazing programming that can now be viewed by a global audience. Finally, just this past week, for the first time in Harvard history, every undergraduate student will be prompted to register to vote as part of the university check-in process; a project led by the IOP and replicated by other colleges and universities around the country.
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> I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my Harvard and Kennedy School colleagues who have supported me, and more importantly the work of the IOP. I would also like to thank Caroline Kennedy, Ken Duberstein, Senator John Culver, and all of the current and former members of the IOP Senior Advisory Committee who have played such integral roles in developing the IOP as an organization which has significantly impacted so many undergraduates.
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> To the former fellows, who have given not only a semester in residence to our students, but have, years later, remained engaged and supportive, I am honored to have gotten to know each of you and I am humbled by your willingness to share your time and energy with our students, whom I know are deeply grateful. To our current director, Maggie Williams, and all of the former directors and the many talented staff that I have had the pleasure to work with over the years, thank you for all that you have done and all that you will continue to do for the IOP.
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> And most importantly, to our former and current students, it has been a privilege to get to know each of you over the years. I can only hope that we have inspired you half as much as you have inspired us. I look forward to watching you continue to do great things and truly make a difference in the world.
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> I am leaving the IOP and HKS with mixed emotions, as I am sad to leave behind good friends and colleagues, but am also looking ahead to new opportunities in my future. As President Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
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> Here’s to the future.
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> Sincerely,
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> Cathy
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> New contact info: Catmclaughlin13@gmail.com
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> Cell phone: 617-877-1475
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