Harvard Political Review

American student magazine
Harvard Political Review
Winter 2012 issue
Current PresidentMarian Bothner
CategoriesPolitics, social issues, culture
FrequencyQuarterly
FounderAl Gore[1] Sheryl Sandberg
Founded1969
First issueApril 10, 1969; 54 years ago (1969-04-10)
CompanyHarvard Institute of Politics
Based inCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.harvardpolitics.com
ISSN0090-1032
OCLC1784689

The Harvard Political Review is a quarterly, nonpartisan American magazine and website on politics and public policy founded in 1969 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It covers domestic and international affairs and political events and political discourse at Harvard. It also conducts interviews with political figures and experts. It is a publication of the Harvard Institute of Politics,[2] and is written, edited, and managed entirely by undergraduates. It accepts submissions from all students at Harvard College "regardless of concentration, experience, or political leaning," according to its website.[3]

History

Founding

The magazine was founded in 1969 by a group of Harvard undergraduates, including Al Gore,[1] as a publication that allowed students to research, write, and edit political commentary in a thoughtful, non-partisan forum. To this day, the HPR does not take magazine-wide editorial positions. While individual articles have distinct viewpoints, the magazine as a whole does not represent any ideology or party.

The magazine was formed during the era of student protests in the late 1960s and witnessed several leadership and format changes in its first few years of existence.[4] At times it has had to fight for its editorial independence.[5] In recent years, HPR writers have won the National Press Club Award for Outstanding College Political Writing.[citation needed]

Today

Currently, the magazine is written, edited, and managed entirely by undergraduates at Harvard. The Harvard Political Review also operates a daily website.[6]

The magazine runs interviews with political figures, along with book reviews, humor pieces, and student opinion articles on domestic and world affairs. Each issue features a number of articles organized around a central theme or topic.[citation needed]

Since the fall of 2010, the magazine has published an annual report on the U.S. federal budget.[7] Its editors have been featured on Fox News[8] and the Huffington Post.[9][10]

Notable alumni

Other notable HPR alumni include:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Magnetic Fields". Spin. August 2006. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ Harvard University Institute of Politics - Harvard Political Review
  3. ^ "Harvard Political Review." Harvard Institute for Politics
  4. ^ Blanton, Tom. "Bullish Ideas in a Bear Market." The Harvard Crimson, Feb. 20, 1976.
  5. ^ Kaplen, Alexander. "Political Review Should Be Independent." The Harvard Crimson, Feb. 26, 1986.
  6. ^ website
  7. ^ Annual Report of the United States of America Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Fox News. "Challenges of the U.S. Economy." Nov. 6, 2010.
  9. ^ Barr, Sam. "What's So Wrong With Simpson-Bowles?" Huffington Post. Nov. 23, 2010.
  10. ^ Danello, Chris. "What Truman Can Teach Obama About the Deficit." Huffington Post. Dec. 2, 2010.
  11. ^ Harvard Political Review. Spring 1977.
  12. ^ Harvard Political Review. April 1989.
  13. ^ a b Harvard Political Review. Winter 1979.
  14. ^ Harvard Political Review. Summer 1975.
  15. ^ Dixon, Brandon. "Leaning In from Harvard Yard to Facebook: Sheryl K. Sandberg ’91" The Harvard Crimson. May 24, 2016.
  16. ^ Horwitz,Sari. "Tony West, third-ranking official at Justice Department, to step down" The Washington Post. Sep. 3, 2014.
  17. ^ "Advocate, Review Staffs Elect Women Presidents" The Harvard Crimson. Dec. 4, 1978.
  18. ^ Harvard Political Review. Winter 1976.
  19. ^ Cox, Janice. "Adams Resident Wins Capitalism Prize" The Harvard Crimson. Aug. 13, 1976.

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