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  • President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Ambassador Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Secretary Martin J. Walsh, Ret. Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Dr. Jill Biden, Rep. Patrick Kennedy

  • President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Special Envoy Joe Kennedy III, Dr. Jill Biden

  • President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Elisabeth Percelay, Bruce Percelay, Chairman, and Dr. Jill Biden

  • Ret. Admiral Lisa Franchetti and Ambassador Victoria Reggie Kennedy

  • Ambassador Victoria Reggie Kennedy and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

  • Sec. Martin J. Walsh, President Jospeh R. Biden, Jr., and Dr Jill Biden entering the 10th Anniversary Celebration

  • President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Ambassador Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Dr. Jill Biden

  • Ambassador Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Rep. Patrick Kennedy presenting an Andy Warhol print of Senator Ted Kennedy to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

 

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Latest News and Events

RSVP February 23: Tracy Palandjian on Investing in Opportunity: A Conversation with David Rubenstein

Join the Stone Social Impact Forum on Monday, February 23 at 5:30pm ET for a timely conversation with Tracy Palandjian, CEO and Co-Founder of Social Finance, on the role of finance in expanding economic opportunity and building pathways to upward mobility. The discussion will be moderated by David M. Rubenstein—investor, philanthropist, author and Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group. To attend in person, register here. To attend virtually, register here.

On the Point – Fall 2025 Newsletter

Read about the latest news and events from the Institute

Populism, Conservatism, and Civility: A Conversation with Vice President Mike Pence

On October 1, 2025 the Edward M. Kennedy Institute hosted a special conversation with the 48th Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, on the challenges of governing in a polarized era, the importance of civic dialogue in sustaining democracy, and the future of the Republican Party. The discussion was moderated by Meghan McCain, host of the “Citizen McCain” podcast. Watch here.

Edward M. Kennedy Institute Statement on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Click on the image to read our statement on the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Boston Globe: Student senate scholars get lessons in democracy at Kennedy institute

The first cohort of Kennedy-Breyer Civic Scholars summer program came together with educators from the Kennedy Institute, the JFK Presidential Library, and the Breyer Center at the Moakley US Courthouse to learn about legislation, the Executive branch, and our judicial system.

June 18: Bolstering Funding and Practices for Resilient Elections

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate and the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics have announced their landmark report, “Bolstering Funding and Practices for Resilient Elections: Sustainable Funding and Models of Success at the State and Local Level.”

June 2: The Senate Project

The latest Senate Project between Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and David McCormick (R-PA) was hosted on Monday, June 2, 2025 in the Kennedy Institute’s full-scale Senate Chamber replica in Boston, MA. The discussion was moderated by Shannon Bream, anchor of Fox News Sunday, and broadcast on FOX.

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