#2 - Gabriel Kelvin: Co-Founder of the Conservative and Republican Student Conference at Harvard

Gabriel Kelvin is a second-year Master’s student at Harvard Kennedy School. In this episode, he shares his journey overcoming personal and financial challenges before arriving at Harvard and his experience as the co-chair of the HKS Republican Caucus and the founder of the Student Policy Institute at Berkeley. He also discusses his efforts to foster conservatism at Harvard, including organizing the first ever university-wide conservative conference, CoReCon.

00:00 Introduction

00:29 A Journey from Hardship to Harvard

04:09 From Community College to Harvard Kennedy School

09:16 The Power of Faith and Community Service

12:36 Vision for Conservative Economic Development

18:38 CoreCon: A Milestone for Conservative Voices at Harvard

31:38 The Role of Student Groups in Promoting Ideological Diversity

45:57 CORE Society: A New Chapter for Conservative Students at Harvard

52:14 Looking Forward: The Future of Conservatism in Higher Education