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
#2 - Gabriel Kelvin