Harvard Model Congress
Last weekend, sixteen students of the Humanities Program and Debate Team took a trip to Harvard Model Congress in Boston, MA, where they took on Congressional roles to tackle our nation’s toughest issues. Our mock politicians helped the passing of over fifteen bipartisan bills, all while learning the inner workings of American government. Debate Team co-captain Jean Paul Dorion took home Honorable Mention for his excellent work in the House Committee for Space, Science, and Technology.
Harvard Model Congress is the largest congressional simulation conference in the world run entirely by undergraduates at Harvard College.
Founded in 1986, the nonprofit organization is dedicated to teaching and inspiring the leaders of tomorrow. With 37 committees and a 9:1 delegate to staffer ratio, During the conference, students tackle a diverse array of complex issues and engage in debates, caucuses, trials, press conferences, testimonies, and crises.
