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New Politics Founder & CEO Emily Cherniack joins Will Thorndike, Founder and Managing Partner of The Cromwell Harbor Partnership, at the 2026 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute to explore how and why service has long been a pathway into public life, what it offers in today's political environment, and how recruiting more leaders shaped by service can help build what many describe as a new "radical center" in American public life.
The College of the Atlantic Summer Institute is a week-long convening of ideas that welcomes experts from around the world to share their perspectives on the most pressing issues of our time. The 2026 Summer Institute: Toward a More Perfect Union marks the country’s 250th anniversary with a forward-looking series of conversations about the future of the American experiment. The institute convenes voices from across American culture—journalism, the arts, science, philanthropy, civic life, and beyond—to explore how the nation’s founding values have been, and continue to be, tested, reshaped, and reimagined.
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New Politics Founder & CEO Emily Cherniack joins Will Thorndike, Founder and Managing Partner of The Cromwell Harbor Partnership, at the 2026 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute to explore how and why service has long been a pathway into public life, what it offers in today's political environment, and how recruiting more leaders shaped by service can help build what many describe as a new "radical center" in American public life.
The College of the Atlantic Summer Institute is a week-long convening of ideas that welcomes experts from around the world to share their perspectives on the most pressing issues of our time. The 2026 Summer Institute: Toward a More Perfect Union marks the country’s 250th anniversary with a forward-looking series of conversations about the future of the American experiment. The institute convenes voices from across American culture—journalism, the arts, science, philanthropy, civic life, and beyond—to explore how the nation’s founding values have been, and continue to be, tested, reshaped, and reimagined.
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