Help welcome the Sine Institute 250+ at American Fellows to AU!

Join American University’s Sine Institute of Policy & Politics and Kennedy Political Union in SIS Founders at 1 PM ET on January 27, 2026 as we welcome the 2026 Class of Sine Institute Fellows - the "Sine Institute 250+ at American" Fellows - to American University at an event moderated by American University President Jonathan Alger. 

The event will include a 1 PM panel discussion followed by a 2 PM networking reception. 

The Sine Institute 250+ at American Fellows:

• Kwame Alexander, Poet; Educator; Emmy-Winning Producer; #1 New York Times Bestselling Author; Founder, One Word at a Time
• Anna Palmer, Founder and CEO, Punchbowl News; Former Co-Author, Politico Playbook
• María Teresa Kumar, Emmy-Nominated Political and Voting Rights Activist; Founding President and CEO, Voto Latino
• Kristen Soltis Anderson, Pollster; Speaker; Commentator; Founding Partner, Echelon Insights

The eighth cohort of Sine Fellows, the Sine Institute 250+ at American Fellows and Distinguished Lecturers, will present seminars on elements of America’s past, present, and future as a key part of American University’s “250+ at American” initiative, a yearlong series of events in recognition of the 250th anniversary in 2026 of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Topics covered by the Fellows and Lecturers in seminars offered by the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics throughout the nation’s semiquincentennial year will include America’s storytelling history, the future of our democracy, civic education and engagement, voting rights activism, and more. Fellows will end their fellowship by showcasing their work at the second annual Solution Summit on October 8, 2026, hosted by AU’s Democracy Innovation Lab at the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics.