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Magazine WINTER 2026

Reaching for Common Purpose

Image credit: Joel Haskell

“We the People” summit at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Center

Published on February 24, 2026

Issue WINTER 2026

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In November 2025, the Hillary Rodham Clinton Center hosted the “We the People” summit, bringing together diverse leaders to discuss bridge-building across political divides. U.S. Representative Emily Randall ’08 (above right) said in a conversation with moderator Arielle Mitropoulos ’19 that politics relies on relationships, even between opposing parties. “We have to bring openness and reach for each other,” she said.

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