Home  About  Chapters  Policy  Publications  Join  Jobs  Donate  Blog  The Roosevelt Institution headquarters in Washington D.C. summer office 2007. Photos by Nick Bradley. News from the National Office Post-Election Center TI Launched Roosevelt LiveBlogs the Presidential Debate On Campus Midwest Regional Fall Policy Workshop Blum speaks at Vermont Campus Compact conference Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in." — Teddy Roosevelt    Jacob D Shelly School: American University Member of: Administrative Board American University Center on Economic & Social Policy Building an America that Works for Working Families Contact info: Login Email:  jacob.shelly(AT)american.edu Policy interests: Economic policy, Political strategy, Poverty and social justice, Religion From Indiana Jacob brings his interest in progressive public policy.  Pursuing a BA in Political Science with minors in Economics and Philosophy, he plans to graduate in 2009.  Jacob also writes a regular column for The Eagle, the campus paper, and runs cross country and track for AU's nationally ranked cross-county and track program.  He plans to attend law school upon graduation, and hopes to land a career actively engaging the DC powers on behalf of the voiceless.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359