Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  FDR Distinguished Public Service Award in Washington DC, April 9th, 2008. Photos by Nick Bradley. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something." — Franklin Roosevelt    Matthew Ellison School: Yale Member of: Center on Economic Policy Center on Security and Foreign Policy Mexican Immigration Friends of the Earth Middle East Steercom 07-08 Policy interests: Economic policy, International security In high school, I was an active member of my school's delegation to the South Carolina YMCA Youth in Government Conference. As a junior, I served as a Party Leader, and as a senior, I served as Senate President Pro Tempore. This past summer, I served as an intern in the office of Senator Joseph Biden. Currently, I am the Southern Regional Director of Students for Biden.   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