Home  About  Chapters  Policy  Publications  Join  Jobs  Donate  Blog  Each year, the incoming leaders of Roosevelt Institution chapters gather at the FDR Estate in Hyde Park, New York. 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 "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement, and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat." — Teddy Roosevelt    Devin J Fitzgerald School: Williams College Member of: Williams College Contact info: Contact Email:  08djf(AT)williams.edu Policy interests: International development, Poverty and social justice My name is Devin Fitzgerald and I am  a student  at Williams College in Williamstown, MA.   I am majoring in History and English, and I am also a member of the football team.   I was born  7/13/1986 at Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, NH and live in Dedham, MA.   I am currently  working  for the Father Friendly Initiative,  which is a subdivision of the Boston Public Health Commission.   Father Friendly provides low-income-earning-potential fathers with opportunities necessary to change their economic situation and achieve their goal of responsible fatherhood.   I am also  working with some of my peers at Williams to bring a chapter of the Roosevelt Institution  to our community.   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