{"id":27306,"date":"2026-04-10T13:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=27306"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:51:45","slug":"galas-honoring-political-strategist-and-scholar-bob-shrum-raise-nearly-1m-in-support-of-civil-discourse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/galas-honoring-political-strategist-and-scholar-bob-shrum-raise-nearly-1m-in-support-of-civil-discourse\/","title":{"rendered":"Galas honoring political strategist and scholar Bob Shrum raise nearly $1M in support of civil discourse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/shrum-galas-top-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/shrum-galas-top-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/shrum-galas-top-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/shrum-galas-top-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Bob Shrum pictured at his gala event\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Bob Shrum is the Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics as well as the director of the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future. (Photos: Iliana Garcia.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=politics\">Politics<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Galas honoring political strategist and scholar Bob Shrum raise nearly $1M in support of civil discourse<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  The events featured appearances by John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Reince Priebus and other prominent political and media figures. Funds raised benefit the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Margaret Crable<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">April 10, 2026<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" 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cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legendary Democratic speechwriter and political strategist<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/about-the-center\/staff\/bob-shrum-democrat-political-consultant\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob Shrum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, director of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center for the Political Future (CPF)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, will retire at the end of 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In advance of his departure, USC Dornsife held two galas, one in Los Angeles and one in Washington, D.C., to toast Shrum\u2019s achievements. Collectively, the events raised nearly $1 million to benefit CPF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a fittingly bicoastal and bipartisan series of f\u00eates for a man whose career was first forged in D.C. political campaigns before he headed to USC to advance civil approaches to politics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In both cities, politicians, strategists, fellow speechwriters and alumni gathered to reflect on a long career that, while always fiercely in support of the Democratic Party, was also marked by good faith friendships with political rivals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShrum knew that opponents were not enemies, and that we needed everybody at the table of democracy if we were going to honor the Constitution and the values that we all share,\u201d said<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/john-kerry-climate-change-bipartisan-issue\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Kerry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, former senator and secretary of state whose 2004 presidential bid was aided by Shrum, at the D.C. event. Shrum\u2019s aptitude for alliance-building was evidenced by the fact that nearly all the speakers at his Los Angeles gala were Republicans.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yrv3v6_Q-w?si=d8wfaWRHsOZpeGfJ\" title=\"A Beacon of Bipartisanship: USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was Shrum who recruited<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/about-the-center\/staff\/mike-murphy-republican-strategist\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike Murphy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a long-time Republican strategist and Shrum\u2019s frequent opponent on the campaign trail, to become co-director of CPF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under their leadership, CPF has become a hub of bipartisan political discussion and education, unusual for college campuses these days. Events and conferences host politicians and intellectuals who advance<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/warschaw-conference-why-trump-won\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a wide range of ideas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/fellows-program\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CPF Fellows program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brings in diverse politicians and thinkers, where students get to learn from those with hands-on experience in the political trenches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such efforts are training the next generation of policy makers in the art of cross-aisle persuasion and alliance-building. Already, students who have benefited from CPF\u2019s approach are bringing this ethos into their careers in politics, education and more. Will Erens, who graduated from USC Dornsife in 2025 with a degree in political economy, is now pursuing his law degree at Georgetown University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a relative conservative at a university, my views were often in the minority [at USC]. The communication skills I collected from the fellows enhanced my ability to articulate and persuade colleagues,\u201d said Erens. \u201cAs Shrum\u2019s vision foresaw, not only am I more knowledgeable about the political system, but I\u2019m more aware of the spirit of American democracy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CPF Managing Director <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/about-the-center\/staff\/kamy-akhavan-managing-director\/\">Kamy Akhavan<\/a> highlighted the lasting impact Shrum has had since joining USC Dornsife in 2014.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s been called the \u2018poet of American politics\u2019 and one of the great campaigners in U.S. history,\u201d Akhavan said. \u201cHe brought those top shelf talents to USC along with his incredible teaching and civil discourse skills. 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