Sean Spicer, Chelsea Manning Latest Harvard Visiting Fellows

CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics continued adding to its rolling list of visiting fellows this week, adding two big names to the list. Chelsea Manning and Sean Spicer will drop by campus this fall for select student events.

Manning, a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst, spent seven years in prison for leaking classified documents before having her sentence commuted by President Obama in a controversial act as he left office. She is the institute's first transgender fellow.

Spicer, who became a pseudo-celebrity during his tenure as the White House press secretary under President Trup, resigned in July after Anthony Scaramucci was appointed communications director.

Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign manager, and Sylvester "Sly" James, Jr., mayor of Kansas City, MO, were also named in the latest batch of visiting fellows.

Other 2017 Visiting Fellows include Donald Trump's former campaign manager-turned-political commentator Corey Lewandowski; "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski; former NAACP president and CEO Cornell William Brooks; former U.S. attorney general and governor of Kentucky Steven L. Beshear; conservative authors Mary Katharine Ham and Guy Benson; and campaign strategist Joe Slade White.

"Broadening the range and depth of opportunity for students to hear from and engage with experts, leaders and policy-shapers is a cornerstone of the Institute of Politics," Bill Delahunt, IOP acting director, said in a release. "We welcome the breadth of thought-provoking viewpoints on race, gender, politics and the media."

Photo of Sean Spicer by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Photo of Chelsea Manning via Tim Travers Hawkins/Wikimedia Commons