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“We are the 17%!” A Panel on Women in American Politics

Posted on September 25th, 2012 · Posted in Faculty Public Programs, Public Programs, Road to November
Women remain significantly underrepresented among elected officials in the U.S. – only 17% of Congress is made up of women. But this year a record number of women are running for seats in both the House and Senate. Moderated by Pamela... Read more

Andrew Rasiej: The Impact of Media and Technology on the 2012 Election

Posted on September 10th, 2012 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs, Road to November, Student Events
Andrew Rasiej, founder and publisher of Personal Democracy Media and producer of the Personal Democracy Forum, discussed how technology and new media are affecting the political landscape, and in particular, how they are shaping the... Read more

Your Power to Decide: A Panel Discussion on Young Voters and the 2012 Election

Posted on August 29th, 2012 · Posted in Public Programs, Road to November, Student Events
Your Power to Decide: A Panel Discussion on Young Voters and the 2012 Election brought three distinguished guests who are working on various initiatives to enable and empower the youth vote. The p... Read more

Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars and Suburbs. Discussion with Eric W. Sanderson and Owen Gutfreund, moderated by Bill Solecki

The next administration will face great challenges in addressing continued global climate change and its effects. In his book Terra Nova, The New World after Oil, Cars and Suburbs (published in 2013 by Abrams) Er... Read more

Geoffrey Kabaservice, Visiting Research Scholar and Author of Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party

Posted on July 24th, 2012 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs, Road to November
Geoffrey Kabaservice, Roosevelt House Visiting Fellow and author of the recent book, “Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party.”  Kabaservice was joined by moderator... Read more

The Betrayal of the American Dream: Discussion with Authors Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, moderated by Richard Tofel

Posted on July 24th, 2012 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs, Road to November
Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, authors of the recent book, “The Betrayal of the American Dream” were in conversation with ProPublica General Manager Richard Tofel. AB... Read more