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  • April 2026

  • Thu 2

    The Effects of Federal Health Policy on Kansas

    Event Category:
    • The SAB Presents
    Featured April 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Join the Dole Institute Student Advisory Board for the spring Student Advisory Board Program, featuring a discussion on how the One Big Beautiful Bill's effects on Medicaid and the new Rural Health Transformation Grant may change the healthcare landscape in Kansas. SAB coordinator Abbie Clements will be in conversation with Kansas health policy experts Sheena […]

  • Sat 4

    The 2026 Easter Egg Roll with Dole

    Event Category:
    • Special Events
    Featured April 4 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Come one, come all, for the Dole Institute’s Easter Egg Roll with Dole! Join us on Saturday, April 4, for a morning of family fun, including a White House-style egg roll race, egg hunt, games, crafts, and more. The event is free and open to the public, and will go on rain or shine. Learn […]

  • Wed 8

    A Republic, If You Can Keep It

    Featured April 8 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Ben Franklin promised us unparalleled freedom with burdens to uphold it, never before placed upon a citizenry. What was this novel form of government bestowed on our young nation and what have we, as a free people, done to keep it? What burdens do we share, what challenges do we face, and what actions must […]

  • Mon 13

    Rick Atkinson

    Event Category:
    • Dole Lecture
    Featured April 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Lied Center of Kansas 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
    Hybrid Event

    In honor of America at 250, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Rick Atkinson joins Dole Institute Director Audrey Coleman to discuss his career and work process, the legacy of World War II and the historian’s craft in the 21st century, and his new book, The Fate of the Day, the second of The Revolution Trilogy. […]

  • Thu 23

    The Counselors: Should the United States Enact Universal Basic Income?

    Event Category:
    • Dole Forum
    Featured April 23 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
    Hybrid Event

    The Dole Institute and the Washburn University School of Law are proud to present the spring edition of The Counselors, featuring a debate on whether the United States should enact universal basic income. Attorneys and Dole Institute Visiting Fellows Ed Duckers and Pedro Irigonegaray will be joined by members of the Dole Institute Student Advisory Board […]

  • Wed 29

    The Pursuit of Happiness: Is America Still the Land of Opportunity?

    Featured April 29 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
    Hybrid Event

    We live in a land of unprecedented wealth and success. Yet, America is plagued with economic disparities and despair – a place where our “happiness” ranks only 24th among developed nations. Our Founding Fathers built a land of remarkable opportunity that elevated the lives of billions globally. Is the American dream alive today? What does […]

  • May 2026

  • Tue 5
    Image of a U.S. military helicopter flying over an arctic tundra. Text reads Arctic Security: The New Front Line.

    Arctic Security: The New Front Line

    Event Category:
    • Dole Forum
    Featured May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Join Ambassador Mike Sfraga, former Ambassador-at-large for Arctic Affairs, and Colonel Russell Vanderlugt, commanding officer of the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division's Arctic Aviation Command, for a high-level conversation moderated by Dole Institute Visiting Fellow Jerry Seib on why the Arctic matters now—where diplomacy and military strategy converge amid strategic chokepoints, great power competition, and […]

  • Wed 6

    The Operational Perspective: American Observations of the Franco-Prussian War

    Event Category:
    • Ft. Leavenworth Series
    Featured May 6 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
    Hybrid Event

    This presentation examines the experiences of American military and political figures who were present in France for the Prussian victory in 1870-71 over Napoleon III, as well as the observations of newspaper editors and columnists in the United States opining on military events overseas. Some of these observers were veterans of the American Civil War. […]

  • June 2026

  • Wed 3

    Napoleon: The Man and the Method

    Event Category:
    • Ft. Leavenworth Series
    Featured June 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Napoleon remains a character of endless fascination, even more than two centuries after his death.  The God of War, as one biographer identified him, conquered much of Europe before his ultimate downfall, and is often counted with Alexander the Great and Caesar as one of the greatest military minds in human history.  This talk will […]

  • Thu 4

    KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Elexa Dawson + Bao Wowz Food Truck

    Event Category:
    • Special Events
    Featured June 4 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring Kansas artist Elexa Dawson at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before her performance, enjoy food and refreshments from Bao Wowz Food Truck, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Free concert begins at 1 p.m.     Elexa Dawson is a practitioner of the soul. Her […]

  • Tue 9

    Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape

    Event Category:
    • Dole Forum
    Featured June 9 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Although the land we call Kansas has changed greatly since 1776, it was already a dynamic cultural and environmental landscape before the “Founding Fathers” forged a new nation. Author and historian Adam Hodge discusses how human activities and natural processes alike had transformed Kansas over the course of millennia as a changing climate, Indigenous burning […]

  • Thu 11

    KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Kelley Hunt and Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg + The Mad Greek

    Event Category:
    • Special Events
    Featured June 11 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring singer-songwriter Kelley Hunt and former Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before their performance, enjoy food and refreshments from The Mad Greek, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Free concert begins at 1 p.m.     Kelley Hunt’s love for […]

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