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  • Liberty In a Pluralistic Society

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    Liberty is America’s founding ideal, bursting from our shores and spreading to nations far and near. But, our own story is rife with contradictions and presents challenges even today as we balance the desires of a changing society. How do we balance competing ideas of liberty in a pluralistic country? How can we secure this […]

  • POSTPONED – In Conversation with Ambassador Bogdan Klich

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    The Republic of Poland’s Head of Mission to the United States, Bogdan Klich, will be in conversation with Dole Fellow and former Kosovar diplomat Qëndrim Gashi on Poland’s experience in public diplomacy with the United States and examine key aspects of U.S.-Polish bilateral cooperation. Their discussion will also offer perspectives on current U.S. foreign policy […]

  • The Maginot Line

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    The Maginot Line has assumed a mythical status as the height of French interwar doctrinal stagnation. The reality, however, is that the Maginot Line represented a potential solution to the difficult French strategic position. Dr. Cameron Zinsou of the Command and General Staff College shows how its development, manning, and the debates about the Line […]

  • The Effects of Federal Health Policy on Kansas

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    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 […]

  • The 2026 Easter Egg Roll with Dole

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    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 […]

  • A Republic, If You Can Keep It

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    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 […]

  • Rick Atkinson

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    Lied Center of Kansas 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    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. […]

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

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    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 […]

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

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    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 […]

  • 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

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    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 […]

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

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    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. […]

  • Napoleon: The Man and the Method

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    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 […]