The Dole Institute, the Lied Center of Kansas, and the KU School of Music invite you to join us on Sunday, July 5, for Sunday Jayhawk Jukebox featuring Mire Pral's string Jazz music in the 30’s and 40’s styles of Django Reinhardt.
The Dole Institute, the Lied Center of Kansas, and the KU School of Music invite you to join us on Sunday, July 12, for Sunday Jayhawk Jukebox featuring The Lost Keys. The Lost Keys are a family string band from Lawrence, KS. Headed by renowned fiddlers, artists, and multi-instrumentalists Tricia Spencer and Howard […]
Ahead of the 2026 World Cup Final, join author and historian Tim Bascom for a discussion on his new book, The Boundless Game: Soccer Stories from Across the Street to Around the World, which explores how soccer matters so much in our common, everyday lives, and how it brings the world closer together. Limited […]
Join the Kansas University Center on Disabilities for a celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act featuring an afternoon of education, empowerment, and community. Registration required to attend. Register to attend This event is presented by the Kansas University Center on Disabilities
Following the Declaration of Independence from Great Britian, the United States’ Continental Army under the leadership of George Washington attempted to defend New York City in August of 1776. During the Battle of Long Island, the leadership and actions of George Washington would save his army from capture and defeat and ultimately preserve the cause […]
On July 29, Senator Elizabeth Dole turns 90! A trailblazer in leadership, Dole forged a career in public service across five different presidential administrations, leading the American Red Cross, representing North Carolina in the U.S. Senate, and creating the first-of-its-kind foundation supporting military and veteran caregivers. To celebrate this milestone, the Dole Institute invites the public and […]
In commemoration of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, the Dole Institute will be displaying a special memorial poster exhibit, “September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World,” developed by the 9/11 Memorial Museum with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit reviews the events of the day, highlights […]
Perhaps the most memorable campaign that underpinned US Army LTG Ulysses S. Grant’s military strategy of 1864, MG William Tecumseh Sherman’s Savannah Campaign exhausted the Southern Confederacy and hastened an end to the American Civil War. The “March to the Sea” has inspired mixed mythologies of the war: it became synonymous in the Lost Cause […]
The Dole Institute of Politics and the KU School of Music invite you to join us in commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, Attacks in New York, Washington, and Shanksville. Students from the KU School of Music will perform pieces in Hansen Hall, home to two beams from World Trade Center Tower […]
Dole Fellow and former Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan is joined by White House alums John Bridgeland (Bush 43 and Obama) and Cecilia Muñoz (Obama) to provide insights on public service and governing in the White House. Dr. Colleen Shogan served as the 11th Archivist of the United States – the […]
In honor of Constitution Day, the Kansas Court of Appeals will be hearing oral arguments in two cases at the Dole Institute on Tuesday, September 22 at 10 a.m. Commemorated annually throughout the nation, Constitution Day celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution in September 1787. This program is […]
Dole Institute director Audrey Coleman moderates a conversation with Future Caucus President & CEO Layla Zaidane, and Indianapolis Future Caucus co-chairs Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn and Rep. Beau Baird about opportunities of bipartisan leadership, and the work Future Caucus is doing to foster bipartisan work in Congress and state legislatures throughout the United States. […]
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