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  • 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 […]

  • The 2026 Dole Lecture featuring Rick Atkinson

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    Lied Center of Kansas 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    A free ticket is required to attend this event. Claim your free ticket via the KU Events Calendar. Please review all information on this page to help you claim a free ticket and prepare to attend this event. Claim your free ticket(s) If you have questions that are not answered here, please contact the Dole […]

  • The Counselors

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    More information about the Spring 2026 edition of The Counselors is coming soon. Save the date to join us at the Dole Institute on Thursday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. This event will be available to stream live on our YouTube channel.   Join Dole Institute Visiting Fellows and attorneys Ed Duckers and Pedro Irigonegaray for the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Saving the Army: Washington at the Battle of Long Island

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

  • U.S. Strategy and Sherman’s Savannah Campaign

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

  • Clausewitz, Mao, and Operational Art

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    More information on this Ft. Leavenworth Series program is coming soon. Save the date to join us at the Dole Institute of Politics on the first Wednesday of each month at 3 p.m. All events will be available to stream live on our YouTube channel.     Martin G. Clemis is an associate professor in […]

  • Jomini and the Foundations of Modern War

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    More information on this Ft. Leavenworth Series program is coming soon. Save the date to join us at the Dole Institute of Politics on the first Wednesday of each month at 3 p.m. All events will be available to stream live on our YouTube channel.     Dr. Sean N. Kalic is a Cold War historian. […]