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SUMMARY:America at 250 Special Exhibits
DESCRIPTION:Commemorate America at 250 with three special exhibits highlighting the Declaration of Independence\, Kansas\, and the last major commemoration of America’s founding. Experience these special exhibits starting Feb. 16\, on display in the Elizabeth Dole Gallery & Reading Room. \nDeclaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy uses primary sources to illustrate how Americans and people across the world have been inspired by the Declaration of Independence in their pursuit of equality and self-determination. This special exhibit was developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. \nSpirit of ’76 features original artifacts from the Dole Archives that highlight the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations\, which commemorated 200 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. \nKansas in 1776 provides insight into what the Kansas landscape looked like while the Founding Fathers penned the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This special exhibit was developed by Humanities Kansas. \n  \n \nThis exhibit is presented in partnership with Humanities Kansas
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/america-at-250-special-exhibits/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T201500
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SUMMARY:Arctic Security: The New Front Line
DESCRIPTION: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 evolving national security challenges. \n  \n          \nThis program is presented in partnership with the KU Office of National Defense Initiatives\, the Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence\, and the KU Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies. This program is co-sponsored by KU International Affairs and the KU Department of Political Science. \n  \n\n  \nJerry Seib has been a journalist with The Wall Street Journal for almost 45 years. He served as the Journal’s Executive Washington Editor and wrote the weekly “Capital Journal” column for 29 years. He also reported from the Middle East for the Journal in the mid-1980s\, covered the White House\, has moderated three presidential debates\, and interviewed every president since Ronald Reagan. \nAmbassador Mike Sfraga\, Ph.D.\, was nominated and later confirmed by a bipartisan vote of the U.S. Senate to serve as the nation’s first ambassador-at-large for Arctic affairs. He was twice appointed to serve as chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission. Sfraga previously served as the founding director and then-chair and distinguished fellow of the Polar Institute\, as well as director of the Global Risk and Resilience Program\, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is a Fulbright Scholar and co-developed and twice served as co-lead scholar for the U.S. State Department’s inaugural Fulbright Arctic Initiative. Sfraga earned the first Ph.D. in Northern studies and geography from UAF. He also has a bachelor’s degree from UAF and a master’s degree from Bowling Green State University. \nColonel Russell Vanderlugt assumed command of the 11th Airborne Division’s Arctic Aviation Command at Fort Wainwright on August 8\, 2024. The Arctic Aviation Command is a brigade-level organization consisting of 71 aircraft and all aviation elements assigned to the US Army’s Arctic Division. In his previous assignment\, he served at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as Joint Director of Strategy and Plans\, J-5\, for the Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command – a joint command reporting to US Northern Command. He holds a doctorate in Arctic and Northern History from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. While serving on active duty in the Army over the past 24 years\, he and his spouse have raised four children – now all teenagers – two of whom were born in Fairbanks.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/arctic-security/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dole Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260506T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260506T160000
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SUMMARY:The Operational Perspective: American Observations of the Franco-Prussian War
DESCRIPTION: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. Their commentary offers a window into how warfare in Europe\, including the innovations of Helmuth von Moltke and the Prussian army\, compared with American understandings of large-scale military operations. \n  \n\n  \nZachery A. Fry is an associate professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College\, Fort Leavenworth\, Kansas\, and the author of A Republic in the Ranks: Loyalty and Dissent in the Army of the Potomac (University of North Carolina Press\, 2020). He taught history previously at the U.S. Military Academy West Point. Fry’s research focuses on politics in Civil War armies\, and his work has received the Coffman Prize from the Society for Military History\, the Hay-Nicolay Prize from the Abraham Lincoln Institute / Abraham Lincoln Association\, and the Hubbell Prize from Civil War History. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-operational-perspective-american-observations-of-the-franco-prussian-war/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T160000
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SUMMARY:Napoleon: The Man and the Method
DESCRIPTION: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 discuss the personality behind the historical figure and examine the methods that enabled him to achieve what he did. \n  \n\n  \nDr. Jonathan Abel is an Associate Professor of Military History at the US Army Command and General Staff College\, where he teaches courses on French history as well as Greece and Rome and wargaming.  He received his PhD from the Military History Center at the University of North Texas in 2014\, and he is the author of several works on the eighteenth-century French army. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/napoleon-the-man-and-the-method/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T150000
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SUMMARY:KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Elexa Dawson + Bao Wowz Food Truck
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \n\n  \nElexa Dawson is a practitioner of the soul. Her red-dirt honey vocals and rhythmic guitar style deliver a sound that hits home. Deeply connected to land\, her themes center earth and community\, and celebrate all relationships\, from mother and child to friend and lover. Elexa is a Citizen of the Potawatomi Nation in Oklahoma. She founded Good Way Gardens in Emporia\, Kansas\, a land-based arts organization providing a concert series and educational community garden. Elexa is the lead songwriter of the Kansas-based folk group\, Weda Skirts. Elexa’s latest release\, Stay Put\, reached #9 on the Folk International Chart\, and #14 on the NACC Folk Chart. \nBao Wowz Food Truck brings bold\, vibrant Asian Fusion flavors to the heart of Kansas City. From soft\, mouthwatering bao buns to savory rice bowls\, every dish is made with the freshest ingredients and served with a side of love. Come for the flavors\, stay for the experience—because at Bao Wowz\, it’s not just food\, it’s a celebration of taste. View Bao Wowz Food Truck menu →
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/kpr-105-live-from-the-dole-institute/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260609T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260601T195934Z
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SUMMARY:Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape
DESCRIPTION: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 practices\, dynamic waterways\, and other developments shaped and reshaped what became the Sunflower State. \n  \n \nFunding for this program was provided by Humanities Kansas\, with support from the State of Kansas through the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts and the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund. \n  \n\n  \nAdam Hodge is the head of reference at the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka. He has a Ph.D in history with specialization in environmental and Indigenous history of the North American West.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/kansas-1776-a-dynamic-landscape/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dole Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T150000
DTSTAMP:20260602T191726Z
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SUMMARY:KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Kelley Hunt and Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg + The Mad Greek
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \n\n  \nKelley Hunt’s love for her craft was ignited listening to early blues\, R&B\, roots rock\, jazz and Gospel influences — artists like Ruth Brown\, Mahalia Jackson\, Billie Holiday\, Ann Peebles\, Ray Charles\, Dinah Washington\, Aretha Franklin\, Charles Brown\, Wanda Jackson and a crossection of the New Orleans/St. Louis/KC piano traditions of Professor Longhair\, Toots Washington\, Johnnie Johnson and Kansas City masters Jay McShann and Mary Lou Williams among others. Before that came the sound of her mother singing jazz and blues – her first musical memories – and the influence of her New Orleans Gospel singer grandmother.  You can hear all of the above in her music and see it in a career built on fierce independence\, incredible will\, unassailable cred  and hard-won accomplishment. The narrative includes 1800+ performances with appearances on a long list of premier North American and International roots\, blues and pan-genre festival stages\, six times on American Public Media’s ‘A Prairie Home Companion’\, seven critically acclaimed studio albums and two singles and 150\,000+ indie units sold and downloaded on her own label. \nCaryn Mirriam-Goldberg is the 2009-13 Kansas Poet Laureate\, a writer\, teacher\, and facilitator\, and coach and consultant who explores how the spoken\, written and sung word can help us live more vibrant lives. Caryn received her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and has trained in organizational development\, grassroots organizing\, poetry therapy\, and teaching yoga. She taught for 33 years on the college level\, at Goddard College\, Haskell Indian Nations University\, and the University of Kansas. She is the recipient of Kansas Arts Fellowship in Poetry\, the Rocky Mountain National Park artist-in-residency\, and other honors. \nThe Mad Greek has been a Lawrence institution since its founding in 1988. The restaurant was founded by George and Peggy Kritos\, whose commitment to quality Greek and Italian cuisine brought over two decades of success and economy to Massachusetts Street. In 2014\, in their much deserved retirement\, George and Peggy passed along the legacy of The Mad Greek to their long-time family friends Theo and Deb Tagtalianidis. As the new owners\, Deb and Theo promise the same passion and consistency as the Kritos family\, while adding a Tagtalianidis flare. View The Mad Greek’s menu → \nFood vendor menus are subject to change on the day of the event.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/kpr105-06-11/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260618T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260618T150000
DTSTAMP:20260526T220026Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T220026Z
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SUMMARY:KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Maria The Mexican + JB Tacos
DESCRIPTION:Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring Mexican folklore and Rock N’ Roll artist Maria the Mexican at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before their performance\, enjoy food and refreshments from JB Tacos\, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Free concert begins at 1 p.m. \n  \n\n  \nMaria The Mexican is a mezcla of Mexican folklore and Rock n’ Roll. For ten years\, Maria Elena Cuevas and her sister\, Teresa\, performed with Mariachi Estrella founded by their grandmother Teresa Cuevas in 1970. As one of the first all female mariachi bands in the country\, Maria Teresa Alonzo Cuevas is a pioneer in the Hispanic musical community. In 2012\, Maria and Teresa connected with long time Alt-R&B musician\, Garrett Nordstrom to form the fusion of Maria The Mexican. MTM is mixed with a touch of blues\, soul\, funk\, and rock n’ roll enhanced by the musical knowledge and sounds of Nordstrom. With a southwestern flair and melancholy motifs\, Maria The Mexican rocks it out in Spanish and English with a host of emotion. \nView JB Tacos menu →
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/kpr105-06-18/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260625T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260625T150000
DTSTAMP:20260622T133810Z
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SUMMARY:KPR 105 Live from the Dole Institute ft. Switchgrass String Quartet + JBs Tacos
DESCRIPTION:Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring Dr. Susan Mayo and the Switchgrass String Quartet at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before their performance\, enjoy food and refreshments from JBs Tacos\, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. before the concerts begin at 1 p.m. \n  \n\n  \nDr. Susan Mayo has been part of the musical landscape of Kansas for many years and is active as a cellist\, composer\, and community arts organizer. She is passionate about using sound\, the universal tongue\, as a vehicle for creating community and celebrating place. Vibrations unleashed in the atmosphere truly transform us. Each locale has unique sounds\, sharing these promotes and celebrates cultural conversations. Mayo blends genres creating unique sounds in both her performance groups and her compositions. She is intrigued by the blending of technology/nature – acoustic/electronic forces and is passionate about putting interesting music in interesting places. She has performed globally with both classical and alternative ensembles and is currently co-executive director of Flint Hills Counterpoint an ecology arts project based in Marion County Kansas\, executive director for the historic Sunflower Theatre\, and a member of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/kpr105-06-25/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260629T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260629T201500
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SUMMARY:This Land is Your Land
DESCRIPTION:Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Beverly Gage joins former Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan to discuss her new book\, This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip through U.S. History\, ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. \nLimited copies of This Land is Your Land will be available for free.\n  \n     \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Watkins Museum of History and the Lawrence Public Library \n  \n\n  \nDr. Colleen Shogan served as the 11th Archivist of the United States – the first woman to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). She currently serves as a senior fellow at More Perfect where she leads In Pursuit\, an ambitious history-based nonpartisan civics initiative that is identifying the most insightful and timeless lessons from the past 250 years of American history. Shogan last visited the Dole Institute in January 2026\, where she was recognized at the 2026 Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture. \nBeverly Gage teaches American history at Yale. Her book G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century received the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Biography\, the Bancroft Prize in American History\, the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography\, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Biography. She is also the author of The Day Wall Street Exploded: A Story of America in its First Age of Terror\, and writes for numerous journals and magazines\, including The New Yorker\, The New York Times\, and The Washington Post. \n  \n\n  \nAbout This Land is Your Land\nRide along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums\, historic sites\, roadside attractions\, reenactments\, and souvenir shops where Americans learn—and fight—about our history. From the birth of the nation in Philadelphia to Disneyland and the California dream\, This Land Is Your Land offers a guided tour of thirteen places and thirteen key moments that define America’s greatest successes and challenges. \nThe year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence\, a document that proclaimed the liberty and equality of all human beings\, but produced a country that often failed to agree upon—or live up to—those ideals. This Land Is Your Land is for everyone who wants to find that history—to experience it and confront it\, to celebrate it and condemn it—in the places where it happened. \nGage shows that Americans can face their past and still love their country. Toss the book in the back seat—or listen on audio with the windows down—and join the journey.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/this-land-is-your-land/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dole Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260705T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260705T150000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Jayhawk Jukebox ft. Mire Pral
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/sunday-jayhawk-jukebox-ft-mire-pral/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260712T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260712T150000
DTSTAMP:20260705T183303Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Jayhawk Jukebox ft. The Lost Keys
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \n\n  \nThe Lost Keys are a family string band from Lawrence\, KS. Headed by renowned fiddlers\, artists\, and multi-instrumentalists Tricia Spencer and Howard Rains of the duo Spencer & Rains. They are a blended family that have played music together since Tricia and Howard met in 2012. The band features Tricia and Howard on fiddle and guitar and vocals and their kids\, Isaiah\, Orion\, and Ru on fiddle and guitar\, banjo-uke\, and bass respectively. Together\, they play a mix of old-time string band music\, bluegrass\, and hillbilly swing. Both Tricia and Howard’s families have been playing music for many generations and when The Lost Keys play it shows just how deep their traditions go.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/sunday-jayhawk-jukebox-ft-the-lost-keys/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T160000
DTSTAMP:20260601T200218Z
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SUMMARY:The Boundless Game: Soccer Stories from Across the Street to Around the World
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nLimited copies of The Boundless Game will be available for purchase following the program. Tim Bascom will also be available to sign copies of books for guests in attendance.\n  \n \nThis program is presented in partnership with the University Press of Kansas \n  \n\n  \nTim Bascom\, who learned to play soccer as a youth in Ethiopia\, is the author of two prize-winning memoirs\, Chameleon Days and Running to the Fire; two essay collections\, The Comfort Trap and Climbing Lessons; a collection of short stories\, Continental Drift; and the novel Squatters’ Rites. \n  \n\n  \nAbout The Boundless Game\nA lifelong soccer player and award-winning author shows us how the sport transcends races\, ethnicities\, cultures\, and experiences and brings us all closer together. \nTim Bascom spent half his childhood in Kansas and the other half in East Africa. Living and traveling around the world\, the game of soccer proved a constant truth. Through storytelling that effortlessly flows between poignant and funny\, sobering and charming\, Bascom explores why soccer matters so much in our common\, everyday lives\, and how this ordinary yet extraordinary game can bring us all a little closer together. \nHis passionate vision for this most global game leads Bascom to describe how soccer brought him sanity in the middle of a brutal revolution in Ethiopia and how bridging divisions of race and culture was key to success for teams he joined in Chicago and Kansas. From watching Arsenal’s energetic rise in the Premier League to the bravery of a besieged Afghanistan Women’s National Team\, and from pickup games in the Midwest and the Middle East\, Bascom finds universal truths and deeply human meaning in the beautiful game of soccer.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-boundless-game-soccer-stories-from-across-the-street-to-around-the-world/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dole Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260725T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260725T170000
DTSTAMP:20260716T143228Z
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SUMMARY:Lawrence Disability Pride
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister to attend \n  \n\n  \nThis event is presented by the Kansas University Center on Disabilities
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/lawrence-disability-pride/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260805T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260805T160000
DTSTAMP:20260506T213839Z
CREATED:20251208T171452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T213839Z
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SUMMARY:Saving the Army: Washington at the Battle of Long Island
DESCRIPTION: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 for independence. \n  \n\n  \nPatrick Howlett is a 2006 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point where he studied History and is currently still serving as an active-duty officer in the United States Army. He currently is an instructor of Military History at the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth and is enrolled in the doctoral program in history at Kansas State University. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/saving-the-army-washington-at-the-battle-of-long-island/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
DTSTAMP:20260817T193949Z
CREATED:20260817T144700Z
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SUMMARY:Dwell in Possibility: Space Exploration in the Dole Archives
DESCRIPTION:Throughout his career in public service\, Senator Bob Dole saw the rapid expansion of our nation’s space program\, including the Apollo 11 moon landing\, the Space Shuttle program\, and the Hubble Space Telescope project. \nDrawing on the themes found in the 2026-27 KU Common Book\, Orbital by Samantha Harvey\, this special exhibit showcases documents\, photographs\, and other artifacts from the Dole Archives illustrating America’s history in space exploration. \nLearn more about the KU Common Book program →
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/dwell-in-possibility-space-exploration-in-the-dole-archives/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260828T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260828T160000
DTSTAMP:20260731T161449Z
CREATED:20260727T184735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T161449Z
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SUMMARY:Happy Birthday Senator Elizabeth Dole: Community Blood Drive
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTo celebrate this milestone\, the Dole Institute invites the public and new and returning KU students to a community blood drive on Friday\, August 28 from 12-4 p.m. Our goal is to engage 90 donors to donate blood to celebrate Senator Dole’s 90th birthday. \nFor more information about donating blood\, including eligibility requirements\, please visit the Community Blood Center’s website. \nSchedule your blood donation
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/happy-birthday-senator-elizabeth-dole-community-blood-drive/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260817T193930Z
CREATED:20260817T135312Z
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SUMMARY:September 11\, 2001: The Day That Changed the World
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe exhibit reviews the events of the day\, highlights personal experiences\, and invites reflections from all patrons. Guests can also view the Institute’s permanent September 11 Memorial in Hansen Hall\, featuring two original beams from World Trade Center Tower 1. \nPlan your visit to the Dole Institute’s Museum & Galleries → \n  \n\n  \nThis special exhibit was produced by the 9/11 Memorial Museum with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/september-11-exhibit-2026/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260902T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260902T160000
DTSTAMP:20260212T204228Z
CREATED:20251208T171452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T204228Z
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SUMMARY:U.S. Strategy and Sherman’s Savannah Campaign
DESCRIPTION: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 with devastation and destruction\, a misleading interpretation that has proven resilient even in US military circles. In point of fact\, Sherman’s campaign was restrained in its conduct despite achieving lasting and significant effects\, foremost among them\, the destruction of racial slavery in the United States. \n  \n\n  \nMitchell G. Klingenberg is an assistant professor in the Department of Military History at the US Army Command and General Staff College. Previously\, he served on the faculties of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the US Army War College. He is the author of numerous articles and reviews\, a monograph on the China Campaign of 1900\, and shorter pieces of military history. His writings have been published in numerous venues\, including American Nineteenth Century History\, Civil War History\, The International Journal of Military History and Historiography\, the Modern War Institute at West Point\, and War on the Rocks. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/u-s-strategy-and-shermans-savannah-campaign/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260911T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260911T160000
DTSTAMP:20260817T193732Z
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SUMMARY:September 11 25th Anniversary Remembrance Performance
DESCRIPTION: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 One that were presented to Sen. Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton for their work in establishing the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund. \n  \n\n  \n \nThis program is presented in partnership with the KU School of Music
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/september-11-25th-anniversary-remembrance-performance/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T170000
DTSTAMP:20260818T142705Z
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SUMMARY:The White House and Beyond
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \n\n  \nDr. Colleen Shogan served as the 11th Archivist of the United States – the first woman to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). She currently serves as a senior fellow at More Perfect and CEO of In Pursuit\, an ambitious history-based nonpartisan civics initiative that is identifying the most insightful and timeless lessons from the past 250 years of American history. She also currently serves as a Senior Practitioner Fellow at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia. Shogan was recognized at the Dole Institute’s Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture in early 2026. \nJohn Bridgeland is the Founder & CEO of More Perfect\, an alliance of all 44 Presidential Centers (from Washington’s Mount Vernon through the Obama Foundation)\, the National Archives Foundation\, and more than 100 organizations working to protect and renew American democracy through foundational Democracy Goals\, initiatives connected to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution\, and civic moonshots that bring Americans together to solve public problems. Bridgeland was also Founder & CEO of COVID Collaborative\, which partnered with the Ad Council on a $330 million vaccination education campaign\, and serves as Co-Chairman of Welcome.US\, which mobilized millions of Americans to support the resettlement of Afghan\, Ukrainian\, and other refugees. Bridgeland served as Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council\, Assistant to the President of the United States\, and the first Director of USA Freedom Corps after 9/11 under President George W. Bush\, and later served as a Member of the White House Council for Community Solutions under President Barack Obama. \nCecilia Muñoz is Co-Chair & Senior Advisor to More Perfect and a national leader in public policy and public interest technology with more than three decades of experience advancing civic\, nonprofit\, and public-sector initiatives. She spent two decades at UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza)\, where she became a leading voice on immigration and civil rights and received a MacArthur Fellowship for her work. Muñoz served for eight years in President Barack Obama’s White House\, including as Director of the Domestic Policy Council—the first Latino to hold the position—and previously led intergovernmental affairs in the West Wing. She also serves on the boards of several leading nonprofit and philanthropic organizations.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-white-house-and-beyond/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T120000
DTSTAMP:20260817T193522Z
CREATED:20260817T140017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T193522Z
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SUMMARY:Kansas Court of Appeals Constitution Day Hearings
DESCRIPTION: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. \nCommemorated annually throughout the nation\, Constitution Day celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution in September 1787. \n  \n\n  \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Kansas Court of Appeals
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/kansas-court-of-appeals-constitution-day-hearings-2026/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260929T203000
DTSTAMP:20260817T193507Z
CREATED:20260817T140527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T193507Z
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SUMMARY:What Is the Future of Bipartisanship?
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \n\n  \n \nThis program is presented in partnership with Future Caucus \n  \n\n  \nLayla Zaidane is President & CEO of Future Caucus\, the largest nonpartisan organization of young lawmakers in the United States. A nationally recognized expert on youth engagement\, Layla was named to the TIME100 NEXT list\, and was a recipient of the McNulty Prize in 2025. Before joining Future Caucus\, she served as the Managing Director for Generation Progress\, where she led integrated communications\, policy\, and advocacy efforts around solutions to the challenges facing today’s youth\, and spearheaded innovative new global youth engagement efforts. In 2014\, she helped launch and manage the It’s On Us campaign in partnership with the White House\, and in 2013\, launched the Higher Ed\, Not Debt campaign – a coalition of dozens of organizations working to make higher education accessible and affordable for all. Layla graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and holds a BSFS in international politics. She’s currently a Fellow of the Civil Society Fellowship\, and is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. \nState Representative Beau Baird (R-IN) represents House District 44\, serving all of Putnam County and portions of Montgomery County. He is Chair of the Indiana House Environmental Affairs Committee\, serves on the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee and the House Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee\, and is the Republican Co-Chair of the Indiana Future Caucus. A lifelong resident of Putnam County\, Baird also serves as Chairman of the Putnam County Republican Party. Outside the legislature\, he owns and operates Baird Ranch\, one of Indiana’s largest American Quarter Horse breeding operations\, manages his family’s agricultural and commercial real estate interests\, and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Quarter Horse Association and Independent Colleges of Indiana. Baird earned his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and completed the IMM Global Executive MBA through Purdue University’s Daniels School of Business. His graduate studies have also included advanced work in finance at Harvard University. \nState Representative Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D-IN) is a member of the Indiana House of Representatives\, and serves as the Democratic co-chair of the Indiana Future Caucus. In the State House of Representatives\, she serves as the ranking minority member of the House Judiciary Committee\, and as a member of the Employment\, Labor and Pensions and Public Health committees. Before entering the legislature in 2022\, she served as a clinician\, health researcher\, and public health advocate. She currently serves as an associate professor at Indiana University’s Indianapolis campus. Rep. Garcia Wilburn holds a bachelor’s degree in science from Boston University\, and a master’s and a doctorate of health science from the University of Indianapolis. 
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/what-is-the-future-of-bipartisanship/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dole Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T143914Z
CREATED:20251208T171452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T143914Z
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SUMMARY:Clausewitz\, Mao\, and Operational Art
DESCRIPTION:Throughout history\, command in war has demanded skill\, knowledge\, experience\, creativity\, and judgement in the application of military force. It has also required what is today called “operational art.” Current U.S. Army doctrine defines Operational Art as “the cognitive approach by commanders and staffs … to develop strategies\, campaigns\, and operations to organize and employ military forces by integrating ends\, ways\, and means.” This lecture explores key concepts related to Operational Art through the writings of two key military theorists: Carl von Clausewitz and Mao Tse-tung. In doing so\, it underscores the unchanging nature of military command and the cognitive acumen necessary for managing the complexities of war at the operational level. \n\n  \nMartin G. Clemis is an associate professor in the Department of Military History at the Command and General Staff College. He is the author of The Control War: The Struggle for South Vietnam\, 1968-1975 (University of Oklahoma Press\, 2018)\, and a contributing author in Beyond the Quagmire: New Interpretations of the Vietnam Conflict (University of North Texas Press\, 2019)\, Drawdowns: The American Way of Postwar (New York University Press\, 2017)\, and War and Geography: The Spatiality of Organized Mass Violence (Ferdinand Schoningh\, 2017). Martin has had articles published in Army History and Small Wars and Insurgencies. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/clausewitz-mao-and-operational-art/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260818T142719Z
CREATED:20260817T145025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T142719Z
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SUMMARY:Previewing the Midterm Elections
DESCRIPTION:Ahead of this year’s Midterm Elections\, journalists Kirk Bado (National Journal) and Jacob Rubashkin (Inside Elections) join Dole Fellow Dr. Colleen Shogan to discuss the forces shaping this year’s campaign. \n  \n\n  \n  \nDr. Colleen Shogan served as the 11th Archivist of the United States – the first woman to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). She currently serves as a senior fellow at More Perfect and CEO of In Pursuit\, an ambitious history-based nonpartisan civics initiative that is identifying the most insightful and timeless lessons from the past 250 years of American history. She also currently serves as a Senior Practitioner Fellow at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia. Shogan was recognized at the Dole Institute’s Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture in early 2026. \nKirk Bado is the editorial force behind National Journal’s campaign coverage. He directs campaign coverage\, edits National Journal’s twice daily political newsletters\, and leads a team of correspondents covering the day-to-day political news from races all over the country. Kirk is a graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School before he received his Bachelors of Science in Politics and Public Law from Belmont University and a Masters in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina. \nJacob Rubashkin is the deputy editor of Inside Elections\, which provides nonpartisan analysis of campaigns for Senate\, House\, governor and president. He’s also co-host of The Inside Elections Podcast and was previously a contributor to elections site FiveThirtyEight. Jacob has appeared on CNN\, MS Now\, Fox\, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal\, the BBC\, and other TV networks around the country and globe. He’s been quoted on elections in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, the Associated Press\, and local outlets from South Florida to Alaska.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/previewing-the-midterm-elections/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260817T193206Z
CREATED:20260817T141235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T193206Z
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SUMMARY:The A.I. Boom and the Future of Energy
DESCRIPTION:As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and accelerates innovation\, it is driving unprecedented demand for energy\, water\, land\, infrastructure\, and more. Communities across the country are grappling with balancing economic development with this increased strain on vital resources. Join David R. Hill\, executive vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Energy Program\, and Adam Cowie-Haskell\, senior policy analyst for the BPC’s Energy Program\, for a discussion on the A.I. boom’s impact on energy\, and the bipartisan solutions being found around the country. \n  \n\n  \n     \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce \n  \n\n  \nDavid R. Hill is the executive vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Energy Program in Washington\, DC. He also currently serves as vice chairman of the board of directors of the New York Independent System Operator\, Inc. Hill’s prior positions include general counsel of the U.S. Department of Energy under then-President George W. Bush; partner and co-head of the energy practice at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington\, DC; and executive vice president and general counsel of NRG Energy\, Inc. and NRG Yield\, Inc. Early in his career\, Hill was associate counsel to the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. Hill received his Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural journalism from the University of Missouri\, and his J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law. \nAdam Cowie-Haskell is a senior policy analyst with the Energy Program\, bringing deep expertise in the electricity sector. He previously spent a summer at Pattern Energy working with the distributed generation and merchant transmission regulatory team. He has held several full-time roles\, including at Solstice\, where he focused on formalizing partnerships with distributed solar developers to bring benefits to low-income populations. He also worked at CIC Health\, an early pandemic start-up that provided widespread COVID-19 surveillance testing to schools\, hospitals\, and communities in New England. Cowie-Haskell received his master’s degree in energy economics and policy from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a certificate in English from Wesleyan University.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-a-i-boom-and-the-future-of-energy/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dole Forum
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261027T203000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Sheila Bair
DESCRIPTION:New York Times bestselling author\, and former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sheila Bair will sit for a moderated conversation with Dole Institute director Audrey Coleman. Bair has authored numerous children’s books on financial basics\, including her most recent book\, How Not to Lose a Million Dollars. She’s also an alum of Senator Bob Dole’s office\, working as counsel to Dole in the 1980s. A KU alumna\, Bair received one of the University of Kansas’s inaugural honorary degrees for her contributions to financial policy. \n  \n\n  \n \nThis program is presented in partnership with KU Alumni \n  \n\n  \nAbout Sheila Bair\nOnce named by Time Magazine as “the little guy’s protector in chief\,” Ms. Bair is a passionate advocate for strong consumer protections in financial services and educating the public on financial basics\, starting at an early age. She is the author of Albert Whitman’s Money Tales picture book series\, which includes Rock\, Brock and the Savings Shock (2006)\, Isabel’s Car Wash (2008). Princess Persephone Loses the Castle (2021)\, Billy the Borrowing Blue-Footed Booby (2021) Shark Scam (2022) and Princess Persephone’s Dragon Ride Stand (2022). She also authored a book about the financial crisis for young adults\, Bullies of Wall Street (Simon & Schuster\, 2015). She has received awards from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP)\, the Council on Economic Education (CEE)\, the JumpStart Coalition\, and Institute for Financial Literacy for her educational writings. \nMs. Bair has had a long and distinguished career in government\, academia\, and finance. She is perhaps best known as Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from 2006 to 2011\, when she steered the agency through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. For her leadership of the FDIC\, she received the JFK Library’s Profiles in Courage Award and was twice named by Forbes Magazine as the second most powerful woman in the world. A former finance professor and college president\, Ms. Bair has been nationally recognized for her innovative initiatives to make college more accessible and affordable. She is a frequent commentator and op-ed contributor on financial regulation and the student debt crisis\, as well as author of Bull by the Horns (Simon & Schuster\, 2012) her memoir of the financial crisis\, which made the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, and Washington Post bestseller lists. \nShe is a trustee of Economists for Peace and Security\, a group composed of some of the world’s most renowned economists and public servants dedicated to peace and world prosperity; a founding director of the Volcker Alliance\, established by Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Paul Volcker to build trust in government\, and the founding chair of the Systemic Risk Council\, which monitors and advocates for reforms to promote financial stability. She also serves as a board member or advisor to a number of public companies.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/an-evening-with-sheila-bair/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dole Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261104T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261104T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T143835Z
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SUMMARY:Jomini and the Foundations of Modern War
DESCRIPTION:Antoine-Henri Jomini was a foundational 19th-century military theorist whose approach to warfare sought to define universal principles of strategy and tactics. His emphasis on geometric concepts like interior lines of operation\, massing combat power at decisive points\, and the critical importance of logistics remains highly relevant today. In the contemporary security environment\, Jomini’s structured principles continue to underpin modern military planning\, joint doctrine\, and multi-domain operations by providing a framework for organizing complex campaigns. Ultimately\, while the character of war has evolved with advanced technologies\, Jomini’s enduring focus on objective analysis and the concentration of force continues to shape how modern militaries conceptualize and execute military operations across multi domain operations. \n  \n\n  \nDr. Sean N. Kalic is a Cold War historian. He lectures and publishes widely on topics such as U.S. space policy\, the Cold War\, the post-Cold War security environment\, and transnational terrorism. Prior to CGSC\, he taught at Youngstown State University\, Kansas State University\, and Norwich University. He has presented lectures for the U.S. Navy War College’s Fleet Seminar Program\, The Slovenian General Staff\, The Slovenian Command and General Staff College\, The U.S. Army’s Futures Command\, as well as numerous international conferences. He has taught in the Department of Military History at the US Army Command and General Staff College since 2004. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/jomini-and-the-foundations-of-modern-war/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261105T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261105T203000
DTSTAMP:20260817T193138Z
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SUMMARY:The Counselors: Should Cities Impose Rent Control to Create Affordable Housing?
DESCRIPTION:In this edition of The Counselors\, attorneys and Dole Institute Visiting Fellows Ed Duckers and Pedro Irigonegaray will resolve whether cities should impose rent control to create affordable housing. They’ll be joined by a panel of expert witnesses to examine both sides of the issue. \n  \n\n  \nEd Duckers is partner at Stoel Rives LLP and the head of the firm’s Litigation Practice in California and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He is a past chair of Stoel Rives’ Food and Agribusiness Industry Team. Ed will be leading the argument for the negative. \nPedro Irigonegaray is an attorney and partner at Irigonegaray\, Turney\, & Revenaugh. A trial lawyer since 1973\, Pedro is a former President of The Kansas Trial Lawyers Association\, a Fellow in The American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow in The International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Pedro will be leading the argument for the affirmative.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-counselors-should-cities-impose-rent-control-to-create-affordable-housing/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dole Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260817T202841Z
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SUMMARY:The 2026 Tribute to Veterans Gala
DESCRIPTION:The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics invites you to join us in celebrating veterans of our armed forces at the annual Tribute to Veterans Gala on Sunday\, November 8\, 2026. \nFeaturing a “Salute to Veterans” from members of the University of Kansas Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and live music from the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra\, the evening brings together community members to celebrate veterans and their families for the service they provided to our country. \nAdmission is free\, however a reservation is required.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/the-2026-tribute-to-veterans-gala/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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