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  • The President and the Judiciary

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    No constitutional power has proven to be greater in American history than that of judicial review. This discussion will focus on how the United States Supreme Court has used this unique power to limit the power of the president by highlighting specific cases, in addition to exploring the president’s role in judicial appointments.     […]

  • Federalism in Action: The President and the States

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    The relationship between the federal government and the states is unique when compared to other nations. This discussion will look at how the states have limited the power of the presidency through our federalist system, in addition to touching on the ways in which states distanced themselves from the federal government.     Matt Beat […]

  • Dole & Dr. K: A Story of Loss and Recovery Turned Advocacy for Armenia

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

    This special exhibit will be closing on February 1, 2026, to prepare for a new special exhibit. Make plans to visit the Dole Institute's Museum & Galleries, open Tuesday through Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., by visiting our website. Can't make it to see this exhibit? View the online exhibit on Dole Collections […]

  • Preparing for the Unthinkable: The U.S. Navy, SLBMS, and the TRANSIT Satellites

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    In April 1960 the US Navy launched the first experimental navigation satellite.  This highly classified and cutting-edge technology found in the TRANSIT satellites were designed to provide the Navy’s submarines armed with the new POLARIS ballistic missile with more precise navigation fixes as a means to improve their accuracy, if and when they had to […]

  • The State of Education in 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, “The State of Education in Kansas.” SAB coordinator Kenna McNally will be joined by experts to discuss K-12 education policy in Kansas.     Kenna McNally serves as the Dole Institute Student Advisory Board Coordinator, in addition to her role as […]

  • The Consent of the Governed

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    In the final program of his series, Dole Fellow Matt Beat will explore the various reforms that have been proposed that could not only limit the power of the president but make them less controversial.     Matt Beat is a former middle and high school educator who taught history and civics across various grade […]

  • Former Dole Staffers Rod DeArment, Sheila Burke, and Robert Lighthizer

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    2025 commemorates the 80th anniversary of Bob Dole’s battlefield wounding, and the end of World War II. Former Dole staffers Robert Lighthizer, Sheila Burke, and Rod DeArment will discuss the Senator’s formative leadership during the Reagan era through his retirement from the US Senate in 1996. How did Dole influence U.S. fiscal and economic policy? […]

  • The 2025 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 19, 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 […]

  • The Counselors: Should Medical Assistance in Dying Be Legal in the United States?

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    Join us for this spring's edition of The Counselors: “Resolved: Medical Assistance in Dying Should be Legal in the United States.” The program, a cross between a mock trial and a debate, features attorneys Ed Duckers and Pedro Irigonegaray alongside members of the Dole Institute Student Advisory Board and students from the Washburn University School […]

  • A Fireside Chat with Sec. Robert Gates

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

    Former United States Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (2006-2011) will be in conversation with Dole Institute Visiting Fellow Jerry Seib for the opening of the 2025 KU Security Conference, which is aimed at understanding China’s long-term geopolitical objectives and how they affect U.S. national security. More information about the KU Security Conference can be […]

  • The Brain of the Carrier Group: The Combat Information Center

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    The Dole Institute of Politics 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, United States
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    This lecture will begin with the genesis of the shipboard combat information center (CIC) in World War II from the Guadalcanal campaign (1942) up through that at Okinawa (1945). From there it will move to a discussion of the development of the CIC on aircraft carriers through the Cold War and its current incarnation as […]

  • Beyond Lend-Lease: The American Military Mission to China, 1941-1945

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

    China’s War with Japan began in 1937 with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident near Beijing.  While diplomatic and economic means were used to support the Chinese for several years, it was not until the 10th of October 1941 that an American military mission to support Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) was established.  Brigadier General John […]