America’s Response to the Holocaust
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The U.S. has a proud tradition of serving as a haven for Europe’s cast offs — yet immediately before and throughout World War II, America shut its doors to refugees […]
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Ambassador Vlora Çitaku
Event Category:“I was not in a position to choose whether I want to be an artist or actor or astronaut or mathematician or linguist or lawyer. That’s not an option when […]
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The Great War in East Asia
Event Category:Most of the world focused its attention on events in Europe during the First World War, but many changes were brought to the Far East as well. Both China and […]
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Vicissitudes of Violence: Fear, Physiology, and Behavior under Fire
Event Category:In battle, every soldier’s reaction is unique. The related range of brain chemistry reactions, acquired coping skills and shaping behavioral norms are so diverse that the concept of a “universal […]
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HISTORICAL INTERPRETER | Judith Kalaora on Deborah Sampson
Event Category:In the waning years of the American Revolutionary War, Deborah Sampson felt a higher calling as she heard news of the rebellion while in Massachusetts. Her response? The former indentured […]
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The Forgotten Home Front
Event Category:Often called the “Forgotten War,” the Korean War was, in fact, the ignored war. It was ignored not because Americans did not care, but because they cared too much about […]
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The Italian Home Front in World War II
Event Category:A wide variety of complex and diverse aspects defined the Italian experience as both enemy and ally during World War II. Lou DiMarco will lead an examination of these themes, […]
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The Kansas Midterms
Event Category:The race to Election Day is heating up, providing one of the state’s most fascinating midterm cycles in recent memory. Guests can get an inside look at many of the […]
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2018 FALL | Political Campaigns, Top to Bottom: Data, Door Knocking and the 2018 Midterms
Event Category:Dole Fellow Kelly Dietrich Technology has transformed every aspect of the modern political campaign, from polling to messaging to fundraising and beyond. Kelly Dietrich, founder of the National Democratic Training […]
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2018 CONSTITUTION DAY | Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment
Event Category:Proposed after the Civil War and ratified in 1868, the 14th Amendment is perhaps the single most important amendment to the Constitution. The 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship to the former […]
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2018 | Military and Veteran Caregivers
Event Category:When Sen. Bob Dole was hospitalized at Walter Reed Hospital in 2011, Sen. Elizabeth Dole became a firsthand witness to the hardships experienced by the caregivers to our nation’s veterans. […]
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Retreats, Riots and Reds: The Russian Annus Horribilis
Event Category:When Tsar Nicholas II took personal command of the Imperial Russian Army in 1915, he hoped to salvage the military situation on the eastern front. The issues on the front […]