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SUMMARY:2022 FALL | Big Stakes\, Big Consequences
DESCRIPTION:Gerald F. Seib will lead this semester’s eight-part Discussion Group Series. Seib is a graduate of the University of Kansas and was 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 has also reported from the Middle East for the Journal in the mid-1980s\, covered the White House\, moderated three presidential debates\, and interviewed every president since Ronald Reagan. \nSeib’s series on the 2022 midterm election will feature national pollsters as well as prominent politicos and journalists. Each session takes place at 4 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: September 14\, 21\, 28; October 19 and 26; and November 2\, 9\, and 16. \nDole Fellow Gerald F. Seib \nRead more about Dole Fellows  \nThe Dole Fellows Program is made possible by Newman’s Own Foundation. Seib will be in residence this fall\, and his residency is sponsored by the Dolph Simons Family Fund. \n  \n\nAn Overview of the 2022 Midterm Landscape\nSeptember 14\, 2022 \n \nA look deep inside the forces shaping this year’s highly consequential midterm election\, in which control of both the House and the Senate and the shape of the rest of the Biden presidential term will be decided. \nWith Democratic pollster John Anzalone and Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio \nJohn Anzalone is one of the nation’s leading pollsters and the founder of Impact Research. Anzalone has worked in Democratic politics for thirty years and is currently the chief pollster for President Biden in addition to polling for the 2022 re-election campaigns for MI Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and NV Gov. Steve Sisolak. He also conducts public-opinion research for many Fortune 500 corporations as well as national associations and advocacy groups like AARP. \nTony Fabrizio is widely recognized as an expert in public opinion and politics\, and one of the nation’s leading Republican pollsters. He has helped elect Presidents and Prime Ministers on four continents. In the U.S.\, Fabrizio served as the Chief Pollster on five Presidential campaigns\, from Sen. Bob Dole’s 1996 Presidential campaign through most recently\, President Donald Trump’s 2016 victory and his 2020 re-election campaign. Recently\, Fabrizio was chosen to co-lead the Wall Street Journal’s election-focused public polling in partnership with Biden pollster John Anzalone. \n  \nPolitical Polarization and How It Affects This Year’s Races\nSeptember 21\, 2022 \n \nThe most powerful force in politics today is deep\, partisan polarization. A look at how that will affect this year’s races and outcomes. \nWith the Honorable Katheleen Sebelius\, Former Secretary of Health and Human Services and Governor of Kansas and Neil Newhouse\, pollster for four Republican presidential campaigns and a range of congressional contests. \nThe Honorable Kathleen Sebelius was named one of the Forbes “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” in 2013.  Secretary Sebelius is one of America’s foremost experts on health policy\, health care reform\, and executive leadership. She served as U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services from 2009 to 2014\, Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009 and Kansas Insurance Commissioner from 1995 to 2003. She also chaired the Democratic Governors Association in 2007. She is a member of the Dole Institute of Politics Board of Advisors. \nNeil Newhouse is a partner and co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies\, a national political and public affairs research firm which has been described by the New York Times as “the leading Republican polling company” in the country. Neil has been named “Pollster of the Year” by the American Association of Political Consultants a record-tying three times for his work on political and public affairs campaigns. Neil has worked in public opinion research for more than 35 years and has helped elect dozens of Members of Congress\, U.S. Senators\, and Governors. Neil has polled for four Presidential campaigns – Senator Robert Dole\, President George W. Bush\, Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and he was the lead pollster for Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign. \n  \nThe Kansas Picture\nSeptember 28\, 2022 \n \nKansas shook the nation’s political landscape once already this year with an abortion referendum\, which only set the stage for a big midterm in which both parties have much at state in the state. \nWith former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer and former Rep. Jim Slattery. \nGovernor Jeff Colyer\, M.D. is the longest serving Lt. Governor in Kansas history and the 47th Governor. He made Kansas the first state to privatize its entire Medicaid Program into Kancare saving $2.5billion\, expanded services and is the basis of many other states programs. A surgeon known for volunteering in 25 war zones from Rwanda to Syria\, he provides trauma reconstruction in Kansas City. He advises companies and investment firms in the US and abroad. Originally from Hays\, Governor Colyer has degrees from Georgetown\, Cambridge University and KU Med. \nJim Slattery served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives\, representing the second district of Kansas. He was a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee during his entire 12-year tenure in Congress. Slattery is currently President of Slattery Strategy LLC\, a consulting firm located in McLean\, Virginia. He started this firm in October 2019 after completing a 24-year career with Wiley Rein\, LLP a prominent Washington D.C. law firm. Slattery was also the 1994 Democrat nominee for Governor in Kansas and the 2008 Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate. \n  \nElection Integrity\nOctober 19\, 2022 \n \nWith debates raging over voting rules and restrictions\, as well as over the outcome of the 2020 presidential election\, will Americans see this year’s results as fair? Will they feel they had full voting rights? And what does that portend for the 2024 presidential election? Democracy itself is on the ballot this year. \nWith Sean Morales-Doyle\, director\, voting rights and democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice. \nSean Morales-Doyle serves as the director in the Voting Rights Program\, where he focuses on voting rights and elections. He advocates for pro-voter reforms like automatic voter registration and voting rights restoration while fighting back against voter suppression efforts in the courts. Morales-Doyle is a seasoned litigator with experience in civil rights and constitutional matters\, as well as a background in labor and employment law. \n  \nKey Senate Races\nOctober 26\, 2022 \n \nThe biggest question of the year may well be whether Republicans seize back control of the Senate. Both parties see a very tight contest\, with the outcome up in the air. \nWith Scott Reed\, Republican analyst\, former presidential campaign manager and longtime director of political activity for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. \nScott Reed is the Chairman of Chesapeake Enterprises. Reed advises various GOP Members of Congress and Governors on political and policy issues. He also served as the Senior Political Strategist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In 1996\, Reed was the campaign manager for Senator Bob Dole’s Presidential campaign. In 1993\, Reed was appointed Executive Director of the Republican National Committee when the Republicans gained control of both the House and the Senate for the first time in 40 years. During the Bush (41) Administration\, Reed served as Chief of Staff to Secretary Jack Kemp at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. \n  \nCan Democrats Prevent a Tidal Wave?\nNovember 2\, 2022 \n \nHistory and public polling suggest Republicans are likely to take back control of the House\, but Democrats see their prospects improving as voting draws near. Can they defy expectations? \nWith Maya Rupert\, campaign manager for Julian Castro’s presidential campaign and later top consultant to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 campaign. \nMaya Rupert is a political strategist\, writer\, and Distinguished Fellow with Community Change. In 2020\, she served as campaign manager for Julián Castro’s presidential campaign and is only the third Black woman to have managed a major presidential campaign. When Secretary Castro exited the race\, she joined Elizabeth Warren’s campaign as a Senior Advisor\, and she managed Maya Wiley’s mayoral campaign in 2021. Maya is a nationally respected voice on progressive politics and the future of the Democratic party. \n  \nAn Instant Look at the Results\nNovember 9\, 2022 \n \nOn the day after the election\, we take an immediate and in-depth look at the outcome. \nWith Jackie Calmes\, political columnist for the Los Angeles Times\, former White House and congressional reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. \nJackie Calmes has been a columnist for the Los Angeles Times in Washington since August 2021\, after four years as an editor of White House and political coverage. For nearly 30 years prior\, she was a correspondent in the Washington bureaus of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal\, covering the White House\, Congress\, presidential elections and national politics; she became the chief political correspondent and chief economic correspondent for each paper and in 2004 received the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Reporting on the Presidency. She has been a fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media\, Politics and Public Policy and is the author of “Dissent: The Radicalization of the Republican Party and Its Capture of the Court” (2021). \n  \nHow the Outcome Will Change Washington\nNovember 16\, 2022 \n \nHow will the midterms affect how Washington works\, now and through the 2024 presidential election? We explore those questions as the dust settles. \nWith John Harwood\, veteran political journalist\, and Lindsay Wise\, reporter for the Wall Street Journal. \nJohn Harwood has covered Washington and national politics for four decades\, most recently as White House correspondent for CNN. Prior to joining CNN in January 2020\, he served as CNBC’s Chief Washington Correspondent from 2006 to 2019. Harwood has offered political analysis for The New York Times\, NBC\, MSNBC\, NPR and PBS. He has covered each of the last nine presidential elections. During the 2008 campaign\, Harwood broke the news that Republican nominee John McCain had selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. He received an Emmy nomination for his live CNBC town hall with President Barack Obama in 2010. He also moderated Republican presidential debates on CNBC in 2011 and 2015. He is the co-author\, with Gerald F. Seib\, of Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power. \nLindsay Wise is on The Wall Street Journal’s Congress reporting team. She came from the Kansas City Star and McClatchy’s Midwest I-Team\, where she was first a Washington correspondent and then an investigative reporter. Before McClatchy\, she reported for the Houston Chronicle on the military\, veterans as well as the city’s Arab and Muslim communities. She has a B.A. in English and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from St. Antony’s College\, Oxford. Between 2003 and 2006\, Ms. Wise worked as a freelance journalist based in Egypt. \n  \n\nDole Fellow Gerald F. Seib in the Media\nKansas Finds a Path Beyond Partisanship\nSeib\, G. F. (2022\, September 15). Kansas Finds a Path Beyond Partisanship; In a tense election year\, voters in a conservative state are showing their independence and avoiding the extremes. The Wall Street Journal. Eastern Edition. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kansas-finds-a-path-beyond-partisanship-11663253693 \nWill Trump run again? Is Biden finished? The midterm election will answer America’s big questions\nSeib\, G. F. (2022\, November 5). Will Trump run again? Is Biden finished? The midterm election will answer America’s big questions. The Times (London). https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/will-trump-run-again-is-biden-finished-the-midterm-election-will-answer-americas-big-questions-2sr03j2pj \nA Midterm ‘Red Wave’ Didn’t Happen; What That Says About 2024\nFertoli\, A. (Host). (2022\, November 9). A Midterm ‘Red Wave’ Didn’t Happen; What That Says About 2024 [Audio podcast episode]. In WSJ What’s News. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/a-midterm-red-wave-didnt-happen-what-that-says-about-2024/45c01580-879d-49da-ba91-0c8412b9cfb8 \nWall Street Journal CEO Council Summit\nNavigating Geopolitical Risk and the Inflation Surge\nSchake\, K.\, Seib\, G. F. (2022\, May 3-4). Navigating Geopolitical Risk and the Inflation Surge [Conference session]. Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit\, London\, United Kingdom. https://ceocouncil.wsj.com/event/ceo-council-summit-4/ \nAmerican Politics and Roe v. Wade\nMurray\, M.\, Seib\, G. F. (2022\, May 3-4). American Politics and Roe v. Wade [Conference session]. Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit\, London\, United Kingdom. https://ceocouncil.wsj.com/event/ceo-council-summit-4/ \nThe Midterm Elections: Back From the Political Abyss\nSeib\, G. F. (2022\, December 14). The Midterm Elections: Back From the Political Abyss; The real winner this year was America’s democracy\, as many of the worst fears failed to materialize. The Wall Street Journal. Eastern Edition. https://www.wsj.com/articles/midterm-elections-democracy-wins-2022-11670867485 \nGerald “Jerry” F. Seib’s Appearances on C-SPAN\nNational Cable Satellite Corporation. (2023). Gerald “Jerry” F. Seib. C-SPAN. Gerald “Jerry” F. Seib | C-SPAN.org \nPost-election pundits: Inflation befuddles Republicans\, Democrats in 2022 midterm\nCarpenter\, T. (2022\, November 10). Post-election pundits: Inflation befuddles Republicans\, Democrats in 2022 midterm; Trump brand suffers as GOP fails to meet high expectations. Kansas Reflector. https://kansasreflector.com/2022/11/10/post-election-pundits-inflation-befuddles-republicans-democrats-in-2022-midterm/ \n  \n\nThe Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan\, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming\, congressional archive\, and museum\, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.
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SUMMARY:2023 SPRING | Building Democracy in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:“Building Democracy in the 21st Century” is led by Qëndrim Gashi\, Ambassador of Kosovo to France (2016 – 2021). \nQëndrim Gashi is an associate professor at the University of Prishtina and was Kosovo’s Ambassador to France from 2016 until 2021. He has served in supervisory boards of various private and state institutions and think tanks and has won a number of scholarships\, awards and honors\, including receiving the insignia of Commander of the French Legion of Honor in 2022.Educated at the University of Chicago (PhD 2008)\, the University of Cambridge (MA St 2003)\, and the University of Prishtina (Diploma 2002)\, he has given talks at many universities\, was the founder and first President (2008-2012) of the Kosovar Mathematical Society\, and since April 2022 also serves as the Kosovo American Education Fund Development Manager. \nDole Fellow Qëndrim Gashi \nRead more about Dole Fellows \nDiscussion Group programs are made possible by Newman’s Own Foundation.\nThis spring’s series is presented in partnership with the Kosovo American Education Fund.\nGashi’s residency is made possible with support by the Xhema Opportunity Fund. \n  \n\nKosovo’s Path to Independence and Democracy\nFebruary 15\, 2023 \n \nAs democracy undergoes significant challenges around the globe\, we examine democracy building in the youngest country in Europe\, Kosovo\, together with its facets of peace-building\, reconciliation and state-building. \nWith Dr. Pëllumb Kelmendi\, political scientist and board member for the Society for Albanian Studies. \nPëllumb Kelmendi is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Auburn University. Previously he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan’s Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies and a Predoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Dr. Kelmendi’s research focuses on international security\, conflict resolution\, and democratization. He has published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution\, Security Studies and Nationalities Papers\, among others. He has received research awards from the United States Institute of Peace\, the Smith Richardson Foundation\, the Open Society Foundations\, and Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Dr. Kelmendi serves as a board member for the Society for Albanian Studies and the Prishtina Institute for Political Studies. He received his PhD in Political Science from Brown University\, an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge\, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Chicago. \n  \nInclusiveness in Forming a Democracy\nFebruary 22\, 2023 \n \nDemocracy beyond elections and plurality or majority rules. We discuss how to include minority and marginalized groups in decision making democratic processes\, by looking at the example of Kosovo. \nWith Atifete Jahjaga\, former President of the Republic of Kosovo (2011-2016). \nAtifete Jahjaga was the first woman President of the Republic of Kosovo\, the first female head of state in modern Balkans\, and the youngest female world leader to be elected to the highest office. President Jahjaga is active in initiatives aimed at empowering women and supporting the survivors of sexual violence during the war\, and in particular through the Jahjaga Foundation she focuses on youth and women to achieve social change in Kosovo. She continues to be resolute in her fight against violent extremism and radicalization and a staunch promoter of peace and prosperity for the Balkans and beyond\, which have garnered her numerous honors and awards. \n  \nThe Road Ahead to Maintaining a Democracy\nMarch 1\, 2023 \n \nWhat are the main obstacles to maintaining a democracy? Is a sound legal system sufficient? We examine Kosovo and the Balkan region one year after the start of the aggression against Ukraine. \nWith Dr. Enver Hasani\, former President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo (2011-2016). \nDr. Enver Hasani was the first President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo (2009-2015). He was a member of the Venice Commission representing Kosovo. He is a Professor of International Law and International Relations at the University of Prishtina\, where he previously served as its rector. From 1992 to 1997 Dr. Hasani was a Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania. He participated in the Rambouillet Conference on Kosovo (1999) as part of the Kosovo delegation. He has published four books and numerous academic articles regarding different aspects of civil law\, constitutional law\, public international law and international relations and has given talks at many universities. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Northwestern University. He has studied at the University of Prishtina (Civil and Economic Law) and at Bilkent University in Ankara (MA and PhD in International Law and Relations). Dr. Hasani also holds the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University Kocaeli in Turkey. \n  \nBipartisanship in Action\nApril 12\, 2023 \n \nThe Kansas Future Caucus convenes young and innovative legislators in the Kansas state legislature to work on the issues facing Gen Z\, Millennials\, and future generations. Future Caucus members are committed to pragmatically working towards a culture of political cooperation. \nModerated by Katie Bernard\, reporter for the Kansas City Star and Wichita Eagle and former Student Advisory Board member. \nRepresentative Tory Marie Blew (Arnberger) represents House District 112 in Barton County. She is in her fourth term and is the Vice-Chair of Higher Education Budget Committee. She also serves on Financial Institutions and Pensions and Insurance committees. \nRepresentative Rui Xu represents House District 25 in Northeast Johnson County. He’s in his 3rd term and serves as the Ranking Democrat on Financial Institutions and Pensions\, as well as on the Commerce and Agriculture Committees. He also serves as the co-chair of the Kansas Future Caucus\, along with Rep. Blew\, which is comprised of all the legislators under 45 years old and seeks to solve problems along generational lines rather than fighting across party ones. \nKatie Bernard covers politics and government in Kansas for the Kansas City Star. She led the Star’s\ncoverage of Kansas’ historic August 2nd vote on abortion rights and was part of the team covering the 2022 governor’s race\, attorney general’s race\, and 3rd District congressional contest. Katie joined The Star as a breaking news and crime reporter in 2019. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Kansas where she spent four years on the Dole Institute’s Student Advisory Board. \nThe Millennial Action Project works directly with our nation’s leading young policymakers on both a national and state level to bridge the partisan divide and lead a new era of collaborative governance. As a national\, nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to activating millennial and Gen Z policymakers\, MAP gives our nation’s young leaders the resources and support to develop and pass innovative policy solutions — and forge productive partnerships on the issues affecting the youngest generations of Americans. \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Millennial Action Project. \n \n  \n  \nCommon Ground for Trusted Elections\nApril 19\, 2023 \n \nJoin us for the 5th and final program in our Discussion Group series “Building Democracy in the 21st Century” for a conversation with Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and New Mexico’s Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver\, who have both signed The Carter Center’s Candidate Principles for Trusted Elections. Veteran journalist and Fall 2022 Dole Fellow Jerry Seib will return to the Institute to moderate. Seib will focus the discussion on The Carter Center’s Candidate Principles for Trusted Elections\, and how they can help candidates\, parties\, and citizens promote election integrity and confidence in the voting process more broadly. \nThe Carter Center launched the Candidate Principles for Trusted Elections initiative in 2022. The bipartisan effort encourages candidates\, political parties\, and voters to uphold five core doctrines of democratic elections: integrity\, nonviolence\, security\, oversight\, and the peaceful transfer of power. Anyone — candidates\, organizations\, community leaders\, and voters — can pledge their support for the Candidate Principles at principledcandidates.org. \nSec. Brad Raffensperger has served as Georgia’s Secretary of State since 2019. In that time\, he has overseen Georgia public records and Georgia elections\, including the highly publicized U.S. Senate runoff elections in 2020 and 2021. Raffensperger won reelection in 2022 following a contentious Republican primary. Raffensperger is also the owner of Tendon Systems\, LLC\, a specialty contracting and engineering design firm with nearly 150 employees. \nSec. Maggie Toulouse Oliver has served as New Mexico’s Secretary of State since 2016. As Secretary of State\, Oliver has modernized New Mexico elections and advocated for reforms to increase transparency. Oliver is the former President of the National Association of Secretaries of State and serves on a number of government commissions & civic boards. \nGerald F. Seib is a graduate of the University of Kansas and was 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 has also reported from the Middle East for the Journal in the mid-1980s\, covered the White House\, moderated three presidential debates\, and interviewed every president since Ronald Reagan. \nThis program is presented in partnership with The Carter Center. \n \n\nThe Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan\, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming\, congressional archive\, and museum\, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.
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SUMMARY:2024 SPRING | Obstacles and Opportunities: Tackling Sustainability in Kansas
DESCRIPTION:Our Spring 2024 Discussion Group series\, “Obstacles and Opportunities: Tackling Sustainability in Kansas\,” will be a four-part series moderated by Kansas Rural Center Board Member Karen Willey. The series was created alongside Discussion Group Coordinators Braiden Bangalan and Rachel Creighton by engaging with members of the Dole Institute’s Student Advisory Board to determine which topics related to sustainability in Kansas that students wanted to address. \n  \n \nThis series is presented in partnership with the Kansas Rural Center. \n  \n\n  \nThe Farm Bill: Food and Hunger in the Heartland\nFebruary 20\, 2024 \n \nThe Farm Bill\, a massive omnibus legislation covering a wide range of issues from agricultural practices to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)\, is on the docket for this coming year’s Congress. The Farm Bill dictates the most profitable and economical practices for Kansas’s largest industry\, agriculture\, and will shape farming and food stamp policies for the next 5 years. Join us with Senior Agriculture Advisor to Representative Sharice Davids\, Zach Helder\, and Executive Director of Kansas Farmers Union\, Nick Levendofsky\, to discuss the prevailing issues\, debates\, and environmental impact of this highly influential legislation. Karen Willey will lead this semester’s four-part Discussion Group Series. \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Kansas Farmers Union and the KU Department of Political Science. \n  \nSink or Swim: The Future of Water in Kansas\nFebruary 27\, 2024 \n \nWorking lands\, ecosystems\, towns\, and cities all need scarce water resources to survive in an uncertain future. With a plethora of legal battles and competing interests between powerful players\, water access\, quantity\, and quality is a hot topic in Kansas. In discussion with Representatives Lindsay Vaughn and Kenny Titus\, we explore the state of water quantity and quality and the conversations happening within the state. Karen Willey will lead this semester’s four-part Discussion Group Series. \nThis program is presented in partnership with the KU Honors Program. \n  \nPowering the Next Generation: Renewable Energy Options and Hurdles in Kansas\nMarch 19\, 2024 \n \nAs one of the most widely discussed topics with a vast array of stakeholders\, the future of renewable energy in Kansas is unclear. Taking into consideration the environmental and economic impacts of various forms of energy\, we look at what direction Kansas is headed and where it could go. Join us with Climate + Energy Project Program Director Allison Thomas\, Douglas County Planning Commission Chair Gary Rexroad\, Evergy Clean Energy Development Manager Brandon Sack\, and State Geologist of Kansas Jay Kalbas to discuss the future of renewable energy development in Kansas by means of public policy\, community action\, and environmental necessity. Karen Willey will lead this semester’s four-part Discussion Group Series. \n  \nWhere Do We Go Now?: The Politics and Policies of Climate Adaptation in Kansas\nMarch 26\, 2024 \n \nKansas is facing the question of how to create a livable state in the face of climate change. How can rural and urban areas adapt to become more resilient? As the environmental and ecological effects of a changing climate rapidly progress\, local communities and nations alike are finding new solutions to this crisis. Join Douglas County\, Kansas Food Waste Reduction Specialist Jamie Hofling\, Kansas Rural Center Executive Director Tom Buller\, KU Associate Professor Ward Lyles\, and Earthjustice Senior Director Jasmin Moore for this conversation with Dole Fellow Karen Willey. \nThis program is presented in partnership with the KU School of Public Affairs Administration\, and the Department of Environmental Studies.
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SUMMARY:FALL 2024 | Congress in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Association of the Former Members of Congress\, the Dole Institute welcomed former members of Congress Luke Messer (R-IN) and Cheri Bustos (D-IL) for “Congress in the 21st Century\,” a three-part Discussion Groups series highlighting their careers in public service and bipartisanship\, and work with members of the Student Advisory Board to develop programming on topics at the top of students’ minds. \nThis series is supported by the Edward F. Reilly Endowed Fund\, which supports public programming at the Dole Institute that explores the role of civil discourse and bipartisanship in contemporary politics. This fund has been made possible by a generous gift from Edward F. Reilly\, Jr. \nLearn more about Congressman Luke Messer (R-IN) and Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL) by visiting our website. You can stream their programs on each of their Dole Fellow profiles. \n  \n\n  \n \nThe Association of the Former Members of Congress (FMC) is a non-advocacy\, nonpartisan group founded in 1970 and chartered by Congress in 1983. It is a voluntary alliance of more than 800 Former U.S. Senators and Representatives working to strengthen Congress in the conduct of its Constitutional responsibility through promoting a collaborative approach to policymaking and deepening the public’s understanding of our democratic system.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/fall-2024-congress-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion Groups
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SUMMARY:FALL 2024 | Beyond the Ballot: Understanding the 2024 Elections
DESCRIPTION:Join Dole Fellow Jonathan Shorman Wednesdays this fall as he highlights elections\, campaigns\, and more here in Kansas and throughout the nation. His series will culminate this November with the Kansas Panel of the 2024 Post Election Conference. \nLearn more about Jonathan Shorman’s Discussion Groups series by visiting our website.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/fall-2024-beyond-the-ballot-understanding-the-2024-elections/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion Groups
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250220
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SUMMARY:SPRING 2025 | Exactly How Much Power Does an American President Have?
DESCRIPTION:Dole Fellow Matt Beat examines how the exercise of presidential power has evolved since the ratification of the Constitution and how it is shared with each branch of government\, the states\, and citizens themselves. \nLearn more about his Discussion Groups series by visiting his Fellow profile.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/spring-2025-exactly-how-much-power-does-an-american-president-have/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion Groups
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SUMMARY:FALL 2025 | Leadership Lessons from the Front Lines of Public Service
DESCRIPTION:Dole Fellow\, bestselling author\, and political consultant Joni Wickham examines topics in local governance\, including mayoral and representative leadership\, public advocacy\, and local policymaking in her Fall 2025 Discussion Groups series\, Leadership Lessons from the Front Lines of Public Service.” \nLearn more about her Discussion Groups series by visiting her Fellow profile.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/fall-2025-leadership-lessons-from-the-front-lines-of-public-service/
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:20260211T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130534
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SUMMARY:What Does It Mean to Be United?
DESCRIPTION:Since its founding\, America has been a land awash with contrasts and divisions. Are we truly a “melting pot” where one must assimilate to belong or are we more the quiver of arrows on our national seal – many people bound by a “political ideology centered on the abstract ideals of liberty\, equality\, and republicanism.” What are the foundational beliefs that unite but also threaten to divide us? How can we come together as a United States today? \n  \n\n  \nJeff King serves as the executive vice president of the Rodel Institute\, where he founded and runs fellowships for judges of all ideological persuasions\, as well as bipartisan groups of elected officials\, to explore ways that leaders can transcend differences to promote judicial independence and cross-party dialogue. A former Kansas Senator (R) representing southeastern Kansas\, Jeff worked extensively on criminal justice issues\, pension reform\, education finance and tax policy as chair of the Senate Judiciary\, Pension\, and Rules committees. A former Tenth Circuit clerk and president of the Appellate Section of the Kansas Bar\, Jeff has handled over 60 appeals across the country on issues of school finance\, trust\, state government and constitutional law. He holds degrees from Brown University\, Yale Law School\, and the University of Cambridge. \nMark McCormick is a New York Times bestselling author with nearly 30 years of experience as a reporter\, editor\, and columnist. He most recently served as the inaugural executive director of the Kansas Black Leadership Council and deputy director of the ACLU of Kansas. He also served for a total of six years as executive director of The Kansas African American Museum. An alum of the University of Kansas\, McCormick is a trustee of the William Allen White School of Journalism at KU\, served as a professional in residence at the University of Oklahoma\, and was appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to two Kansas state commissions\, including the Kansas African American Affairs Commission. He has earned numerous awards and recognitions over his career and was inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame last year.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/spring-2026-discussion-groups-series/
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:20260325T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130534
CREATED:20260105T192843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T180727Z
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SUMMARY:Liberty In a Pluralistic Society
DESCRIPTION:Liberty is America’s founding ideal\, bursting from our shores and spreading to nations far and near. But\, our own story is rife with contradictions and presents challenges even today as we balance the desires of a changing society. How do we balance competing ideas of liberty in a pluralistic country? How can we secure this most American of ideals for all within our nation? \n  \n\n  \nJeff King serves as the executive vice president of the Rodel Institute\, where he founded and runs fellowships for judges of all ideological persuasions\, as well as bipartisan groups of elected officials\, to explore ways that leaders can transcend differences to promote judicial independence and cross-party dialogue. A former Kansas Senator (R) representing southeastern Kansas\, Jeff worked extensively on criminal justice issues\, pension reform\, education finance and tax policy as chair of the Senate Judiciary\, Pension\, and Rules committees. A former Tenth Circuit clerk and president of the Appellate Section of the Kansas Bar\, Jeff has handled over 60 appeals across the country on issues of school finance\, trust\, state government and constitutional law. He holds degrees from Brown University\, Yale Law School\, and the University of Cambridge. \nMark McCormick is a New York Times bestselling author with nearly 30 years of experience as a reporter\, editor\, and columnist. He most recently served as the inaugural executive director of the Kansas Black Leadership Council and deputy director of the ACLU of Kansas. He also served for a total of six years as executive director of The Kansas African American Museum. An alum of the University of Kansas\, McCormick is a trustee of the William Allen White School of Journalism at KU\, served as a professional in residence at the University of Oklahoma\, and was appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to two Kansas state commissions\, including the Kansas African American Affairs Commission. He has earned numerous awards and recognitions over his career and was inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame last year.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/spring-2026-discussion-groups-series-2026-03-25/
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:20260408T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130534
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SUMMARY:A Republic\, If You Can Keep It
DESCRIPTION: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 we take to keep the American republic strong for another 250 years? \n  \n\n  \nJeff King serves as the executive vice president of the Rodel Institute\, where he founded and runs fellowships for judges of all ideological persuasions\, as well as bipartisan groups of elected officials\, to explore ways that leaders can transcend differences to promote judicial independence and cross-party dialogue. A former Kansas Senator (R) representing southeastern Kansas\, Jeff worked extensively on criminal justice issues\, pension reform\, education finance and tax policy as chair of the Senate Judiciary\, Pension\, and Rules committees. A former Tenth Circuit clerk and president of the Appellate Section of the Kansas Bar\, Jeff has handled over 60 appeals across the country on issues of school finance\, trust\, state government and constitutional law. He holds degrees from Brown University\, Yale Law School\, and the University of Cambridge. \nMark McCormick is a New York Times bestselling author with nearly 30 years of experience as a reporter\, editor\, and columnist. He most recently served as the inaugural executive director of the Kansas Black Leadership Council and deputy director of the ACLU of Kansas. He also served for a total of six years as executive director of The Kansas African American Museum. An alum of the University of Kansas\, McCormick is a trustee of the William Allen White School of Journalism at KU\, served as a professional in residence at the University of Oklahoma\, and was appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to two Kansas state commissions\, including the Kansas African American Affairs Commission. He has earned numerous awards and recognitions over his career and was inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame last year.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/spring-2026-discussion-groups-series-2026-04-08/
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:20260429T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260429T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130534
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Happiness: Is America Still the Land of Opportunity?
DESCRIPTION: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 it look like? How can we elevate it to foster happiness in generations to come? \n  \n\n  \nJeff King serves as the executive vice president of the Rodel Institute\, where he founded and runs fellowships for judges of all ideological persuasions\, as well as bipartisan groups of elected officials\, to explore ways that leaders can transcend differences to promote judicial independence and cross-party dialogue. A former Kansas Senator (R) representing southeastern Kansas\, Jeff worked extensively on criminal justice issues\, pension reform\, education finance and tax policy as chair of the Senate Judiciary\, Pension\, and Rules committees. A former Tenth Circuit clerk and president of the Appellate Section of the Kansas Bar\, Jeff has handled over 60 appeals across the country on issues of school finance\, trust\, state government and constitutional law. He holds degrees from Brown University\, Yale Law School\, and the University of Cambridge. \nMark McCormick is a New York Times bestselling author with nearly 30 years of experience as a reporter\, editor\, and columnist. He most recently served as the inaugural executive director of the Kansas Black Leadership Council and deputy director of the ACLU of Kansas. He also served for a total of six years as executive director of The Kansas African American Museum. An alum of the University of Kansas\, McCormick is a trustee of the William Allen White School of Journalism at KU\, served as a professional in residence at the University of Oklahoma\, and was appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to two Kansas state commissions\, including the Kansas African American Affairs Commission. He has earned numerous awards and recognitions over his career and was inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame last year.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/spring-2026-discussion-groups-series-2026-04-29/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion Groups
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