KU Civic Engagement

Name: Affordable Housing in America
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October 2025
Featured October 8 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Bipartisan Consensus Building: Making Public Policy Work for Everyone

Event Category:

Discussion Groups

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

Hybrid Event
Kansas State Representatives Laura Williams (R) and Brandon Woodard (D) are a unique team. They previously ran against each other for public office, but are now both elected officials in the Kansas House of Representatives who work together on a broad spectrum of policy issues. In this session, we’ll hear about their bipartisan public policy […]
Featured October 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The 2025 Constitution Day Program: Healthcare in the U.S. Constitution

Event Category:

Dole Forum

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

Hybrid Event
In observation of Constitution Day, Dole Institute associate director Dr. Barbara Ballard, and attorney and Student Advisory Board alum Jesse Burbank will be in conversation with I. Glenn Cohen, the James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, about the intersection of healthcare policy and the U.S. Constitution, including discussions […]
Featured October 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am

Affordable Housing in America

Event Category:

Dole Forum

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

Hybrid Event
Fueled by high home prices and rents, a limited supply of affordable homes, and persistent regulatory and financing hurdles, families across the nation are finding it harder than ever to secure safe, decent, and affordable housing. Millions of American families spend more than half their income on housing, while entry-level homeownership remains out of reach […]

October 2025