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Dole Institute debuts new exhibit: “Remembering Service, Sacrifice, Unity, and Victory: A National Memorial to World War II”
December 2, 2021 - News
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is pleased to debut a new exhibition, “Remembering Service, Sacrifice, Unity, and Victory: A National…
Dole Institute of Politics presents The Counselors
October 27, 2021 - News
On Nov. 17, the Dole Institute of Politics will debut The Counselors, an engaging series featuring two advocates arguing either side of an important national issue. In a cross between a courtroom trial and a debate, the two counselors will present…
Dole Institute Accepting Submissions for Newly Announced Kansas Veterans Virtual Memory Wall
July 28, 2021 - News
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Dole Institute to return to in-person programming this fall
July 28, 2021 - News
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its fall 2021 programming lineup, featuring a wide array of journalists, authors, scholars and politicians. Additionally, after a year and a half of…
Dole Institute to host filmmakers, scholars, and leaders this spring
June 26, 2021 - News
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its virtual programming lineup for the Spring 2021 semester. With the inauguration of a new President, the focus of the early schedule will be on the…
NEH Awards Dole Institute and Partners Funds to Build Online Portal for Congressional Archives
June 1, 2021 - News
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, in partnership with West Virginia University Libraries and the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education, will develop an online portal through…
The Dole Institute welcomes Senator Pat Roberts for special program
May 1, 2021 - News
LAWRENCE- The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will live-stream the fourth and final installment of its afternoon series inspired by the Voices from the Big First,…
Dole Institute to debut exhibit about Bob Dole’s early years in Congress
April 5, 2021 - News
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas is pleased to announce a new exhibit, Voices from the Big First, 1961-1968, which will debut in the Elizabeth Dole Gallery and Reading Room on February 11, 2021, and will…
Statement regarding Senator Dole’s health challenges
April 5, 2021 - News
In light of Senator Bob Dole’s announcement today that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer, Dole Institute Director Bill Lacy has shared the following statement. …
2020 Post-Election Conference to Debut as Video Series
January 4, 2021 - News
LAWRENCE- The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that the biennial Post-Election Conference will debut as an eleven-part video series on the institute’s YouTube Channel. …
