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Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power will visit to discuss her new memoir, The Education of an Idealist. Samantha Power is the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Khizr Khan delivered a seven minute speech that reverberated across America — and caused sales of pocket U.S. Constitutions to soar. Since then, Khan has authored two books and, through his public speeches on...
Friday, April 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Making Democracy Work: Restoring Civility and Bipartisanship
Frank LaRose took office as Ohio's Secretary of State on January 14th, 2019. Prior to being elected to statewide office, he served two terms in the State Senate representing the 27th Senate District in northeast Ohio. As Ohio’s Secretary of State,...
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
ACEs and Toxic Stress: Rewriting the Story for the Next Generation
Over the last several years, healthcare providers and researchers are exploring the link between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and physical health, mental health, and addiction. The first study, published in 1998, found that children who experience ACEs (everything from divorce,...
Friday, February 22, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Hate: Why We Should Resist it with Free Speech, Not Censorship
Hate speech is legally protected free speech under the First Amendment, a protection that has been upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States. Yet, that doesn't mean we can agree on what constitutes hate speech—or free speech for...
Monday, November 12, 2018, 5:30 p.m.
Jus soli, Latin for law of the soil, is the principle by which individuals are automatically granted citizenship in the country they are born in. Today, it's commonly known as birthright citizenship - and it became law when the Fourteenth...
Friday, November 09, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Across the country, students - from elementary school to high school - are speaking out against gun violence, racial discrimination, and bullying among other societal issues. And people, everyone from elected officials to corporate CEOs to journalists, are taking notice. Historically...
Friday, June 22, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Science as Social Change: The Woman who Saved Flint's Children
A few years ago, the country watched in horror as the national media descended on Flint, Michigan. A switch in drinking water sources - from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the Flint River - had caused nearly 100,000...
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