Friday, October 11, 2019
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Friday, October 11, 2019
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Billy Bean is the only openly gay current or former Major League Baseball (MLB) player alive today. From 1987 to 1995, he played for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres.
As a closeted gay man in the hyper-masculine and anti-gay world of professional sports, he found himself increasingly unable to manage his double life and chose to...
Friday, December 06, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Leadership in a Time of Crisis
This forum is sold out. For questions or to be placed on a wait list, please contact Tiffany France at 216.350.5571. First elected to the Dayton City Commission in 2005, Nan Whaley was the youngest women ever chosen for a Commission...
Tuesday, December 03, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Military ethics has primarily grabbed the public's attention thanks to Hollywood. Through movies such as the Caine Mutiny, Platoon, and A Few Good Men, audiences have shared in the dilemmas of men and women in uniform as they struggle to...
Tuesday, December 03, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Reimagining Journalism: Bringing the Newsroom to the Community
Questions about the future of journalism in an increasingly digital world is somewhat old news. And yet, the stats are still startling: since 2004, more than 1,800 newspapers have closed; the remaining ones still suffered, cutting news coverage, shrinking the...
Friday, November 22, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Blue-Collar and White-Collar America: Some Big Challenges and Bright Spots
Despite low unemployment rates and a steady growth of new private-sector jobs, it can be argued that workers and organized labor are in their worst state since the early 1930s. Today's average wage has the same purchasing power as it...
Friday, November 22, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Uncertain Future of Title IX
Title IX, passed in 1972, guarantees that all institutions that receive federal funding must provide equal opportunities, facilities, and supplies to students regardless of their gender. But in the ensuing decades, it has been interpreted and expanded to also protect...
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Impeaching an American President is rare. It’s only happened twice in American history — to Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton — and neither of those times resulted in the president being removed from office. On September 24 2019, the...
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
White-Collar, Blue-Collar, and Gig Workers: What Is The Future of American Labor?
Despite low unemployment rates and a steady growth of new private-sector jobs, it can be argued that workers and organized labor are in their worst state since the early 1930s. Today's average wage has the same purchasing power as it...
Friday, November 15, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Next American City: The Big Promise of our Midsize Metros
Mick Cornett is the longest-serving Mayor of Oklahoma City and is credited with its transformation from a forgettable city in "flyover country" to one of America's most dynamic midsized cities. During his time in office, Newsweek called him one of the...
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