Tuesday, June 02, 2015
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Tuesday, June 02, 2015
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Historically black colleges and universities—known as HBCUs—have been part of American higher education for more than 150 years. With the recent acceptance of Simmons College of Kentucky, there are now 107 HBCUs in the United States. These schools have an undeniable impact on minority students—11 percent of African-American students are enrolled in HBCUs, even though the minority institutions only represent...
Friday, June 23, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Appetite for Change: How to Combat Food Insecurity in Ohio
In 2006, "food insecurity" supplanted "hunger" as the way the United States' government describes Americans who don't haven enough to eat. No matter what term is used, while society and technology has accelerated, so has the number of people going...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 11:00 a.m.
For the Love of Cleveland: Reinvestment and Opportunity
Anchor institutions like Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, and University Hospitals purchase upwards of $3 billion in goods and services per year. Their growth as contributed to Cleveland’s emerging identity as a hotspot for jobs in healthcare and higher...
Friday, June 16, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
In April, Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown, approving a stopgap budget deal that included concessions from both sides. President Trump's 2018 budget, to be released the week of May 22, is expected to bolster spending for the military and...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 11:00 a.m.
For the Love of Cleveland: From White Flight to the Fifth Migration
At one time, Cleveland was America’s fifth largest city. We seemed poised to stand alongside such stalwarts as Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and Boston as thriving, dense, and iconic metropolitan areas. And then we lost population. Spurred by the loss...
Friday, June 09, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
The original version of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax included the line "I hear things are just as bad up in Lake Erie.” This was in reference to the 1960s declaration that Lake Erie was “dead.” The lake was not, in...
Tuesday, June 06, 2017, 6:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: A New U.S. Foreign Policy?
President Donald Trump’s first trip abroad can, in many measures, be judged a success, largely avoiding the controversies that loom over his administration in Washington. His swift condemnation of the terror attack in Manchester during his press conference with Palestinian...
Friday, June 02, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Lessons Learned in the Fight for Educational Equity
Today in America, and here in Northeast Ohio, the circumstances of your birth too often predict the opportunities you have in life. Children growing up in low-income neighborhoods
Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
The Black Dog: Why We Don’t Care
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in four people will be affected by a mental illness or neurological disorder during their lifetime. Currently, more than 450 million people worldwide suffer from a mental illness, making it a leading...
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