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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...
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
To Impeach or Not to Impeach?
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tuesday, December 03, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
How We Fight and Why it Matters: Ethics in Foreign Military Operations Today
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...
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...
Friday, January 10, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Sandusky is experiencing a renaissance by celebrating its diversity, supporting entrepreneurs, redeveloping and preserving its historic architecture, and building on its reputation as a hub for tourism, transitioning into a diversified “Destination Economy.” This success is the result of forged...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Apple, Antitrust, and Irony: What Americans Really Think About Competition
In 2019, the federal government began looking into tech giants and whether they are violating antitrust laws. The four, Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook, are under scrutiny to determine if their practices stifle competition. This isn't the first time a big...
Thursday, January 23, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Youth Forum: The Impact of Foster Care's Thousands of Ohio's Children
In the United States, there are approximately 443,000 children in foster care at any given time, with the system taking in more than 690,000 children per year. According to the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, more than 20,000 children...
Friday, January 24, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
In 2019, state lawmakers and Governor Mike DeWine approved a 10.5-cent-per-gallon increase in gas and a 19-cent-per gallon increase in diesel as part of Ohio's revised transportation budget. The tax went into effect on July 1, 2019. The higher gas tax...
Friday, January 31, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Staging Transformation: Art as Social Activism
The arts have the power to deepen conversation, open minds, and call for compassion and consciousness. Throughout history, art has been used as a tool for dialogue, exploring social justice issues, and affecting positive change. Art — encompassing everything from...
Friday, February 21, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Paying the Price — College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream
Over the last few years, the future of higher education has dominated much of the public discourse. Increased costs, ballooning student loan debt, and lagging starting salaries for most graduates has caused many Americans to question both the feasibility of...
Thursday, February 27, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Shifting Mindsets: The Promise of a Two-Generation Approach
Two-generation approaches work with children and their parents simultaneously to harness a family's full potential for educational success and economic prosperity. It is fueled by advances in brain science and a recognition of the return on investment in early education...
Friday, February 28, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
The Twilight of Judicial Independence
Judicial independence, the ability of courts and judges to perform their duties free of influence or control by other branches of government or shifting popular opinion, has been a defining feature of the American Constitutional landscape for centuries. The architecture...
Friday, March 13, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
2020 High School Debate Championship
For more than two decades, The City Club of Cleveland has hosted the annual High School Debate Championship. While most high school students are watching basketball finals and preparing for spring break, these enterprising students prepare for the High School...
Friday, April 10, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
The Three B's: The Effect of Implicit Bias on Preschool Expulsion
In 2005, Yale researchers, led by Dr. Walter S. Gilliam, discovered that preschoolers were expelled at rates three times higher than their K-12 counterparts. In addition to being more likely to be expelled, expulsion rates mirrors that of incarceration in...
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