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Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Complete Streets and the Transit Paradox
It is well understood that access to reliable and affordable transportation is essential to addressing poverty, unemployment, obesity, and a variety of other social ills. Unfortunately, in many Midwestern cities, priority is often given to those who can afford transportation,...
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War
Join the City Club for the next installment in our Book Club series as we discuss The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War by Andrew Delbanco. Winner of...
Friday, October 25, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Remarks from Alex Johnson, Ph.D.
Opened in 1963, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is Ohio's first community college and remains one of the state's largest community colleges, serving more than 51,000 students each year. To date, more than 900,000 county residents have come through Tri-C's doors. As...
Friday, November 01, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
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, November 05, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Music as Political Diplomacy
An increasingly popular form of cultural exchange and citizen diplomacy is expressed through music. From the German, British, Belgian, and French soliders singing "Silent Night" during the World War I Christmas Truce to jazz legends bringing American culture to the...
Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Safe and Sound: Addressing the Crisis of Family Homelessness
At the 2018 State of the Schools address, the first audience question came from a student at the Newton D. Baker School of Arts who asked "What are the district's plan for our children who are homeless? What progress is...
Thursday, November 07, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Youth Forum: Primary Schooling
It's fairly well understood that ZIP code is just as much a predictor of an individual's life expectancy as genetics. Similarly, from birth, a child’s future is often predicted by what school district they live in. In many cities across...
Friday, November 08, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Desk 88: Eight Progressive Senators that Changed America
This forum is sold out. For questions or to be placed on a wait list, please contact Tiffany France at 216.350.5571. Since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown has sat on the Senate floor at...
Friday, November 15, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The New 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...
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 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...
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
First elected to the Dayton City Commission in 2005, Nan Whaley was the youngest women ever chosen for a Commission seat. She was elected as Dayton’s mayor in 2013 by a double-digit majority. In 2017 she was re-elected mayor without...
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