Dole Forum
The Dole Forum is a major part the Institute’s educational programming efforts to reach the students at the University of Kansas and the surrounding community. It consists of ongoing programs covering a wide variety of topics designed to encourage political participation among young people through education and civil discussion.
Among the national personalities the Dole Forum has hosted are Republican strategist Matthew Dowd, ABC’s Kate Snow, former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile, West Wing producer Alex Graves, Iraq commander and former Commander of Ft. Leavenworth Gen. David Petraeus, Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and 2008 presidential hopeful Senator Joseph Biden among others.
Dole Forum - Spring 2008/Summer
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 University Lecture - "An Evening with Roderick Bremby"
Secretary of Kansas Department of Health & Environment. LJWorld news coverage "Bremby defends coal-plant decision" Press Release | Video
Monday, March 31, 2008
“Indigenous Thinking in a Time of Climate Change”
Winona LaDuke, political, environmental activist, former Green Party vice-presidential candidate; director of Honor the Earth. Press Release - Video
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
"An Evening with Bill Lacy" - Institute Director Lacy, having practiced again what he teaches, shared his stories from the presidential campaign trail. Press Release - Video
"First Spouses:
Changing Roles & Expectations"
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Jenny Sanford, South Carolina first lady alongside Gov. Mark Sanford, was "interviewed" by Dole Institute Fellow Jennifer Schmidt.
Two other scheduled panelists were unable to participate due to airline delays and illness. Press Release - Video
“Liberty, Property & Eminent Domain:
The Impact of Kelo"
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
TIM SANDEFUR, Senior Staff Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation and lead attorney, Economic Liberty Project. Press Release | Video |About Kelo
President Harry S. Truman to visit the InstitutePortrayed by historian and interpreter Niel Johnson, President Truman discusses his presidential experiences and takes questions from the audience. Johnson is the author of "Power, Money and Women: Words to the Wise from Harry S. Truman."
Free and Open to the Public. First come, first seated. Press Release
