December 9, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Meet Your Legislators Representative Susan Fagan, Senator Mark Schoesler, and Representative Joe Schmick discuss issues facing the legislature in the upcoming 2015 session. November 18, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series “Games without Rules: The Fight for Afghanistan” with Tamim Ansary Author and historian Tamim Ansary spoke on the […]
September 26, 2014 – Pre-Law Day Cougar Pre-Law Day, 2014 Friday, September 26, 2014 | 2-5pm | CUE 518 Experts from the academic and professional legal communities will be on campus to talk to students about law school and offer advice about admissions and the law school experience. You will have the opportunity to learn […]
September 24, 2014 – SEPP Symposium Panel discussion: “Poison Everywhere: The Ethics, Law, and Policy Regulation of Environmental Toxicants” The fall SEPP Symposium, held on September 24, 2014, focused on analysis of policy regulation of environmental toxicants. Michael Skinner, professor of biological sciences and principal investigator of the Skinner Laboratory at WSU, began the discussion […]
September 17, 2014 – Public Lecture “The Need for an American Land Ethic” with Walter Echo-Hawk Walter Echo-Hawk is a Native American attorney, tribal judge, author, activist and law professor. He is a representative of Indian tribes on numerous issues, such as treaty rights, water rights, religious freedom, prisoner rights, and repatriation rights. Echo-Hawk discussed […]
September 24, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Meet the Candidate: Joe Pakootas On September 24, 2014, congressional democratic candidate, Joe Pakootas, came to campus for a Coffee & Politics event. Pakootas was challenger of Cathy McMorris Rodgers for the seat of U.S. Representative for the 5th congressional district of Washington, a seat formerly held […]
October 2, 2014 – Distinguished Lecture Series “Saving American Capitalism: Inequality in America” with Nick Hanauer In October, Nick Hanauer gave two Foley Distinguished lectures: one on the WSU Pullman campus, and another at the Fox Theater in Spokane, WA. Hanauer, an entrepreneur, civic activist, philanthropist, education advocate, and member of the 1%, argued that […]
October 14, 2014 – Public Lecture Alejandro Reyes: “Hong Kong: Behind the Protests and Beyond” On October 14, 2014, visiting associate professor at the University of Hong Kong, Alejandro Reyes, spoke about democratic protesters in Hong Kong. Reyes expressed his opinion that the protest group, Occupy Central with Peace and Love, is disorganized and lacks […]
October 28, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Jon McCourt: “From Bullets to the Peace Process” Jon McCourt, civil rights activist and former member of the Irish Republican Army, was welcomed to the Foley Institute on October 28th, 2014. Jon spoke about the complexities of Irish Politics from the late 1960’s until the end of […]
October 31, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Cathy McMorris Rodgers On October 31, 2014, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers visited Pullman to participate in our Coffee & Politics series. While visiting Pullman to hear from her constituents, the Congresswoman stopped by the Institute to share about her roles and duties as U.S. representative of Washington’s […]
September 24, 2014 – Coffee & Politics Series Meet the Candidate: Joe Pakootas On September 24, 2014, congressional democratic candidate, Joe Pakootas, came to campus for a Coffee & Politics event. Pakootas was challenger of Cathy McMorris Rodgers for the seat of U.S. Representative for the 5th congressional district of Washington—Speaker Foley’s former position. Pakootas […]