September 17, 2018 – Candidate Town Hall Lisa Brown: “5th District Candidate Town Hall” On Monday September 17th Lisa Brown returned to WSU to discuss her campaign for the 5th congressional district. Brown addressed an audience of students, faculty, and community members on the current state of inefficiency in Congress and how she hopes to improve it should she […]
February 5, 2018 – Public Lecture Jane Freedman: “Gender, violence, and civil conflicts” Jane Freedman is professor of politics at Université de Paris 8. Her most recent book is Gender, Violence and Politics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ashgate, 2016). More about Gender, violence, and civil conflicts” presentation. February 7, 2018 – Public […]
March 29, 2018 – Distinguished Lecture Series Howard Gillman: “Free Speech and Campus Climate Issues” The Foley Institute hosted Howard Gillman, from UC’s Irvine campus, to share his experience with university demonstrations and talk about his new book, “Free Speech on Campus.” He recalled the treatment of protesters the first time Milo Yiannopoulos, a former […]
February 13, 2018 – Panel Discussion on Science, Ethics, and Public Policy Panel discussion with Steven Stehr, Patricia Hunt, and Kristen Intemann: “Why is Science such a hard sell?” On February 13, The Foley Institute welcomed three professors to discuss the disparity in understanding between scientists, lawmakers and the public, leading many to reject scientifically […]
February 7, 2018 – Public Lecture Matthew Sutton: “Trump and evangelical America” On Wednesday February 7, Matthew Sutton, WSU, talked about the history of American evangelicalism and Donald Trump’s popularity among certain segments of the U.S. population. Despite Trump’s past investments in the gambling industry and affairs with women, he still managed to gain over […]
February 5, 2018 – Public Lecture Jane Freedman: “Gender, violence, and civil conflicts” On February 5, Jane Freedman, Universite de Paris 8, France, discussed sexual and gender-based violence in the context of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She explained the current state of the DRC, where NGO’s and the United Nations are investing huge […]