Pandemics, China, and the Coronavirus
John M. Barry
Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 7 p.m. in Tomson Hall 280
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Edmund Santurri moderates a panel discussion featuring Justice Alan Page, Jackie MacMullan, and Nate Boyer.
Spring 2020 Series: U.S.-China Relations and a Special Event on the 2020 Presidential Election
China: Big Data, AI, and Privacy
Joy Dantong Ma, Jeffrey Ding, Xiao Qiang
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 7 p.m. in Tomson Hall 280
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The State of the Presidential Election
Reihan Salam, Amy Walter
Monday, March 16, 2020 at 7 p.m. in Tomson Hall 280
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U.S.-China Relations Today
Elizabeth Economy, Evan Osnos
Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 7 p.m. in Tomson Hall 280
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Freedom and Coercion in China
Sheena Greitens, Minxin Pei
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 7 p.m. in Tomson Hall 280
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Institute’s spring series will explore U.S.-China relations
Oles come together across the political divide to discuss and listen
MPR broadcasts Institute talk by alumna Beth Truesdale '97
Q&A with sociologist and expert on aging Beth Truesdale '97
“College campuses are turning into places where people are just scared to talk…the good part is there is a lot of moral passion; people want to change the world. The bad part is you can’t do it through hatred and bludgeoning. So to have an Institute [like this]…is a very brave and important thing, and it’s really the only way forward.”
David Brooks, New York Times columnist
Institute for Freedom & Community Keynote Speaker, Fall 2018