Join us for lunch and a conversation with Jim McCloskey who, since 1983, has freed 67 men and women who were serving life or death sentences for crimes they did not commit. “We take on the hard cases – those that have no DNA available to prove our clients’ innocence. We re-investigate the crime, uncovering lost evidence,…
This panel discussion will explore the complex and interdependent nature of modern operations and supply chains creates new challenges for policymakers, who must consider the potential impacts of policy decisions on the flow of goods, services, and information within and across borders.
American society is continually evolving, and Congress is struggling to keep pace. Deepening polarization in Washington has only worsened the gridlock, and the need for congressional reform has never been greater. Hear US Representative Derek Kilmer and Former US Representative Mickey Edwards explain their ideas to improve…
Join us for the next FOCUS Speaker Series event in Robertson Hall, at 4:30 pm on Thursday, March 30, 2023. In collaboration with the School of Public and International Affairs, ODUS will feature Judge Zahid Nisar Quraishi in conversation with Professor Udi Ofer of the SPIA department.
Olesya Shmagun has been working on major global anti-corruption exposes including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Panama Papers. She will reflect on 7 years covering high corruption in Russia. During those years, Putin became even more powerful while the citizens of Russia became more oppressed. All public critics of Putin ended up…
KTC Student Affiliates have the opportunity to present their work. Sociology doctoral student Megan Kang presents her ongoing work on what it means to exit a violent social network, over lunch, Friday, March 24, 12:15pm.
Kyle will provide exposure to the Coast Guard’s multi-mission afloat operations through the lens of ten years of cumulative sea duty in the Arabian Gulf, Caribbean Sea, and Eastern Pacific Ocean.
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which had protected the constitutional right of pregnant persons to decide whether to terminate their pregnancies. Justice Alito’s 5-4 majority opinion in Dobbs denied that it “cast doubt” on any other…
As the world grapples with how to address climate change, at the heart of the issue is justice. Globally, the nations that are projected to suffer the worst impacts of climate change are those that are least responsible for causing it and that have fewer resources to adapt. The same is true in the United States, where…
