Past Events

2013 - The Nation

• "Before the King James Bible: English Language and National Identity, 1400-1650," April 10. View past event details.
• "A Vanished World: The Science of Reconstructing Dinosaur Habitats from the Fossil Record," Tuesday, March 26. View past event details.
• "Hyphenated-Americans: Immigration and American Identity," Tuesday, Feb. 19. View past event details.
• "From Cleopatra to Clinton: Sex Scandals through the Ages," Tuesday, Feb. 12. View past event details.
• "Is There an American Nation? A Round Table Discussion," Tuesday, Jan. 22. View past event details.

2012 - The City

• "The Future of the American City: The Impact of National Elections on Local Communities," Wednesday, Nov. 14. View past event details. 
• "Great Books, Liberal Education, and Democracy: Panel Discussion," Tuesday, Oct. 23. View past event details. 
• "The World's Religions Come to the City of Churches: Religious and Cultural Diversity in Fort Wayne and Allen County," Tuesday, Oct. 2. Visit past event details.
• "Feeding the City: A Panel Discussion," Tuesday, September 25. View past event details.
• "Social Media or Social Spaces? Political Perspectives and the Future of Urban Public Space," Thursday, September 20. View past event details.
• "The Politics of the Holy City," Monday, April 23. View past event details.
• "Where We Live as a Part of Community Identity," Monday, March 26. View past event details.
• "Fort Wayne Civil Rights: Yesterday and Today," was held on Thursday, February 23. Past event details.
• "Metropolis (1927), Restored: A Viewing and Discussion," was held on Sunday, February 19. Past event details.
• "'I want to go to there': Utopian Thinking and City Planning," was held on Tuesday, January 24. Past event details.

2011 - The Promise and Problems of Democracy

• "Voting: A Right and a Privilege," was held on Wednesday, October 26, and Saturday, October 29. Past event details.
• "Grief, Hope, and Unity: Remembering the Narratives of 9/11," was held on Monday, October 17. Past event details.
• "Personal Freedoms in a Post-9/11 World," was held on Monday, September 19. Past event details. Video coverage of event on Indiana News Center's website.
• "9/11: Reflections on Ten Turbulent Years," was held on Wednesday, September 7. Past event details.
• "Two Voices: An Abortion Debate," with Kathryn Kolbert and Mary Hallan-FioRito, hosted by the Women's Studies Program was held on Tuesday, April 5. Past event details. 
• "One Book, One Community: Community Multimedia Book Read of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty" was held on Wednesday, April 13. Past event details.
• "Conflicting Understandings of Democracy: Political Polarization in Venezuela under President Chávez" with Augusto De Venanzi was held on  Thursday, March 24. Past event details.
• IPFW Panel Discussion on "Arab Uprisings: Emerging Democracies in Egypt and Tunisia?" featuring Farah Combs, Jim Lutz, and Assem Nasr was held on Thursday, February 8. Past event details.
  
• "Tragedy in Tucson: Impact on Gun Legislation and the Accessibility of Elected Officials" with Paul Helmke was held on Thursday, February 3. Past event details. Video of Event.
• Town Hall Meeting with Speaker Brian Bosma was held on Wednesday, January 26. Past event details.

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