Reed hired to lead next chapter of growth and impact for premiere public policy institute Drake University President Marty Martin announced today that Matthew Reed will serve as the next executive director of The Harkin Institute of Public Policy & Citizen Engagement. As executive director, Reed will lead all aspects of The Harkin Institute, which...
Drake University President Marty Martin announced today that Joseph Jones will conclude his tenure as executive director of The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement at the end of September. Jones, who earned his MBA and PhD at Drake, is the Institute’s first full-time executive director. He has led the Institute since August...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s 1619 Project will also be featured in a seven-week series on racial equity Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and Iowa-native Nikole Hannah-Jones will deliver the spring Sussman Lecture on April 8, as part of a community-wide dialogue about systemic oppression and racial equity. The Sussman Lecture is free and open to the...
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement’s Fall 2018 Sussman Lecture on November 1 will feature a discussion with NASA’s Chief Historian Bill Barry as the country’s space program celebrates its 60th anniversary. Barry will talk about NASA’s impact over the past 60 years, share thoughts on where the organization will go in...
The Harkin Institute’s Spring 2018 Sussman Lecture on April 12 will feature a discussion on the top national security issues of the day with a panel of experts who work in the field.
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement at Drake University is gathering experts for a discussion about the importance of preventive care and community health at a public event on March 21 at Drake.
Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Stephen Benjamin will discuss the evolving role of American mayors in today’s political environment and other top issues facing American cities at The Harkin Institute’s Sussman Lecture on Oct. 30 at Drake University.
A new exhibit at Drake University’s Cowles Library features memorabilia from the Harkin Steak Fry, a longtime staple of Iowa’s Democratic political process.
Drake University will soon be home to Vote Smart, one of the world’s leading sources of non-partisan political information.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi will deliver a free public lecture, “The Child Labor Epidemic: a Pattern of Poverty and Illiteracy,” on Sept. 19.