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Buy Photos I give you fair warning: This is largely a lecture. One given often, but always desperately needed. The president recently vowed that the United States would never be a socialist country. Regardless of your own political orientation, that statement is the kind of idiot, superlative claim that I constantly warn students against. Both of these propositions are nonsense without nuance. : “If you like your health care plan, you can keep it.” Making this statement was stupid on its face regardless of the content of the ACA. To my second point, guess what, people: as much as capitalism is here, socialism is also in large degree already here and not going away. Many people in American, and also global, political economies in the developed world seemingly prefer the provision of certain goods and services through public funding as opposed to private venture. I will work to that end.” Nuance is not a sexy sell however, and no amount of grammatical nagging by an educator will change much about that. Sponsored

Donna Brazile, a nationally known political strategist, is the next speaker at Lincoln University's new lecture series, "A Dream Fulfilled: The Presidential Lecture Series." The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the event is free and open to the public. She was the first African American to manage a presidential campaign, in 2000. Brazile has been an on-air contributor on CNN and ABC, and she has served as a columnist for Universal UClock, Ms. Magazine and O, the Oprah Magazine. Brazile has made appearances at more than 200 colleges and universities, speaking on topics such as "Inspiring Civility in American Politics," "Race Relations in the Age of Obama," "Why Diversity Matters," and "Women in American Politics." In October 2017, she received the W.E.B. In addition, Brazile was named one of Washingtonian Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women. And she is one of the Top 50 Women in America named by Essence Magazine. Brazile received the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's highest award for political achievement. An LU news release noted the series "is designed to equip and empower students to overcome the economic, social, cultural, and political challenges of today, as they prepare to reshape the fabric of America as the leaders of tomorrow."

The public is invited to Pacific University on Thursday, March 7 for a lecture titled "Women's Sport and the Politics of Testosterone." Dr. Jaime Schultz, an associate professor of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University, will give the talk at 7 p.m. in the Marsh Hall Taylor Auditorium (second floor, 2043 College Way) on the Forest Grove Campus. Admission is free, but seating is limited and early arrival is encouraged. Schultz also holds an affiliate faculty appointment in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Penn State, and is the author or editor of five books and more than 50 articles or book chapters, most of which focus on women in sport, racial politics, and cultural memory. She currently serves as the academic editor of the International Journal of the History of Sport and a co-editor for the University of Illinois' "Sport and Society" book series. Schultz has received several grants and awards for her teaching and research, including the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Fulbright Senior Scholar Award. The lecture is part of Pacific's Public Sports Colloquium Speaker Series, which is supported in part by the university's Undergraduate Student Senate, Elise Elliott Fund, Department of Politics and Government and Cheron Mayhall Endowment. For more information, please contact Professor Jules Boykoff.

What will the elections of 2018 reveal about the current state of American political parties and the ideological polarization between liberals and conservatives? The Challenge at Muhlenberg links academic departments, offices of student affairs and student organizations, including ‘BergVotes, in collaborative efforts to increase meaningful campus dialogue, promote voter registration and mobilization and create a more inclusive democracy. The Challenge does not support or oppose candidates for public office or take positions with respect to political parties. Gun Control Politics Over Two Decades of Change Thursday, September 13 Moyer Hall, Miller Forum, 7 p.m. Goss’ work focuses on how everyday Americans participate in public life—with a particular focus on guns, gender and giving—and why it matters. The Kevin D. Gorter Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University, Goss is author of “The Paradox of Gender Equality: How American Women’s Groups Gained and Lost Their Public Voice” (University of Michigan Press, 2013) and “Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America” (Princeton University Press, 2006, 2009) and co-author of “The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know” (Oxford University Press, 2014). A visiting assistant professor of political science at Muhlenberg, Dardani earned his B.A. Election Night Party Tuesday, November 6 Seegers Union, Red Door, 7 p.m. Join friends and colleagues for an evening of pizza, live news coverage and election returns as the nation selects its new leaders. Thursday, February 7, 2019 Moyer Hall, Miller Forum, 7 p.m. Deneen is the author of “Why Liberalism Failed” (Yale University Press, 2018), which has been reviewed by dozens of major media outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Voting at Muhlenberg College Seegers Union at Muhlenberg College is the polling place for the 11th Ward, 4th District in Allentown. To register to vote in other locations, contact your local county board of elections, or visit the Muhlenberg Office of Community Engagement for assistance.