Events
Past Events
InnovateGov Informational Session
Friday, January 24, 2020 12:00 PM at 210A Berkey Hall
Learn how you can make an impact through a public service internship in Detroit this summer.
American Politics Workshop featuring Joseph Hamm and Scott Wolfe
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
The Jan. 28 American Politics Workshop features discussion with Joseph Hamm and Scott Wolfe of the Department of Criminal Justice.
Tocqueville on Modern Discontent
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 5:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
Dr. Dana Jalbert Stauffer, Associate Professor of Instruction and Research Fellow in the Government Department at the University of Texas in Austin, explores the insights that can be gleaned from Alexis de Tocqueville’s classic work, Democracy in America, into the moral, political, and spiritual dilemmas of our age.
Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity in 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020 5:00 PM at Kellogg Auditorium
Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University, will kick off the LeFrak Symposium on Science, Reason and Modern Democracy's "Freedom of Speech and Intellectual Diversity in 2020" program.
Deadline for Scholarship Applications
Saturday, February 1, 2020 at College of Social Science
Make sure to have your scholarship applications in on time!
InnovateGov Informational Session
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00 PM at 309B Berkey Hall
Learn how you can make an impact through a public service internship in Detroit this summer.
American Politics Workshop featuring Shayla Olson
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
The American Politics Workshop discussion for Feb. 11 will feature Political Science PhD Student Shayla Olson
Caitlin Ainsley lecture
Friday, February 14, 2020 12:00 PM - Friday, February 14, 2020 1:30 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
Caitlin Ainsley, Assistant Professor of Political Science, at the University of Washington
Kenneth Scheve lecture
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:00 PM - Wednesday, February 19, 2020 1:30 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
Kenneth Scheve, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University
Madeleine Albright to speak at the 2020 Blanchard Forum
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will be the featured speaker of the 2020 Governor Jim Blanchard Public Service Forum.
Freedom of Speech and Intellectual Diversity on Campus
Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Jackson Lounge, Wharton Center
Robert Zimmer, President of the University of Chicago, who commissioned the now famous "Chicago Statement" a declaration of principles in support of free debate and expression on campus.
MSU Provost Teresa Sullivan on Freedom of Speech
Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:00 PM at Huntington Club, Spartan Stadium
Dr. Teresa Sullivan, MSU Interim Provost and former President of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville is a combat tested veteran of the struggle over speech.
American Politics Workshop featuring Matt Grossmann and Zuhaib Mahmood
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
The American Politics Workshop series discussion for March 10 will feature Political Scientists Matt Grossmann and Zuhaib Mahmood.
Dr. Nazita Lajevardi discusses her new book
Thursday, March 12, 2020 12:00 PM at
MSU Muslim Studies Program is hosting a discussion on Dr. Nazita Lajevardi's new book
Sabrina Karim Lecture
Friday, March 13, 2020 12:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
Sabrina Karim, Associate Professor at Cornell University
American Politics Workshop featuring Noah Durst
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
The March 24 American Politics Workshop features discussion with Noah Durst, assistant professor of Urban and Regional Planning.
Michigan Political Leadership Program Dinner
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 5:00 PM at Kellogg Center
Michigan Political Leadership Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary fundraising dinner.
MSU-UM Race and Ethnicity Conference
Friday, March 27, 2020 2:00 PM - Friday, March 27, 2020 5:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
MSU-UM Race and Ethnicity Conference
LeFrak Forum Conference on Intellectual Diversity and Free Speech Keynote Address
Thursday, April 2, 2020 5:00 PM at Kellogg Center Auditorium
Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School, pre-eminent authority on the First Amendment in its relations to the American struggle for civil rights, will give the keynote address for the LeFrak Forum's Conference on Intellectual Diversity and Free Speech.
LeFrak Conference on Intellectual Diversity and Free Speech: Day 1
Friday, April 3, 2020 at Lincoln Room, Kellogg Center
Day One of the LeFrak Forum's Conference on Intellectual Diversity and Free Speech include several panelists discussing intellectual diversity.
Johanna Birnir Lecture
Friday, April 3, 2020 12:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
Johanna Birnir, Professor in the department of Government and Politics and the director of the All Minorities at Risk project at the University of Maryland
LeFrak Conference on Intellectual Diversity and Free Speech: Day 2
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Lincoln Room, Kellogg Center
Day Two of the LeFrak Forum's Conference on Intellectual Diversity and Free Speech include several panelists discussing freedom of speech.
Master of Public Policy Capstone Forum
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at TBA
The Governor Jim Blanchard Public Service Forum and the MSU Master of Public Policy Program invite you to the 2020 Master of Public Policy Capstone Forum.
American Politics Workshop featuring Kesicia Dickinson
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
The American Politics Workshop series discussion for April 21 will feature Kesicia Dickinson (Political Science).