Events
Past Events
Five Things to Know About the 2020 Primaries
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 5:30 PM at 109 S. Kedzie Hall
The next PLS Five Things to Know series will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the 2020 Presidential Primaries with Associate Professor Matt Grossmann.
Hobbes's Rationalist Myth: A Lecture by Judd Owen
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 5:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
Judd Owen is Associate Professor of Political Science at Emory University, where he is Director of the Program in Democracy and Citizenship.
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.
Economic Decline, Social Identity, and Authoritarian Values in the United States
Thursday, February 20, 2020 11:00 AM - Thursday, February 20, 2020 12:30 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
Kenneth Scheve, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University will give a talk on "Economic Decline, Social Identity, and Authoritarian Values in the United States."
Free Expression, Open Discourse, and the Nature of Higher Education
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.
Master of Public Policy Information Session
Friday, February 21, 2020 12:00 PM at 104 S. Kedzie Hall
Interested in making a difference in the world through public policy? Consider getting a Master of Public Policy degree! Our final Master of Public Policy program information session will be held 12 p.m. Friday Feb. 21 in 104 S. Kedzie Hall.
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 Huntington Club, Spartan Stadium
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).