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Young Leaders Academy canceled, new online resources available
(April 6, 2020) LOUISVILLE, Ky.–Due to Covid-19, the McConnell Center's Summer Young Leaders Academy has been canceled.
March 24 event to be held virtually, registration required
(March 12, 2020) By GlyptusAnn Grider Jones
Director defends Electoral College in new textbook
(March 6, 2020) By GlyptusAnn Grider Jones
Student profiles in leadership: 25 years apart
(March 6, 2020) By GlyptusAnn Grider Jones
Scholars consider campus political engagement at Harvard, mentorship at Naval Academy
(Feb. 10, 2020) By GlyptusAnn Grider Jones
Applications available for annual Young Leaders Academy
(Jan. 31, 2020)
Alumnus no stranger to leading student government
(Jan. 27, 2020)
Women in leadership focus of McConnell Center talks
(Jan. 17, 2020)
Rickett ('99) named one of 50 'notable women in KY politics'
(Jan. 14, 2020)
Adams, Cameron sworn in as Kentucky Secretary of State, Attorney General
(Jan. 9, 2020) By GlyptusAnn Grider Jones
From the Director's Desk: A Look at the Year Ahead
(Jan. 8, 2020) By Dr. Gary L. Gregg, II
McConnell Scholar Leah Hazelwood named Kentucky Derby princess
(Jan. 8, 2020)
Highlands High, Eastside Middle win annual We the People civic competition
(Dec. 10, 2019)
Secretary of State Pompeo discusses foreign policy approach during UofL visit
(Dec. 2, 2019) Story by UofL's Alicia Kelso
Scholars win regional moot court tourney, headed to nationals
(Dec. 3, 2019) By GlyptusAnn Grider Jones
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to speak at UofL
(Nov. 26, 2019) Secretary Michael R. Pompeo is the next guest in the McConnell Center's Distinguished Speaker Series.
Vital Remnants: A Great Books Online Education Project
McConnell Center fall lecture series begins
(Fall 2019) The McConnell Center presents three talks this fall, including a daylong conference on “The Legacy of Wendell Berry.”
Center celebrates 11 graduates
(May 13, 2019) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Center extends its congratulations to the following students on their undergraduate achievements and wishes them well as they pursue new endeavors.
Center remembers Sen. Richard Lugar, former guest speaker
(April 29, 2019) LOUISVILLE, Ky – Richard Lugar was a guest of the McConnell Center on Sept. 19, 2005.