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TALK: The Origin and Promise of Camelot: Rose Kennedy
Barbara Perry, PhD, a Kennedy family biographer and political scientist, will discuss her recent national best-seller, "Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch." Book signing to follow Perry's remarks.
TALK: Leading the Eleanor Roosevelt Way
Using vignettes and biographical details, author Robin Gerber will discuss how Eleanor Roosevelt's actions provide inspiration for today's leaders.
reTHINK FDR, WWII and the Cold War
Herbert Hoover's 'Secret History' Unveiled- with George Nash, Hoover biographer and independent scholar
reTHINK American Exceptionalism
What's So Great About America?- with Richard Gamble, author and associate history professor at Hillsdale College
reTHINK the Trail of Tears
Liberty, Constitutionalism and the Cherokee People - with Amy Sturgis, Native American studies scholar at Lenoir-Rhyne University
reTHINK the 2012 Election
Is Obama Following the Harry Truman Model? - with author and historian David Pietrusza (book signing to follow lecture)
reTHINK the Gold Standard
Brian Domitrovic, a Forbes.com columnist and history professor at Sam Houston State University, will discuss why he thinks it is time to revisit the gold standard.
Prizes for UofL students who constitutional amendments
As part of the university's Constitution Day celebrations, UofL students are invited to propose a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Three winners will be announced ($300 for first place; $200 for second; $100 for third). Materials must be submitted online by Sept. 28.
Pittman to teach English in Japan over summer break
(June 29, 2012) TOKYO, Japan - Junior McConnell Scholar Hunter Pittman will lead English language immersion camps in Tokyo for 48 days.
Barclay co-authors devotional guide
(June 27, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Laura Barclay, a 2005 graduate of the McConnell Scholars Program, co-authors a daily devotional guide.
Gregg to discuss electoral college on 'Kentucky Tonight' at 8 p.m. EDT
(June 25, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Gregg to discuss electoral college on 'Kentucky Tonight' at 8 p.m. EDT
Goins named one of '2012 Nation's Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40'
(May 29, 2012) LAS VEGAS, Nv. - Jonathan Goins, a 1999 graduate of the McConnell Scholars Program, will be honored at the National Bar Association Gala in Las Vegas in July.
Jennings serves as Romney's state manager in Ohio
(May 18, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Scott Jennings, a 2000 graduate of the McConnell Scholars Program, serves as the senior adviser and state manager for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in Ohio.
Shepherd earns Henry Clay Scholarship to intern in DC
(May 10, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Sophomore Evan Shepherd, of Hopkins County, will study transportation and labor issues this summer in U.S. Senator McConnell's Washington, DC, office.
Scholars earn top political science awards
(April 25, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Four McConnell Scholars received the Louis C. Kesselman and Jean & Eleanor O'Sullivan Awards.
New Scholar council elected
(April 24, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tyler Bosley, of Kenton County, was elected by his peers to be the 2012-2013 McConnell Scholar Chair.
Remembering Captain Dan Utley (1979-2012)
(April 23, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Gary Gregg, director of the McConnell Center, shares his memories of Captain Dan Utley, a 2001 University of Louisville and McConnell Scholar graduate who was killed Friday, April 20, while on a training mission in Mali.
Manifest Destiny
(July 15-20, 2012) — A six-day conference to Santa Fe, N.M., co-sponsored by the McConnell Center and Liberty Fund, Inc.
Director delivers keynote address at 'American Statesmanship and Constitutionalism Colloquium'
(April 13, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Gary L. Gregg will discuss "The Moral Imagination in Washington's Statesmanship" at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Waters named 2012 McConnell Center debate champ
(April 12, 2012) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Sophomore Meghan Waters beat junior Ben Weyman in the championship round.
