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SUMMARY:Civics & Civility: A Conversation with Governor Chris Sununu
DESCRIPTION:“Civics & Civility: A Conversation with NH Governor Chris Sununu\,” a William W. Treat Lecture\, will be held on Monday\, September 18\, 2023\, at 4:30 p.m. at The Audi (Concord City Auditorium). Current and past participants on the NH’s Kid Governor® program will join the conversation\, which will be moderated by Laura Knoy\, former host of The Exchange on New Hampshire Public Radio.  Watch a recording of the event here.
URL:https://www.nhcivics.org/event/civics-civility-a-conversation-with-governor-chris-sununu/
LOCATION:The Audi\, 2 Prince Street\, Concord\, NH\, 03301\, United States
CATEGORIES:General Public,Treat Lecture
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SUMMARY:Revitalizing Democracy at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:A William W. Treat Lecture\nFree Virtual Event\n\nRegistration is now open for Revitalizing Democracy at Home and Abroad\, a William W. Treat Lecture Series event! This free and virtual event will feature Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA)\, Jake Sullivan\, and will provide attendees with key insights into the relationship between a strong democracy at home and around the world\, as well as the importance of partnering with democratic allies to combat shared challenges.\n\nView the recording of the event here. 
URL:https://www.nhcivics.org/event/revitalizing-democracy-at-home-and-abroad/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Treat Lecture
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SUMMARY:William W. Treat Lecture Series 4: A Conversation with General James Mattis: What is the Role of the Military in a Democracy?
DESCRIPTION:FREE Event for the General Public\n Thursday\, December 2\, 1-2:30    pm ET \nWhat is the role of the military in a democracy? What does it mean when an officer takes the Oath to preserve\, protect\, support and defend the Constitution against all enemies\, foreign or domestic? \nJoin former Secretary of Defense\,  General James Mattis  \, retired War College professor  Dr. Janet Breslin-Smith  \,  military veterans\, NH ROTC candidates\, and high school youth in this civil and nonpartisan conversation. \n\n       \n  \n This William W. Treat Lecture is presented in partnership with:    \n  The Warren B. Rudman Center at the   \n  UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law  and     New Hampshire PBS.    \n \n \n  \n  With additional partnership from  the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College\, Citizens Count\, and the New Hampshire Supreme Court Society   \n  \n \n The William W. Treat Lecture Series is made possible    with support from the     New Hampshire Humanities  \, in partnership wit   h the  National Endowment for the Humanities.  Learn more at   www.nhhumanities.org   .  \n  \n The Treat Lecture Series honors Judge Treat’s legacy of bridging political and other divides to improve discussions central to democratic society.  \n  \n Presenter Biographies  \n \nDr. Janet Breslin-Smith  \nDr. Janet Breslin-Smith draws on her 40-year career in public service at the local\, national\, and international arenas.  Over her career she had leadership roles in the United States Senate\, the National War College\, and in Saudi Arabia. \nShe has written and lectured on the Constitution\, legislative strategy\, strategy and culture\, democracy and governance\, and military family issues.  Her article\, “The Struggle to Erase Saudi Extremism” appeared in November 2015 in the  New York Times  . She is the co-author of  The National War College: A History of Strategic Thinking in Peace and War.   She was featured in a recent article on friendship and political difference in the  Christian Science Monitor.  \nDr. Breslin-Smith\, a Professor of National Security Strategy for 14 years at the National War College in Washington\, DC\, was the first woman to Chair the Department of National Security Strategy. Prior to her academic career\, she served for over 17 years in the United State Senate. She was Legislative Director for Senator Patrick J. Leahy and Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Agriculture Committee. \nDr. Breslin-Smith is the Historian of the National War College\, and Member of the Board of the National War College Alumni Association.  She is currently working on the Commemoration of the College’s 75th Anniversary. \n \n General James Mattis  \nJim Mattis was raised in Southeastern Washington and graduated from Central Washington State College. \nHe served over 40 years in the Marine Corps as an infantry officer\, plus duty in the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, as NATO Supreme Allied Commander\, and as Commander of U.S. Central Command comprised of 250\,000 U.S. and allied troops in combat across the Middle East and South Asia. \nRetiring in 2013\, he was a Davies Family Scholar at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. \nSubsequently he served as the 26th Secretary of Defense from January 2017 through December 2018. \nContact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org \nSee all events
URL:https://www.nhcivics.org/event/william-w-treat-lecture-series-4-a-conversation-with-general-james-mattis-what-is-the-role-of-the-military-in-a-democracy/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Treat Lecture
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SUMMARY:William W. Treat Lecture Series 3: Renewing Trust in Democracy: The Role of Courts
DESCRIPTION:FREE Event\, Open to the General Public \nOct. 21 2021 5:30-6:30 pm \nwith former U.S. Solicitors General Gregory Garre and Neal Katyal \nModerated by Laura Knoy \nDartmouth College \nFilene Auditorium (Room B13) in Moore Hall \n3 Maynard St.\, Hanover\, NH \nThis event will also be livestreamed from Dartmouth College. A link will be emailed the day before the event. \nWhat is the role of the courts\, in particular the U.S. Supreme Court\, at this fraught juncture in our nation’s politics and culture? What is it like to argue in front of the Supreme Court\, and how does one become a Supreme Court practitioner? Join former U.S. Solicitors General Gregory Garre ’87 and Neal Katyal ‘91 in conversation about court advocacy and reform\, and the landmark cases they have argued – and won – before the Supreme Court. Moderated by Laura Knoy\, former host of New Hampshire Public Radio’s acclaimed call-in news show The Exchange. \n \nhe Rockefeller Center\, the Warren B. Rudman Center at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law\, and the New Hampshire Institute for Civics Education present: a William W. Treat Lecture. \n \nThis lecture series was made possible with support from the New Hampshire Humanities \, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at  www.nhhumanities.org  \nPresenter Biographies \n \nGregory G. Garre ’87 served as the 44th Solicitor General of the United States from 2008 – 2009. He is currently a partner at Latham & Watkins\, a private law firm in Washington\, D.C.\, where he is Global Chair of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice. He counsels clients on regulatory\, statutory\, and constitutional matters\, and handles an array of complex litigation in the federal and state court systems. He has argued 46 cases before the Supreme Court. A 1987 graduate of Dartmouth College\, he earned his J.D. from George Washington University Law School\, and served as law clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court\, and to Judge Anthony J. Scirica of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. \n  \n \nNeal Katyal ’91 is the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of Law at Georgetown University and a partner at Hogan Lovells. He previously served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States. He has argued 44 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. At the age of 51\, he has already argued more Supreme Court cases in U.S. history than has any minority attorney\, recently breaking the record held by Thurgood Marshall. He was elected to the Dartmouth Board of Trustees in 2021. A 1991 graduate of Dartmouth College\, he graduated from Yale Law School and clerked for Hon. Guido Calabresi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court. His work has appeared in nearly every leading scholarly law review as well as numerous op-ed pages. \n  \nModerator: Laura Knoy \nPhoto by Alllegra Boverman\, courtesy of NHPR. \n \nLaura Knoy is the former host of The Exchange\, New Hampshire Public Radio’s acclaimed call-in news program. As host\, first executive producer\, and co-founder\, The Exchange became one of New Hampshire’s most recognized and respected daily news programs. In addition\, Ms. Knoy has moderated and hosted numerous special events and political debates\, is a frequent keynote and commencement speaker\, and has received countless national and state awards and accolades. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs from George Washington University\, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa\, and an honorary doctorate from New England College\, in recognition of 20 years bringing critical public policy conversations to the people of New Hampshire. \nContact: Amanda Pawlik – amanda.pawlik@nhcivics.org
URL:https://www.nhcivics.org/event/william-w-treat-lecture-series-3-renewing-trust-in-democracy-the-role-of-courts/
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CATEGORIES:Treat Lecture
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SUMMARY:Renewing Trust in Democracy:  The Role of the News Media
DESCRIPTION:Featuring:\nCecilia Kang\, The New York Times\nJoe McQuaid\, New Hampshire Union Leader\nMelanie Plenda\, Granite State News Collaborative\nModerated by Anna Brown\, Citizens Count \n
URL:https://www.nhcivics.org/event/renewing-trust-in-democracy-the-role-of-the-news-media/
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SUMMARY:William W. Treat Lecture Series 2: A Polarized Country - Can Schools Help Bridge the Divide?
DESCRIPTION:How can schools in New Hampshire and nationally navigate polarization and inequity to help heal our country’s division? How can schools support civic participation and democracy? Join two thought leaders\, Dianna Gahlsdorf Terrell of Saint Anselm College and Peter Levine of Tufts University in this interactive conversation and learn about current efforts and research.\n\nWatch replay video.  \n \n\n\nSpeaker’s Biographies:\n\nPeter Levine\nAssociate Dean\, Tufts University\n\n\n\n01/18/2017 – Medford/Somerville\, Mass. – Peter Levine\, Associate Dean of Research at Tisch College\, poses for a photo on January 18\, 2017. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)\nPeter Levine is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Tufts University’s Jonathan Tisch College of Civic Life. Trained as a moral and political philosopher\, Levine conducts research and organizes professional efforts related to civic life\, civic education\, voting rights\, public deliberation\, social movements\, and social capital. \nLevine is author of eight books\, including most recently  We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: The Promise of Civic Renewal in America  \, and the forthcoming  What Should We Do? A Theory of Civic Life.  He was one of the authors of  The Civic Mission of Schools  (2003)\,  The College Career and Civic Life Framework  (2013) and  The Educating for American Democracy Roadmap  (2021). \nLevine graduated from Yale with a B.A. in Philosophy and earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Oxford University. He helped to found and then led CIRCLE\, the Center for Information and Research of Civic Learning and Engagement.  He serves on many boards including Street Law\, Inc.\, the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools\, Discovering Justice\, and the American Bar Association Committee for Public Education. \n\nDianna Gahlsdorf Terrell\nPROFESSOR of education\, st. anselm college\, nh professional standards board\n \n Dianna Gahlsdorf Terrell is Professor of Education at Saint Anselm College in Manchester\, NH. Her research interests include civic\, democratic\, and socially just education; the impact of high stakes tests on curriculum\, instruction and assessment\, teacher education and the social and political contexts of education. She teaches courses in Curriculum and Assessment and supervises teacher interns. She was Chair of the Education Department at Saint Anselm College\, and served as Chair of the NH Professional Standards Board\, an advisory body to the NH Board of Education. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice\, Leadership & Public Service at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is pleased to co-sponsor this lecture.\n\n\n \n\n This lecture series was made possible with support from the  New Hampshire Humanities  \, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at   www.nhhumanities.org  .\n\n\n\nContact: Martha Madsen – martha.madsen@law.unh.edu
URL:https://www.nhcivics.org/event/william-w-treat-lecture-series-2-a-polarized-country-can-schools-help-bridge-the-divide/
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SUMMARY:William W. Treat Lecture Series 1: Civic Health - Renewing Trust Among Neighbors
DESCRIPTION:with EveryDay Democracy’s Martha McCoy and authors of the NH Civic Health Index\, Bruce Mallory and Quixada Moore-Vissing\n Do you feel you matter in your community? Do you know and help your neighbors\, and do they know and help you? What is the status of the strength of the fabric of communities in our state? Nationally? This interactive conversation will explore these questions and more\, in the context of the recently published NH Civic Health Index and the national perspective on civic health from Martha McCoy.  \n \nWatch replay video.   \n\n\n\nSpeaker’s Biographies:\n  \nMartha McCoy\nEXECUTIVE Director\, EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY\n\n\n \n For 30 years Martha McCoy has been a national leader in the fields of deliberative democracy\, community problem-solving\, and racial justice. Under McCoy’s leadership\, Everyday Democracy has developed into a national organization that excels at helping communities build their own capacity to organize diverse dialogue for problem solving. Everyday Democracy connects public dialogue to collective action and democratic governance while keeping equity and inclusion at the forefront of practices to strengthen democracy.  \n   \n McCoy’s academic background is in political science\, with her master’s degree and doctoral work (A.B.D.\, U. Conn) in thei fields of political theory and methods\, international relations\, and comparative politics.  \nBruce Mallory\nPROFESSOR EMERITUS\, SENIOR ADVISOR AND CO-FOUNDER\, NH LISTENS\n\n \nBruce Mallory is professor emeritus of education at UNH. At the Carsey School of Public Policy he provides leadership related to deliberative processes for citizen engagement. Co-founder and past co-director of NH Listens\, a civic engagement initiative of the Carsey School\, Mallory now serves as senior advisor.\n\nA leader in NH and nationally\, Mallory has served as interim director of the Carsey School\, education department Chair\, Graduate School Dean\, and Provost and Executive Vice President at UNH. He has provided technical assistance to organizations such as the Association of American colleges and Universities\, the Spencer Foundation\, and Everyday Democracy. Mallory earned his doctorate from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Special Education and Community Psychology.\n\n\nQuixada Moore-Vissing\nASSOCIATE DIRECTOR\, NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS\, PUBLIC AGENDA CARSEY FELLOW\, NH LISTENS\n\n \nQuixada Moore-Vissing is a civic engagement researcher who works with a range of national organizations including Everyday Democracy\, Public Agenda\, and the Deliberative Democracy Consortium. Moore-Vissing studies democracy at the local level\, including how to bridge difference and strengthen communities. While at UNH\, Moore-Vissing was selected for one of UNH’s highest honors for graduate students for her dissertation about education transformation and civic engagement in Pittsfield\, NH. Moore-Vissing co-authored NH’s 2012 and 2019 Civic Health Indexes with Bruce Mallory.\n\n  \n\n\n  \n  \n\nThe Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice\, Leadership & Public Service at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is pleased to co-sponsor this lecture.\n\n\n\n \n\n This lecture series was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities\, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at   www.nhhumanities.org  .\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact: Martha Madsen – martha.madsen@law.unh.edu
URL:https://www.nhcivics.org/event/william-w-treat-lecture-series-1-civic-health-renewing-trust-among-neighbors/
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