http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/ Eisenhower Institute News http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2700640From doctors and diamond-company executives to diplomats and charging elephants, ten Gettysburg College students experienced the rich diversity of Africa firsthand as they examined issues of development and health. Harold G. Evans-Eisenhower Professor Eileen Stillwaggon, who has written extensively on the intersection of poverty and AIDS, led students on a 14-day journey through Botswana and South Africa this past winter break. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2699970Nine Gettysburg College students will spend Spring Break in Washington D.C. as part of the Inside Politics semester program. Students will meet with various individuals including Senior Editor of Politico David Mark, political consultant Tucker Eskew, US senate candidate Roger Williams, and political commentator for NPR and Fox News, Juan Williams. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2695139On Tuesday, March 23, Ambassador Jack Matlock will speak about his new book Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray - And How to Return to Reality. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2694245Nine Gettysburg College students will spend Spring Break in Washington D.C. as part of the Inside Politics semester program. Students will meet with various individuals including Senior Editor of Politico David Mark, political consultant Tucker Eskew, US senate candidate Roger Williams, and political commentator for NPR and Fox News, Juan Williams. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2679050Susan Eisenhower has been selected to serve on the Department of Energy's just-formed Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future. The fifteen member panel will provide recommendations to Congress and the White House on how the nation's used nuclear fuel and waste will be managed. Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2677366The application for the 2010-2011 Eisenhower Undergraduate Fellows Program is now available. Applicants must be Gettysburg College upper-class students in good standing and show an interest in issues of leadership and public policy, or a specific interest in Dwight D. Eisenhower. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2670919Joan Biskupic's speaker series event at Gettysburg College will now take place on Thursday, February 18 at 7:30 PM in the Penn Hall Lyceum. Biskupic’s talk is titled "Antonin Scalia and the Contemporary Supreme Court." Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2650789The Inside Politics Symposium, hosted on Tuesday [December 1] by The Eisenhower Institute, represented the culmination of a semester’s worth of hard work by the 16 pilot members of the Inside Politics group. Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2640927On Tuesday, December 1, The Eisenhower Institute will present the 2009 Inside Politics Symposium. The program will be held in Gettysburg College Union Building room 260 and feature student presentations at 4:00 PM and a talk by political consultant Matthew Dowd at 7:30 PM. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2630687On Tuesday, November 10 at 7:30 PM in Gettysburg College union building room 260, the Eisenhower Institute will present a panel discussion titled “Freedom without Walls: Reflections on the fall of the Berlin Wall, Twenty Years Later.” Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2623053Secretary Tom Ridge will deliver this year's Scharf Lecture on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30 PM in the Gettysburg College Union Building Ballroom. He will speak about his recent book "The Test of Our Times: America Under Siege...And How We Can Be Safe Again." Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2616094In recent weeks, Dr. Sean Kay, an Eisenhower Institute Non-Resident Fellow, has provided commentary for Foreign Policy.com and WOSU Radio regarding U.S. military strategy and the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2613982The Eisenhower Institute will host an Author Series event on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 5:30 PM at the Institute’s DC office. Reihan Salam is the co-author of "Grand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream." Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2613124On Thursday, October 15, Howard Fineman will deliver the 12th Annual Blavatt Lecture at Gettysburg College. The talk will take place at 7:30 PM in the College Union Building Ballroom and is titled “Obama: A Progress Report.” Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2607657On October 2-3, 2009, the Eisenhower Institute will host a health care conference at Gettysburg College. All events are free and open to the public and will take place in the College Union Building Room 260. Two panels will focus on the ethical, financial, and political angles of the health care debate, and a final panel will feature local health care practitioners’ views on the debate. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2588888On September 25-26, 2009, the Eisenhower Institute of Gettysburg College will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Nikita Khrushchev and Dwight Eisenhower's meeting in Gettysburg during Khrushchev's 1959 visit to the United States. The weekend will conclude with a Conversation with Susan Eisenhower and Sergei Khrushchev at the Majestic Theater. Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2586391The Eisenhower Institute’s fall 2009 Speaker Series at Gettysburg College will consist of Bob Herbert, Howard Fineman, and Tom Ridge. The first lecture will take place on Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30 PM in College Union Building room 260 and feature New York Times columnist Bob Herbert. Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2572412Inside Politics is a semester-long mentoring experience on the Gettysburg College campus and in Washington, D.C. designed for Gettysburg students from diverse academic disciplines. This fall, speechwriter, journalist, and presidential historian Kasey S. Pipes will lead the program as Inside Politics’ expert-in-residence. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2539755Rachel Rutter, a member of the Gettysburg College class of 2010, is the 2009 recipient of the Dwight D. Eisenhower/Conrad Hilton Scholarship for study abroad. Rutter will spend the fall semester in Salamanca, Spain. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/news/news_detail.dot?id=2531145On Tuesday, April 28, Gettysburg College Professor Shirley Anne Warshaw, an authority on the American presidency, will speak about her new book, "The Co-Presidency of Bush and Cheney." The talk will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Washington Club. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST