Spring 2010 Speaker Series

 

Joan Biskupic: "Antonin Scalia and the Contemporary Supreme Court"
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM Penn Hall Lyceum at Gettysburg College (NOTE CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER)
Joan Biskupic has covered the Supreme Court since 1989. Before joining USA TODAY in June 2000, she was the Supreme Court reporter for the Washington Post (1992-2000) and legal affairs writer for Congressional Quarterly (1989-1992). Biskupic is the author of American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia\

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Howard Ernst: "Chesapeake in Peril: Why a Dark Green Awakening is Needed to Save the Chesapeake" Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM Gettysburg College Union Building room 260 Howard Ernst serves as an associate professor of political science at the United States Naval Academy and as a Senior Scholar at University of Virginia's Center for Politics. He is best known for his work in the area of environmental politics and is considered a leading authority on the Chesapeake Bay restoration program. Ernst will speak about his recent book Fight for the Bay: Why a Dark Green Environmental Awakening is Needed to Save the Chesapeake Bay.
Gwen Ifill: Breaking Through: Why Politics Matters Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:30 PM Gettysburg College Union Building room 260 Gwen Ifill is moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Ifill has covered six Presidential campaigns, and is the best-selling author of The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. She moderated the Vice Presidential debates during the Presidential elections in 2004 and 2008.