Harkin Summit, People with Disabilities
Harkin Institute fellow Bob Ludke presented at the annual Zero Project Conference 2022 on February 23. Ludke joined a panel discussion, Fostering Disability Inclusion through the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). The vision of the SDGs...
Institute News, Senator Harkin
Senator Tom Harkin (retired) has released the following statement about Senator Harry Reid. “Harry was both a political and personal friend and confidant for over 25 years. He was passionate in his commitment to economic and social justice, and used his leadership...
Institute News, Senator Harkin
Karen Ferguson, founder of the Pension Right Center, died on December 22, 2021. Senator Tom Harkin (retired) issued the following statement about Ferguson and her commitment to fighting for workers’ rights. “Karen Ferguson understood both the societal and...
Harkin Summit, Institute News, People with Disabilities
Harkin Institute Executive Director Joseph Jones and Disability Policy Director Daniel Van Sant attended the World Expo in Dubai to meet with fellow international disability employment advocates and recommit to increasing accessibility to international events like the...
Institute News, Senator Harkin
Senator Harkin remembered Senator Bob Dole in a column published in USA Today on December 10, 2021. An excerpt of the column is available below. The full column can be read here. On Jan. 3, 1985, I was scheduled to be sworn in as a new United States senator. I had...
Harkin Summit, Institute News, The Harkin Summit
This webinar was recorded on December 16, 2021. The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement partnered with the Zero Project and the National Center on Disability and Journalism to host a conversation with Amanda Morris, the New York Times’...
