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’...
Harkin Summit, Institute News, People with Disabilities
Harkin Institute Fellow Robert Ludke submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) providing feedback on the organization’s rule making petition requiring issues to disclose information about their human capital management policies,...
Institute News, People with Disabilities, Retirement Security
November 8, 2021 Contact: Emily Schettler emily.schettler@drake.edu 515-205-6319 Harkin Institute welcomes two new policy directors The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen...
