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Buckingham-Schutt Op-Ed: Puerto Rican Students Need Safe Schools, Healthy Meals

Institute News, Wellness and Nutrition

This week, and all month long, we celebrate national school lunches. As excited as I am to recognize how far we have come to improve the quality and quantity of food we serve our children at school, I can’t help but think about students in Puerto Rico who are not...
Senator Harkin Speech: Constitution and Persons with Disabilities

Senator Harkin Speech: Constitution and Persons with Disabilities

Institute News, Senator Harkin

Senator Tom Harkin (retired) spoke about how the protection of rights of persons with disabilities has evolved over time during a speech on Monday, September 17, 2018 at the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education. Senator Harkin delivered the...
Harkin on Wellness submission process open through Nov. 14

Harkin on Wellness submission process open through Nov. 14

Institute News, Wellness and Nutrition

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement is in the process of creating a report that will highlight various wellness and nutrition initiatives and programs throughout the country that strategically connect food systems with health and wellness....
Fall Sussman Lecture will explore 60 years of space exploration

Fall Sussman Lecture will explore 60 years of space exploration

Institute News, Sussman Lecture Series, Uncategorized

October 4, 2018 Emily Schettler emily.schettler@drake.edu  515-271-3592 The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement’s Fall 2018 Sussman Lecture on November 1 will feature a discussion...
October 9: D.C. Experience Scholarship Open House

October 9: D.C. Experience Scholarship Open House

D.C. Experience Scholarship, Past Events

Date: Tuesday, October 09, 2018 Time: 7-8:30 p.m. Location: The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement 2429 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311 RSVP For This Event Students of all majors, minors, and interests are invited to attend The Harkin...

Lloyd-Jones Op-Ed: A fairer way to handle redistricting

Institute News

Jean Lloyd-Jones, a past Iowa legislator, past president of the Iowa League of Voters and panelist for The Harkin Institute’s event Drawn Out: How Iowa Got Redistricting Right wrote an op-ed about the importance of fair representation in redistricting, which was...
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