The Harkin Institute Events
The Harkin Institute hosts regular events and programs, most frequently at its home at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. These special events, including lectures, receptions, and more, are focused not only around the institute’s four focus areas (Labor and Employment, People with Disabilities, Retirement Security, and Wellness and Nutrition) but also cover content related to other various issues affecting social justice, fairness, and opportunity.
March 8-9 | Harkin on Wellness Symposium
Date: March 8-9, 2021 Location: This event well be held virtually The Harkin on Wellness (HOW) Symposium is an annual gathering to discuss timely topics associated with wellness and nutrition. Throughout his career, Senator Tom Harkin (retired) sought health care...
read moreApril 8 | Sussman Lecture feat. Nikole Hannah-Jones
Date: April 8, 2021 Time: 7 p.m. CT Location: This event will take place virtually Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and Iowa-native Nikole Hannah-Jones will deliver the spring Sussman Lecture on April 8, as part of a community-wide dialogue about...
read moreAddress: 2800 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311
Phone: (515) 271-3623
Fax Number: (515) 271-3631
Email: harkininstitute@drake.edu
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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