Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies
Clark awarded Hauenstein Fellowship Medal
Former Democratic candidate for president and four-star Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.) was awarded the Col. Ralph W. Hauenstein Fellowship Medal at a March 14 event hosted by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies.
Mar 15, 2019
Former presidential candidate Wesley Clark to speak at Grand Valley event
Former Democratic candidate for president and four-star Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.) will speak at an event hosted by Grand Valley's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies on March 14.
Mar 6, 2019
Comedy in American politics: GVSU to host H.W. Brands for discussion
Politicians are easy targets as the butt of jokes, from everyday people to late-night talk show hosts and comedians, but there's a good chance the public is on the receiving end of ribbing from politicians as well.
Feb 6, 2019
Historians to explore crossroads of slavery and American memory at Grand Valley event
Thomas Jefferson, one of the nation's founding fathers, was the most revered philosopher of the early republic's Enlightenment ideals. But he was also deeply involved in the nation's original sin of slavery.
Jan 16, 2019
"Soul of the country" is worth preserving, Meacham says
The United States is a country shaped by a perennial struggle between tendencies to want to open our arms and clench our fists, argued Jon Meacham, noted presidential biographer and author, at a lecture hosted January 10 by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies.
Jan 10, 2019
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham to discuss contentious, divisive American politics
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will discuss divisiveness in American politics at an event on January 10. The event is sold out, but will be streamed live.
Jan 4, 2019
Hauenstein Center director to discuss cultural, political divides
The 2016 election of Donald Trump, Kavanaugh hearings, and 2018 midterm elections have stirred up deep emotions about what kind of nation America is and should be. Conservative and progressive debates over the meaning of these events have opened old wounds and created new injuries in our body politic. Gleaves Whitney, director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University, will address the divide in the country, and explain why failure to resolve our most difficult challenges is not a
Nov 30, 2018
Goodwill of Grand Rapids CEO Emeritus to discuss leadership lessons
Kathy Crosby started as an employee of Goodwill in 1980 as an office clerk. More than 30 years and many leadership lessons later, she's now the CEO Emeritus of the organization that provides opportunities for transformation through work to many individuals in West Michigan.
Nov 29, 2018
Hauenstein speaker to address American conservatism and populism in Trump era
As the United States approaches important midterm elections, political division and social volatility are high, and pundits describe the massive shifts that are currently reconfiguring American politics as "unprecedented" in nature.
Oct 8, 2018
Hauenstein Center to host dean of Yale Law School
As the United States approaches the 2018 midterm elections and the Senate considers Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court, Grand Valley's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies will host one of the nation's foremost experts on constitutional law and election law, Heather Gerken, dean of Yale Law School.
Sep 14, 2018
