Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies
CLA alumni: Build, engage student-mentor relationships
As part of The Wheelhouse Talks, five graduates of the Cook Leadership Academy shared their thoughts and experiences of their time in the academy with the current CLA cohort.
Oct 3, 2022
Authors discuss history, challenges of Constitution's amendments
The Hauenstein Center welcomed John Kowal and Wilfred Codrington as part of its annual Constitution Day celebration to discuss their research and book into the history of the U.S. Constitution's amendments.
Sep 23, 2022
Talking Together series promotes discussion, unity
The Padnos/Sarosik Center for Civil Discourse, Kaufman Interfaith Institute, Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, and WGVU Public Media formed a partnership to coordinate the initiative's content and programming.
Sep 22, 2022
Historian: United States engaged in 'twilight struggle' with China, Russia
While Russia and China are trying to assert their positions on a global scale, historian and author Hal Brands says the United States' relationship with allies can sustain it through the tense conflict.
Sep 9, 2022
University initiative will create culture of civil conversation, interrupt polarization
Four campus partners have collaborated to bring to Grand Valley and the community a yearlong series of programs designed to foster a culture of civil conversation and provide participants with tools to interrupt polarization.
Aug 25, 2022
PTSD, mental health focus of Hidden Wounds of War Conference
The annual conference presented by the Hauenstein Center identifies PTSD's roots and helps develop pathways for therapy and treatment.
May 13, 2022
Teacher's words inspired Wheelhouse Talks speaker
Wayman Britt, former county administrator/controller for Kent County, spoke to the graduating students from the Cook Leadership Academy on April 28 as part of the Wheelhouse Talks series.
May 3, 2022
Hauenstein Center hosting panel discussion on Ukraine-Russia conflict
The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies will host a discussion April 13, featuring three GVSU lecturers analyzing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its political and economic ramifications for the two nations, Europe and the world.
Apr 11, 2022
Family, friends remember Ralph Hauenstein on his 110th birthday
Hauenstein died in 2016 at the age of 103, but those who knew him remembered a man grounded in faith who always looked for the best in people and remained haunted by what he had seen in combat during World War II.
Mar 16, 2022
Hauenstein speaker: What we can learn from Presidents Day
The federal holiday most associated with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln serves as a reminder to the importance of the presidency and how transformative the role was in the age's politics, said Lindsay Chervinsky, scholar, author and lecturer.
Feb 25, 2022
