Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies
Hauenstein Center speaker to discuss presidential character
With a presidential election just more than a year away, Grand Valley's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies is hosting a speaker who will examine the importance of the personal character of a president.
Oct 20, 2019
Constitution expert Jeffrey Rosen to present at Hauenstein Center event
Controversial issues including attempts to change states' abortion laws, questions about citizenship on the 2020 Census, and voting and electoral rights have all been in the spotlight in 2019, and much of the guidance about how these issues may be resolved is included in a single document: the Constitution of the United States. To celebrate Constitution Day, Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies is hosting Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center.
Sep 23, 2019
International alliances to be focus of Hauenstein Center event
Around the world, international alliances and partnerships are increasingly under scrutiny, with the U.K. poised to leave the European Union and tensions between the United States and Iran are escalated from the U.S. pullout from the Iran nuclear deal. With these current international pressures in mind, the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University will host its first Common Ground Initiative event of the season, a presentation by historian and best-selling author Lynne Olson.
Sep 1, 2019
Grand Valley alumnus awarded highly selective Phi Kappa Phi fellowship
A Grand Valley alumnus has been awarded a highly competitive scholarship by Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society. Scott St. Louis of Midland, Michigan, was selected as a recipient of a Marcus L. Urann Fellowship, named after the society's founder. St. Louis is one of only six recipients nationwide to receive the prestigious $20,000 fellowship.
Jul 25, 2019
Not flyover country: Importance of Midwest highlighted at GVSU conference
Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies will host nearly 200 experts from three countries for the fifth annual Midwestern History Conference, a gathering dedicated to sparking and sustaining a revival of Midwestern studies.
May 20, 2019
Ambassador Nikki Haley to receive Hauenstein Fellowship Award
Former ambassador and governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley will receive the Col. Ralph W. Hauenstein Fellowship Medal from the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University.
May 15, 2019
Haas to share words of wisdom at final Wheelhouse Talk of semester
President Thomas J. Haas will be the keynote speaker at the final Wheelhouse Talk of the academic year on Thursday, April 25.
Apr 22, 2019
Panel to explore how the humanities might help Americans cross deep political, cultural divides
Politics and culture are contentious factors in modern American life that are driving a major divide between significant segments of the population, but a group of experts will discuss how learning from the past can be significant when facing today's challenges.
Apr 4, 2019
GVSU student selected as finalist for prestigious Truman Scholar Award
Grand Valley State University student Cameron Jones has been selected as a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Award, the nation's most prestigious domestic award for undergraduate students.
Apr 3, 2019
Grand Valley to host lecture on history of Nazi group
Grand Valley's Frederik Meijer Honors College and the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies will host a lecture that will focus on the role of education as it related to the SS-Einsatzgruppen, Nazi mobile killing units that operated between 1941 and 1943.
Apr 3, 2019
