Study Groups 2010
Fall Study Groups
THE 2010 ELECTIONS - Oct. 25 - Dec. 6, 2010
Monday Study Group with Dole Fellow Peter Fenn
MUDSLINGING: 2010 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Monday, Oct. 25, 2010
4:00 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Dole Fellow Peter Fenn visited with David Mark, senior editor for POLITICO and POLITICO.com. He is also the author of the acclaimed “Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning.” His previous work included serving as editor-in-chief of Campaigns & Elections magazine and as a reporter for Congressional Quarterly on Capitol Hill.
Predictions: Tomorrow's Elections
Monday, November 1, 2010
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Dole Fellow Peter Fenn joined with Jim Innocenzi and Tom King to share their predictions for the November 2 elections. Jim Innocenzi has been involved in campaigns for over 24 years. In 2006 his firm, Standler-Innocenzi, won 17 of the 18 campaigns it was involved in and was named as one of the “winners” of the election cycle by The National Journal. Tom King was Political Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He is currently working on numerous Congressional, gubernatorial and Senate campaigns.
Monday, Nov. 8, 2010
Dole Fellow Peter Fenn & Dem. media strategist Chris Kofinis
Monday, Nov. 15 Guest: GOP strategist, columnist Richard Galen, former press secretary to (Cong/Sen)Dan Quayle, Speaker Newt Gingrich
Monday, Nov. 29 - Guest: political media consultant Paul Curcio, former Dole Fellow (Spring 2005)
Monday, Dec. 6 - Guest: political strategist Russ Schriefer
Black Conservatism in America - Sept.-Nov. 2, 2010
Tuesday Study Group with
Dole Fellows Kevin Jackson & Joseph C. Phillips
Sept - Nov. 2, 2010
Black Conservatism in America
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
4:00 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Bootstraps: In the early part of the 20th century progressives began their quest to realign American politics. At the same time
there was another conversation taking place among Black intellectuals. Dr. Christina Rivers, professor from DePaul University, joined Dole Fellow Kevin Jackson for a discussion about W.E.B Dubois and Booker T. Washington and the role their dialogue played in the development of black conservatism.
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Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010
4:00 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Dole Fellow Joseph Phillips was joined by Mychal Massie, radio host and Chairman of Project 21’s National Advisory Council, for a session about the 1960’s and what they meant for the black conservative community.
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Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010
4:00 p.m. at the Dole Institute
Dole Fellow Kevin Jackson was joined by political strategist and GOP Congressional candidate in Arkansas' 1st District, Princella Smith, to further discuss the black conservativitism.
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Black Conservatism in America
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010
Dole Fellow Kevin Jackson and Joseph Phillips were joined by Tara Wall, award-winning journalist and political commentator,to discuss present cultural and political aspects of black conservatism.
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Black Conservatism in America
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
The last session featured the Dole Fellows with guests:former Cincinnati mayor Ken Blackwell; and, commentator Robert Traynham. Discussion topic: media and black conservatism in today’s social and political landscape.
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Spring 2010 Study Groups
Tuesday Study Group
Help Wanted: Landing that Job in Washington
February 9-March 30, 2010
Dole Fellow Wilma Goldstein, with a variety of guests, discussed how to land the right gig in Washington.
Goldstein has had a long career in management, political consulting, survey research, public relations, and political campaigns and associations. She has landed the right job many times, and occasionally, the not-so-right job. Most recently, Goldstein worked as a project manager for the Hawthorn Group, an international public relations firm.
Wednesday Study Group
Surviving in 2010: Blue Incumbents in Red Districts
February 24 - April 14, 2010
Dole Fellow David Strauss and guests discussed the Midterm election environment and offered their predictions.
Strauss has worked in both the executive and legislative branches of federal government. Currently, he serves as Chairman of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Advisory Committee, a position he was appointed to by Pres. Obama in July 2009.
