“Chinese Girl in the Ghetto,” author Ying Ma
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Ying Ma writes regularly about China, international affairs, the free market, and conservatism, and much of her research explores the nexus between political and economic freedom with respect to China’s rising influence on the global stage. She is the author of “Chinese Girl in the Ghetto,” a memoir about getting to know freedom from post-Mao China to inner-city Oakland, California. She is also a policy advisor at the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based free-market think tank.
“Everyone Leads: Building Leadership from the Community Up,” author Paul Schmitz
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Paul Schmitz is the CEO of Public Allies, which has advanced the leadership of over 5,000 diverse young adults to strengthen communities, nonprofits, and civic participation across the country. The author of “Everyone Leads: Building Leadership from the Community Up,” Schmitz writes and speaks frequently on leadership, diversity, civic participation, social innovation, collective impact, and community building. He was selected by The Rockefeller Foundation as a Next Generation Leadership Fellow, has been recognized by The Nonprofit Times as one of the 50 most influential nonprofit leaders in the country, and is a recipient of Fast Company magazine’s Social Capitalist Award for innovation.
“Clybourne Park,” a panel discussion
Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *In partnership with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre
– Arkansas Repertory Theatre producing artistic director, Bob Hupp, will host a panel discussion on the upcoming production of “Clybourne Park,” winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and 2011 Tony Award for Best Play. Clybourne Park is a bitingly funny and fiercely provocative new play about the volatile combination of race and real estate. In 1959, a white couple sells their home to a black family, causing uproar in their middle-class neighborhood. Fifty years later in 2009, the same house is changing hands again and neighbors wage battle over territory and legacy revealing how far our ideas about race and gentrification have evolved.
“The People’s Guide to the Federal Budget,” Jo Comerford, executive director, National Priorities Project
Monday, January 27, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Jo Comerford is the executive director of the National Priorities Project, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization whose mission is to make complex federal budget information transparent and accessible so people can prioritize and influence how their tax dollars are spent. Comerford sets the strategic direction for National Priorities Project, builds organizational alliances, and is the primary spokesperson. She has a strong background in community organizing and offers budget talks and facilitating participatory workshops, including speaking at a 2012 TEDx and 2013 Ignite.
“The Latino Gender Gap in US Politics,” Christina Bejarno, associate professor of political Science, University of Kansas
Friday, January 31, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Latino political participation in the United States is generally lower than the rest of the population, mainly due to their high proportion of youth and foreign born populations that are ineligible to vote. This dynamic is slowing changing, partly as a result of the rapidly growing Latino population in the United States. Bejarano delves deeper into the complex gender differences for Latino political behavior. More specifically, it is a political analysis of the diverse U.S. Latino population and the interacting factors that can influence male and female differences in voting and policy attitudes. As the Latino population highlights their growing political sway, the major political parties have and will strategically mobilize and court the Latino electorate, Latinas in particular.
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