Leading Voices in Politics and Policy

A panel of leading journalists and educators will provide a preview of the issues and the political horse race heading into the October 11, 2011 Republican Presidential Debate at Dartmouth.

Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," concludes August 23, when Gallup Poll Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport spoke about "Polls, Politics, and Democracy."

As part of Dartmouth's Leading Voices in Politics & Policy series, Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport spoke about politics, polls and Democracy in the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater on August 23, 2011. Here are his suggestions for the Republican candidates to tackle at the presidential debate on October 11, 2011 at Dartmouth.

Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," continues when GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt '78 spoke August 18, 2011 in the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater. Immelt, who is also a Dartmouth trustee and delivered the Commencement address in 2004, spoke about energy and the environment.

As part of Dartmouth's Leading Voices in Politics & Policy series, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt '78 spoke about energy and the environment in the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater on August 18, 2011. Here's his prescription for job creation.

Mara Rudman '84, deputy Middle East envoy at Department of State, visited her alma matter to speak to a public policy class as part of the "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy" series. Before attending the class, she shared some of the most important lessons she took from her time at Dartmouth.

Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," continues when former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. '68 spoke August 11, 2011 in the Hopkins Center's Spaulding Auditorium. Paulson, who is also a former chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs and currently chairman of the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago, will speak about the the future of financial regulation.

As part of Dartmouth's Leading Voices in Politics & Policy series, New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen discussed her work on energy efficiency legislation in a Dartmouth public policy class on August 10, 2011. In this video, she lists three efforts to get the economy moving.

Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," continues with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich '68 spoke August 4, 2011 in the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater. Reich, who is also an author and educator, talked about the middle class and the Republican Party, and economic insecurity.

Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," continues when former Labor Secretary Robert Reich '68 speaks August 4, 2011 in the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater. Reich, who is also an author and educator, will speak about the middle class and the Republican Party, and economic insecurity.

Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," continues when former chancellor of the New York City Department of Education Joel Klein spoke on July 28, 2011 at the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater. The chief executive officer of the Educational Division at News Corp. since January 2011, Klein is currently leading the company's internal phone hacking investigation. His lecture addressed U.S. education reform and his experiences in New York City's public schools.

Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," continues when Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. spoke on July 26, 2011 at the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater. Huntsman, former governor of Utah and U.S. ambassador to China, addressed key issues in U.S. foreign policy priorities.

Part of Dartmouth's public summer lecture series, "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy," former Louisiana Governor Charles "Buddy" Roemer presents "A Road Map for the American Middle Class" in the Hopkins Center's Moore Theater, July 21, 2011. In the face of widespread economic dislocation, stagnant wages, and rising inequality, Roemer will speak about what the federal government can—or should—do to broaden economic opportunity and security for "typical" Americans.

Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim called on President Obama to "tackle cost and quality" issues in health care in a July 14 lecture in the "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy" series.

Tim Geithner '83, the current Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, a job he's had since 2009. Prior to that, Geithner served, beginning in 2003, as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Judd Gregg, former New Hampshire senator, congressman and governor opened the Dartmouth summer lecture series "Leading Voices in Politics and Policy" on June 23, 2011 in the Hopkins Center, Moore Theater.