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Villanova University presents Jim Keady for the Oscar Romero Solidarity Lecture.

The Center for Global Leadership at Villanova University presents the Honorable Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico.

The Center for Global Leadership at Villanova University presents Global Stability and Insecurity Series: Protests, Peace and Foreign Policy: A Discussion about Latin America.

The Honors Program at Villanova University presents Ross Douthat's lecture, "The State of Our Politics."

Beyonce, Kendrick, Global Hip-Hop, Politics and Justice: Join The Center for Peace & Justice Education for a lecture today, Feb. 21, 4:30 p.m., in Bartley 1010. Camille Burge, Carol Anthony, Maghan Keita and Kinjal Dave will discuss the critical examination of the social and political components of the music of Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar and other artists relating to race, feminism and social justice.

Discussion of SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch.

The Freedom School 2017 at Villanova University presents Jules Jackson's lecture, “#NoDAPL & Indigenous Water Protectors: Indigenous Activism, Resistance & Unity in the 21st Century.”

Conestoga and Padua compete in the 2016 Ethics Bowl at Villanova University.

Cadet Counseling Class

he Villanova Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, a national honor society dedicated to promoting excellence in the study of public administration and public service, welcomes three Villanova MPA alumni to discuss their career paths in public service. The Spring 2016 career and networking panel includes:Teresa Wolfgang, Executive Director of the Women’s Resource Center, Dr. Alexander Henderson Assistant Professor of Health Care and Public Administration, Long Island University, and Amanda Serock, Township & Sewer Authority Manager, Chadds Ford Township.

William Jay Risch (Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001) is Associate Professor of History at Georgia College, where he teaches courses on modern global, Russian, and East-European history. He is the author of The Ukrainian West: Culture and the Fate of Empire in Soviet Lviv (Harvard University Press, 2011), as well as numerous academic articles and book chapters, and most recently he edited Youth and Rock in the Soviet Bloc: Youth Cultures, Music, and the State in Russia and Eastern Europe (Lexington Books, 2015).

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2016 US Presidential Election Series Panel Event. Several elite Villanova scholars present on various aspects of the 2016 United States Presidential election.

Jonathan Tasini, author of The Essential Bernie Sanders, speaks Thursday, April 7, 6 p.m., Garey 102. A frequent Sanders surrogate on TV and radio, Tasini has written for The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Business Week, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times. In 2006 Tasini unsuccessfully challenged Senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary because of her vote for the Iraq War. Tasini is the author of five books: The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America (2015); It’s Not Raining, We’re Being Peed On: The Scam of the Deficit Crisis (2010); The Audacity of Greed: Free Markets, Corporate Thieves and The Looting of America (2009); They Get Cake, We Eat Crumbs: The Real Story Behind Today’s Unfair Economy (1997); and The Edifice Complex: Rebuilding the American Labor Movement to Face the Global Economy (1995). Sponsored by the Writing & Rhetoric Program

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SGA welcomes Republican Presidential candidate and Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, to campus for a Town Hall event.

Political Science and the Irish Studies Program present Jonathan Blake, Columbia University "Culture, Politics, and the Paradox of Anti-Politics in Loyalist Parading in Northern Ireland." Tuesday, Feb. 16., 4:30-6 p.m., Fedigan Rm. 400, St. Augustine Cente

The event explores topics including selecting a lawyer or law firm, deciding to work with a start-up company, best practices for entrepreneurs to reduce legal expenses and best practices for lawyers to attract and keep entrepreneurial business.

The Villanova Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, a national honor society dedicated to promoting excellence in the study of public administration and public service, welcomes Villanova alumnus and 40th U.S. Sergeant at Arms, Frank J. Larkin as keynote speaker and honored public servant for the 2015 Fall Colloquium. Mr. Larkin currently serves as the United States Senate Sergeant at Arms, where he has the responsibility of maintaining Capital office building security and enforcing Senate rules.

Dr. Paul Rahe, The Charles O. Lee and Louise K. Lee Chair in the Western Heritage at Hillsdale College, gave a lecture on, "Does the Constitution Shape the Nation's Character?" for Constitution Day.

How can we explain the success of France's Front National? It is a presumed far right party and seemingly the most popular among voters of what is supposed to be a progressive country.

The symposium brings together a renowned indigenous Bolivian economist and scholars from the United States to discuss the articulations of diverse identities within the new political framework in Bolivia.

"The Crises in Egypt & Syria: Democracy or Destruction in The Arab World?" Rami Khouri, Director, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & International Affair, American University of Beruit & Visiting Professor,Villanova University

Harold W. Rood Memorial Lecture: Dr. Chris Harmon, author of "Terrorism Today", gives a lecture on, "State Sponsors of Terrorism."

“Aid and Democracy Redux: Reassessing the Impact of Foreign Aid on Democracy.” The lecture will focus on donors, like the United States, whose goals include the promotion of democratic reform in developing countries. Dr. Kilby will use unique and improved methods to analyze an in-depth data set in order to describe the real impact of foreign aid on the process of democratization abroad.

On August 30th, the NFL and close to 5,000 former NFL players reached an historic settlement of their concussion litigation. The $765 million settlement—which must be approved by District Court Judge Anita Brody—represents a tentative resolution of one of the most dramatic cases in Sports Law today.