Class is in session. Each month, the Clinton School of Public Service provides engaging public programs covering a myriad of issues, and this month is no different. March’s schedule includes speakers on topics like foster care, American fraternities and overcoming bulimia.
Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or by calling (501) 683-5239. And if you can’t attend in person, you can stream most programs live by clicking here.
Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe – “Desmond Tutu TutuDesk Campaign Centre”
March 5 | 6 p.m. in Sturgis Hall
Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe is the CEO of the Desmond Tutu Tutudesk Campaign Centre (DTTCC), an organization that aims to address the 95 million classroom desk shortage in sub-Saharan Africa by providing 20 million Tutudesks to 20 million children by 2020. The Tutudesk is an environmentally friendly, light, portable desk that children can use at school or at home, in regular classrooms or under trees.
D.O. Day in Little Rock – “Physicians in Service”
March 7 | 9 a.m. in the Great Hall at the Clinton Presidential Center
D.O. Day is a national event happening on Capitol Hill Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The aim is to educate members of Congress and their staff on who DOs are and why their work is important.
In Arkansas, DOs and osteopathic medical students will hear from speakers including Dr. Jocelyn Elders, Dr. Scott Pace, State Representative Justin Boyd, and Dr. Vic Snyder. Elders, the first person in the state of Arkansas to become board certified in pediatric endocrinology, will be the keynote speaker. She was the sixteenth Surgeon General of the United States, the first African American, and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public Health Service.
Legacies and Lunch – A Film Screening of “The Favored Strawberry”
March 7 | Noon at the Ron Robinson Theater
Catch a screening of the documentary “The Favored Strawberry,” produced by University of Arkansas professors Larry Foley and Dale Carpenter. The hour-long film focuses on the strawberry industry in Arkansas and elsewhere and is the culmination of a national project led by the UA System Division of Agriculture and its Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability.
John Hechinger – “True Gentlemen: The Broken Pledge of America’s Fraternities”
March 12 | 6 p.m. in Sturgis Hall
John Hechinger, author of “True Gentlemen,” will discuss the world of fraternity culture and how that culture goes on to influence Wall Street, Main Street and Washington. Hechinger, a senior editor at Bloomberg News, was a 2011 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Public Service and a two-time winner of the George Polk Award for his reporting on education. A graduate of Yale University, he lives near Boston with his wife and daughter.
Panel Discussion with The Rep on “Mamma Mia!”
March 5 | Noon in Sturgis Hall
The cast and crew of this beloved ABBA-filled musical will discuss the production and more during a panel on March 5. The musical centers around young bride-to-be Sophie who desperately to meet her father. But, she’s not quite sure which of her mother’s old flames is “the one.” So, she invites all three, hoping she’ll learn the truth, which sparks many dramatic moments (and incredible costumes).
Ellen Hart
March 15 | 6 p.m. in Sturgis Hall
A world-class runner and lawyer, Ellen Hart is known for her incredible athletic and professional achievements while going public about her battles with bulimia.
After a successful track career at Harvard, Hart went on to earn her juris doctor from the University of Colorado Law School. Later, she helped start the Eating Disorder Foundation while giving lectures and speaking publicly about her personal experiences. A movie about her life, “Dying to be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Peña Story,” was released in 1996.
Jon Michaels, Professor at the UCLA School of Law – “Constitutional Coup”
March 26 | 6 p.m. in Sturgis Hall
Jon Michaels is a Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law with degrees from Williams College, Oxford University, and Yale Law School. His scholarly and teaching interests include constitutional law, administrative law, national security law, the separation of powers, presidential power, regulation, bureaucracy, and privatization.
Michaels will discuss his book, “Constitutional Coup: Privatization’s Threat to the American Republic” on March 26. The book makes the argument for the constitutionality of the administrative state, recognizing civil servants and public participants as necessary — rather than disposable — components.
William Bell, President and CEO of Casey Family Programs
March 30 | Noon in Sturgis Hall
Dr. William Bell is the President and CEO of Casey Family Programs, the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope for children and families across America.