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Situation Critical: Executive Disability and the Dangers We Face

Wednesday, Sept. 25, 5 p.m.

The dangers of presidential disability have presented questions since the Constitutional Convention. However, never has the topic been more prevalent than in the 2024 Election. Join us as we discuss the current guidelines concerning presidential disability and succession, the shortcomings, and what it all means for the next commander-in-chief.

Panelists:

• Professor James M. Ronan, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at 蜜桃TV; author of Living Dangerously: The Uncertainties of Presidential Disability and Succession
• John Feerick, JD, Dean Emeritus and Sidney C. Norris Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law; helped draft the 25th Amendment
• John Rogan, JD, Senior Fellow at Fordham University School of Law
• Roy E. Brownell II, Attorney, Washington, D.C. 
• Joel K. Goldstein, Vincent C. Immel Professor of Law Emeritus at Saint Louis University School of Law
• Brian C. Kalt, Professor of Law & Harold Norris Faculty Scholar at Michigan State University College of Law

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Is It the Economy, Stupid? The COVID-19 Recovery, Trade, Inflation, and the 2024 Election

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 5 p.m.
Driscoll Hall, Room 134

The economy plays a crucial role in national elections, as it directly affects the lives of voters. Economic conditions鈥攕uch as inflation, employment rates, and overall economic growth鈥攊nfluence voter confidence and can sway public opinion. Candidates often focus on economic policies to address voter concerns (for example, James Carville鈥檚 famous line from the 1992 Clinton campaign: 鈥渋t鈥檚 the economy, stupid!鈥�), promising solutions to improve financial stability and prosperity.  Join our expert panel for an engaging talk to explore how economic factors and policies shape the political landscape and may impact the 2024 presidential election.

Moderator: Professor Ryan Weldzius, Department of Political Science, 蜜桃TV

Panelists: 

• Christopher Kilby, Department of Economics, 蜜桃TV. Expert in international organizations, political economy, and foreign aid
• Amanda Blunt, General Counsel for General Motors. Expert in international trade; former counsel for the US Trade Representative鈥檚 Office of the White House during the Obama, Trump, and beginning of Biden's administrations
• Shawn Patterson, Research Analyst at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn. Expert in political parties, organized interests, and public opinion

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Reproductive Issues Panel

Monday, Oct. 28, 5 p.m.
Driscoll Hall, Room 132

Panelists:

• Nancy Sharts-Hopko, PhD, Retired Faculty, Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
• Ann Juliano, JD, Villanova Charles Widger School of Law
• Chelsea Gerrard, Director of Communication, Villanova College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Red, Striped, or Blue?: Examining the 2024 Elections with Polling and Election Experts

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 5 p.m. 
The Topper Theatre at the John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts

Every election year, millions of Americans tune into their favorite networks to see who wins local, state, and national races. We all watch with anticipation as voting data rolls in from various precincts turning electoral maps red, stiped, or blue. However, most people are unaware of how this process works. Each network has a Decision Desk Team that analyzes voting data as it comes in from precincts and counties. Under an enormous amount of pressure on election night, members of these teams call the races in real time that the masses then see on television or online. At this event, we will hear from members of the Decision Desk Teams of major news networks like CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, and leading pollsters to examine what happened in the 2024 elections.

This event is co-sponsored by  and the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest.

Panelists:

•   Director of Polling and Election Analytics at CNN, Former President of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
• , Ph.D., ABC News Election Night Decision Desk Team 
• , Vice President , Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS)
• , Deputy Director, Elections & Data Analytics, and Producer of Election Analytics at CBS News 
• , Ph.D., NBC News Election Night Decision Desk Team

Voices from the Border: Immigration Stories, Challenges, and Politics

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 5 p.m.
Bartley Hall, Room 1011

Join us for a conversation with an Immigration professor, a current law student, and an asylum seeker. We will share a powerful story from an asylum seeker and their journey navigating our immigration system, the experience of a Villanova Law student who participated in a service trip in May of 2024 in Tijuana and San Diego, and some current policies and laws that shape our immigration system.

Panelists: 

• Daniel Cortes, JD, Director of CARES, Villanova Charles Widger School of Law
• Andrea Solis Canto, 3rd Year Law student at Villanova Charles Widger School of Law, asylee from central America and current permanent resident

Film Screening: Hesburgh

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m.
The John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts
(Doors open at 6 p.m.) 

Mission and Ministry and UNITAS (Athletics) will a screening of the documentary film Hesburgh on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mullen Center. Hesburgh is a profile of Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., the president of Notre Dame and a civil rights advocate who worked closely with MLK. A panel discussion will follow featuring Fr. Kevin and Hezekiah Lewis. This event has come together to honor the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Join us at the Mullen Center on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.). Email the Mullen Center Box Office to secure a seat!

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Nonviolent Communication in Election Scenarios
Presented by the Center for Peace and Justice Education

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 4-5:30 p.m.
Dougherty East Lounge

Do you wonder how to respond to conflict, to hate, to disrespect and incivility in the political season? This training session will help unleash the power of active nonviolence to bring more peace in our lives, our Villanova community and our world. Nonviolent communication helps de-escalate and transform interpersonal and inter-group conflicts through better understanding the feelings and needs of ourselves and others. This session will focus on techniques and proposals that address conflicts related to election scenarios. 

Villanova students, faculty, and staff are all welcome at this workshop. .