Events

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Join us for a Community Conversation on Hamilton's Carbon Neutrality Plan.

Hamilton has set a goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030. Some of the College’s efforts, like waste reduction and increased energy efficiency, are uncontroversial. Others, like an emphasis on electric vehicles and electric heat pumps to replace fossil fuel uses or creation of carbon sinks through reforestation are less straightforward. Increasing our reliance on electric vehicles and heating raises questions about how that electricity is produced, what counts as...

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The Levitt Center in collaboration with the Government Department invite you to join us for lunch and a talk by Associate Professor of Government Heather Sullivan entitled  "Immigration: Exporting problems and policies to Latin America"

With the US presidential campaign in full swing, Democrats and Republicans alike have taken a hard line on immigration. Left out of most political conversations, however, is a discussion of a policy central to both the Trump and Biden administrations: outsourcing immigration control to Latin America. Latin A...

The Levitt Center invites you to join us for a lunch talk with Associate Professor of Government Erica De Bruin entitled "When are Presidential Power Grabs Condoned? Evidence from Survey Experiments in the United States"

In the United States, growing evidence suggests that voters often trade off adherence to democratic norms against other considerations, such as partisan gain. Yet less is known about which types of undemocratic actions are most likely to gain public support, and under what conditions. This talk presents ev...

Join us for a facilitated conversation on topics of current interest.

Join Associate Professor Erica DeBruin and Visiting Professor of History and Executive Director of Common Ground Ty Seidule for a screening and discussion of the documentary War Game. The film documents a role-playing exercise in which a bipartisan group of U.S. defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers were asked to respond to another January 6-type situation. It highlights the risks of escalating political violence that might result. 

Refreshments will be served from 6:30-7:00pm and the movie s...

Join us for a facilitated conversation on topics of current interest.

The Levitt Center invites you to join us for lunch and a talk by Luke Perry, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Utica University entitled "The 2024 Presidential Elections: Key Issues and Regional Dynamics". This talk will share insights from Dr. Perry's election research with Palgrave MacMillan, including his edited volumes that examine contemporary presidential elections for his book series Palgrave Studies in U.S. Elections. Relevant scholarship tends to examine presidential elections in national terms with a heavy focus...