National Agenda 2019: Direction Democracy featuring Tara Setmayer
Self-avowed Republican Never Trumper Tara Setmayer called herself an unapologetic but sane conservative when she spoke at the University of Delaware on October 2. During her conversation with National Agenda Director Lindsay Hoffman, an associate professor of communication at UD, at the fourth event of the National Agenda speaker series, Setmayer discussed President Trump’s impeachment inquiry and also emphasized both speaking out and listening to one another.
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National Agenda 2018: “Midterm Matters” featuring Gabe Fleisher
October 10, 2018 – In the third installment of National Agenda’s Midterm Matters speaker series, 16-year-old political journalist Gabe Fleisher explained why young voices matter. Fleisher writes Wake Up To Politics, a popular daily political newsletter that began as an email he sent to his mom to update her on what was happening in the world and what was on the schedules of America’s political leaders. Fast forward to today and over 50,000 people receive Gabe’s daily email.
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National Agenda 2018: “Midterm Matters” featuring Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan
NOVEMBER 14 – The final installment of the National Agenda speaker series featured award-winning Washington Post journalists Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan. Their talk focused on the idea that “Facts Matter” as people navigate what some have deemed a “post-truth” world.
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