leadership Tag

18 Aug SHELTON JOINS CLAY CENTER AS EXEC DIRECTOR

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Dr. Tom Shelton, who has held leadership positions in national and Kentucky educational institutions, has been appointed to serve as the Executive Director of the Henry Clay Center of Statesmanship, located in Lexington, KY. Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Shelton served...

29 Apr COVID-19, Healthcare, and American Identity (Part I)

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Henry Clay Center reached out to program alumni for their perspectives on COVID-19 and how it has impacted their communities and outlook on current events. Their responses offer a unique range of political opinions that reflect the...

27 Apr COVID-19, Healthcare, and American Identity (Part II)

Posted at 13:19h in Blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Henry Clay Center reached out to program alumni for their perspectives on COVID-19 and how it has impacted their communities and outlook on current events. Their responses offer a unique range of political opinions that reflect the...

24 Apr COVID-19, Healthcare, and American Identity (Part III)

Posted at 13:30h in Blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Henry Clay Center reached out to program alumni for their perspectives on COVID-19 and how it has impacted their communities and outlook on current events. Their responses offer a unique range of political opinions that reflect the...

15 Apr Alumnus Interview: Richard Smith

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Richard Smith attended the College Student Congress in 2010 and is now running for a seat in the Georgia State Senate. We sat down with Richard for a digital interview to learn more about his motivation to run...

20 Mar COVID-19 Impacts 2020 Student Congresses

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]After significant deliberation and evaluation of COVID-19 realities, the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship has cancelled the 2020 College and High School Student Congresses. This decision was made collaboratively, but with great difficulty, among the Center's staff, planning...

24 Feb Yarmuth and Comer Featured in Congressional Student Forum on Civility

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Henry Clay Center was proud to co-host a Congressional Student Forum in partnership with the Institute for Civility in Government and the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law on Thursday, February 20, 2020, featuring Chairman John...

24 Jan February 20, 2020 – Congressional Student Forum

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Congressmen John Yarmuth and James Comer Featured in Congressional Student Forum Join the Henry Clay Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at 6:00 PM on February 20th for a bipartisan civil discourse featuring U.S. Representatives John Yarmuth (D - KY 3rd...

18 Sep October 19, 2019 – Clay Summit on Kentucky Pensions

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Students from Kentucky colleges and universities tackle the state’s pension crisis in a collaborative policy development challenge Join the Henry Clay Center in Lexington, Kentucky on October 19th for the culminating event of the Clay Summit on Kentucky Pensions! Teams...

12 Aug The Next Generation’s Promise to Compromise

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written by Angela Zhong, 2019 High School Student Congress Alumnus Immigration in and of itself is inherently a divisive issue where compromise seems impossible. Immigration deals with the core features of our identity as a nation, as well as...

18 Jul July 3, 2019 – Student Congress Alumni in D.C.

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alumni Gather in Washington, D.C. on Eve of July 4th On July 3, 2019, student congress alumni gathered in Washington, D.C. at Union Pub. Director of National Outreach Alison Griffith hosted the event at the local Capitol Hill restaurant...

10 Jul Clare Magee to Serve as Acting Executive Director

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] July 10, 2019, Lexington, KY – The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship is excited to announce that Clare Magee is assuming the role of Acting Executive Director following the departure of Rob Givens. Rob Givens joined the Henry Clay...

11 Apr May 22, 2019 – The Clay Summit on Criminal Justice Reform: “Beyond the First Step Act”

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Clay Summit on Criminal Justice Reform: "Beyond the First Step Act" On December 21, 2018, President Trump signed into law the First Step Act (S. 756), criminal justice reform legislation that reforms some federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws,...

21 Mar Discussion on U.S. Foreign Policy in Syria

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]"Should We Stay or Should We Go? Perspectives on U.S. Presence in Syria" In partnership with Marymount University, the Henry Clay Center moderated a special lecture on U.S. foreign policy in Syria in honor of Dr. Irma Becerra's inauguration...

15 Mar March 27, 2019 – Bipartisan Discussion on U.S. Foreign Policy

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]"Should We Stay or Should We Go? Perspectives on U.S. Presence in Syria" Join the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship, in partnership with Marymount University, for a special lecture on U.S. foreign policy in Syria. Panel experts Dr. Lani...