Articles Tagged ‘ Center for the Study of Democracy ’
Riedel Talks Foreign Policy
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
Last Thursday, April 1 at 6:00 p.m., St. Mary’s students and staff gathered in St. Mary’s Hall to listen to a lecture given by Bruce Riedel, an expert on political transition and counter terrorism and the former policy adviser to Barack Obama during his presidential campaign. The lecture was sponsored by the Center for the [...]
(Read More)Art and Politics Work Together to Bring Awareness to Displacement
In a Middle Eastern refåugee camp, a young girl plays with her friends among the piles of rock and debris littering the ground. A world away in New Jersey, a State Highway worker helps drag a cracked and dusty cement road barrier to the side of the road.
What do these two scenes have in [...]
Stewart Lectures on Origins of Constitution Day
On Thursday, September 17, the Center for the Study of Democracy sponsored a lecture on Constitution Day. Constitution Day, which commemorates the anniversary of the creation of the Constitution of the United States, was first federally recognized in 2004. The lecture was given by David O. Stewart, author of the bestseller The Summer of 1787, The [...]
(Read More)Defense Forum Discusses Foreign Affairs
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 21-22, the College hosted the fourth annual Patuxent Defense Forum. Cosponsored by the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Patuxent Partnership, the forum allowed academics, military officers, and policy analysts to discuss issues relating to U.S. foreign affairs and defense.
The theme of this year’s forum was “Roles of [...]
Maryland Lieutenant Governor Addresses Country’s Direction
By Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief
As the capital buzzes with speculation about Obama’s cabinet nominations, one “hotly circulated” name for Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs, Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, spent last Monday evening addressing the College.
In his lecture, “The New American Democracy,” Lieutenant Governor Brown addressed a thin crowd and discussed the direction our country is moving, key priorities for [...]
