The Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 11, in the Stephen B. Humphrey Theater at Saint John’s University with the Hon. Philip Davis KC, MP, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, as the featured speaker. The event was originally set for Nov. [...]
Gen. Paul Nakasone, a 1986 Saint John’s University graduate, presented the 2022 Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Stephen B. Humphrey Theater, located on the Saint John’s University campus. The four-star general and White Bear Lake, Minnesota native is currently serving as Commander, U.S. [...]
Tina Smith serves as United States Senator for Minnesota. Smith also serves on four Senate committees: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and Indian Affairs. This year, she was named chair of two Senate subcommittees. When speaking on Eugene J. [...]
With Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson is a distinguished award-winning communications professor from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Jamieson’s trail-blazing scholarship and public leadership demonstrate a deep commitment to democratic justice, particularly fair elections and fact-based information. [...]
His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos Interviewed by Valentín Sierra, 2010 SJU graduate President Santos began his public service career as Head of Colombia’s Delegation to the International Coffee Organization in London. [...]
Most people rarely get a good glimpse into the inner workings of the White House. But on Monday, Oct. 15, Denis McDonough peel[ed] back the layers of intrigue and describe how the West Wing operates. McDonough, who served four years as President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff, present[ed] the 12th annual Eugene J. [...]
Former Governor Jeb Bush gave the 11th annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture on September 21, 2017. You can watch the full lecture HERE Former Florida Governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will be interviewed for the 11th annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. [...]
Dr. Tatum gave the 10th annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture on October 10, 2016. You can watch the full lecture HERE Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum is a clinical psychologist, president emerita of Spelman College and best-selling author. [...]
For 36 years, Senator Dodd represented Connecticut in the United States Congress and as the state’s longest serving member was recognized as one of the most widely respected legislators in Congress, earning the trust of both Republicans and Democrats. [...]
Dave Durenberger, the son of SJU Athletic Director George Durenberger, grew up at Saint John’s. He attended the Prep School, and graduated from the University cum laude in 1955 with a Commission from its first Army ROTC program. [...]
Cokie Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News, providing analysis for all network news programming. From 1996-2002 she and Sam Donaldson co-anchored the weekly ABC interview program This Week. Roberts also serves as Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio. In her more than forty years in broadcasting, she has won countless awards, including three Emmys. [...]
Tom Brokaw has spent his entire distinguished journalism career with NBC News beginning in 1966 in the Los Angeles bureau where he covered Ronald Reagan’s first run for public office and the 1968 presidential campaign. [...]
A nationally known columnist and commentator, Shields has worked in Washington through the administrations of nine U.S. Presidents. He was an editorial writer for The Washington Post where he began writing his column in 1979. That column is now distributed nationally by Creators Syndicate. [...]
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, was Minnesota’s first elected woman to serve in the Senate. Klobuchar was a prominent figure in Minnesota even before she won election to the Senate in 2006. Her father, Jim, was a long-time newspaper writer and author. [...]
Chuck Hagel has served two terms in the U.S. Senate. His duties include membership on four senate committees: Foreign Relations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Intelligence; and Rules. Hagel and his brother Tom served side by side in Vietnam in 1968 as infantry squad leaders with the U.S. Army’s 9th Infantry Division. [...]
The Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement announces that Julian Bond, chairman of the board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will deliver the second annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 29, in the Stephen B. [...]
The Promise and Limits of Politics: What Gene McCarthy Taught Us COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — Gene McCarthy might have liked talking politics to Washington Post newspaper columnist, author and commentator E.J. Dionne, Jr. [...]