Students Talk Back: A Weekly Politics and Public Policy Forum April 3, 2013 12:00pm to 1:00pm Featuring: Michael Madrid, Principal, Grassroots Lab Shikhar Gupta, Director of Underclassmen Engagement, USC College Democrats Giuseppe Robalino, Member, USC College Republicans Carrie Lopez, Chair, Hispanas Organizing for Political Equality Leadership Institute (HOPE) Co-moderated by: Read more…
Originally published at USC News, March 22, 2013 by Christy Lytal At the event “The Next Generation of Leadership,” a panel of USC students offered their insights to an audience of mayors, council members and city managers. Presented by the California Contract Cities Association in partnership with the USC Price Read more…
Students Talk Back: A Weekly Politics and Public Policy Forum February 20, 2013 12:00pm to 1:00pm Students Talk Back is a weekly series presented in partnership with USC Dornsife College’s Unruh Institute of Politics, the USC Price Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, and the USC Price Bedrosian Center on Governance. Featuring: Read more…
A Weekly Politics and Public Policy Forum January 23, 2013 11:30am to 1:00pm The Obama Presidency: A Second Term Agenda Featuring Tony Strickland, Former Senator, California State Senate Anthony Portantino, Former Assemblyman, California State Assembly Greg Sefain, USC College Republicans Ethan Levin, USC College Democrats Co-Moderated By: Dan Schnur, Director, Read more…
Post Mortem November 14, 2012 12:00pm to 1:00pm The final of the Road to the White House series for a post mortem on the election. Featuring: Dan Schnur, Director of the Unruh Institute on Politics Raphael Bostic, Director of the Bedrosian Center on Governance Roberto Suro, Fellow with the Center Read more…
The Swing Vote: Targeting Voters in the Presidential Election October 31, 2012 12:00pm to 1:00pm Featuring: Teddy Davis, Press Secretary, Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Michael Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, Gen Next Giuseppe Robalino, Member, USC College Republicans Co-Moderated by: Dan Schnur, Director USC Jesse M. Unruh Institute Read more…
Going Negative: When Attack Ads Work and When They Don’t October 3, 2012 11:30am to 1:00pm Featuring: John Shallman, President, Shallman Communications Michael Finnegan, Reporter, Los Angeles Times Taylor Markey, Social Chair, USC College Democrats Barr Benyamin, Member, USC College Republicans Co-Moderated By: Dan Schnur, Director, USC Jesse M. Unruh Read more…
Road to the White House Speakers: Andre Pineda, Pollster, Obama for America 2008 Matt Klink, Former President, Cerrell Associates Fritz Pielstick, College Democrats Aaron Wong, Membership Director, College Republicans Moderators: Dan Schnur, Director, Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics Kastalia Medranok Online Editor, Daily Trojan View the video
Road to the White House With the polls nearly tied and the conventions coming to an end, the question remains: where will President Obama and Governor Romney take their campaigns? How will the candidates address the tough issues facing the nation? How will the candidates define their policies and strengthen Read more…
Road to the White House Featuring: Dan Schnur, Director, USC Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics Geoffrey Cowan, Director, USC Annenberg Center of Communication Leadership and Policy Dan Mazmanian, Director, USC Judith and John Bedrosian Center on Government and the Public Enterprise Moderated by: Aaron Wong, President, USC College Republicans Read more…
Road to the White House The Key Issues: Jobs, Healthcare, and Medicare – What will Decide the Election? September 12, 2012 12:00pm to 1:00pm Featuring: Glenn Gritzner, Managing Director, Mercury Public Affairs Michael Madrid, Principal, GrassrootsLab Christian Patterson, Member, USC College Democrats Alex Yebri, Vice President, USC College Republicans Co-Moderated Read more…
In a campaign season dominated by Super PACS and a political culture in which money and lobbyists seem to rule, what role do special interests play in our political system? Join a panel of experts including Jack Abramoff, former Republican lobbyist, newly-turned ethics watchdog, and author of Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption from America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist, and Bob Hertzberg, former Speaker of the California State Assembly and Co-Chair of reform group California Forward, to discuss the impact of special interests in politics and the presidential campaign.
Road to the White House Recession & Recovery: How will the economy shape election 2012? Featuring: Michael Davidson, Chief Executive Officer for Gen Next Sam Garrison, Former Vice President of Public Policy for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Alex Davidson, Director of External Relations for the USC College Republicans Read more…
How Populist Movements Shape American Politics
Tea Partiers and Occupiers are at opposite ends of the political spectrum, yet they both embrace the politics “of the people.” What effect will these populist movements have on the upcoming state, congressional and presidential races?
Featuring:
Rob Stutzman, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Hector De La Torre, Former California State Assemblyman, 50th District
Alex Davidson, Director of External Relations, College Republicans
Ximena Velazquez-Arenas, President, College Democrats
What if you could pick your choice for president?” Non-partisan Americans Elect envisions a new online, direct form of democracy for 2012—an election in which voters pick a president, not a party.
Speakers:
Reed Galen, Managing Director, Mercury Public Affairs
Shannon Murphy, Deputy Controller for Communications, LA City Controller Wendy Greuel
Dennis Su, College Republicans
Victoria Hallebo, Vice President, College Democrats
Speakers:
Andre Pineda, Pollster, Obama for America 2008
Matt Klink, Former President, Cerrell Associates
Fritz Pielstick, College Democrats
Aaron Wong, Membership Director, College Republicans
Voters are unhappy about the economy and Barack Obama is taking the brunt of it. But Americans don’t have much faith in the Republicans to make things better either. Who can emerge from the GOP primary to take on Obama?