2012 CCPS Events
One of our specialties at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies is the study of lobbying reform in Washington DC. CCPS hosts seminars on lobbying reform efforts. In addition, our scholars and students have produced numerous papers and articles on lobbying reforms and our scholars have been interviewed by various media outlets about lobbying reform.
Upcoming Events
CCPS and National Journal to Host Environmental Policy Summit
Join CCPS at the Newseum for our latest policy summit; Clearing the Air: Debating the Impact of Anti-Pollution Efforts on Public Health, the Economy, and the Environment.
Check back soon for invitation details.
Previous Events
CCPS Forum on Delegate Selection- Wednesday April 25th at 6pm
CCPS Director James A. Thurber and Jeff Berman, Obama 2008 Delegate Director and author of The Magic Number: Inside Obama's Chase for the Presidential Nomination had a spirited discussion on the delegate selection process.
Celebrating Women’s History Month
The Women & Politics Institute and the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies celebrated the 20th anniversary of the “Year of the Woman” elections.
Book signing and discussion took place on Monday March 19th at 5:15 at American University.
Primary Results Pane
Celebrating Women’s History Month
The Women & Politics Institute and the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies invites you to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the “Year of the Woman” elections.
Book signing and discussion will take place on Monday March 19th at 5:15 at American University.
Event
On Janurary 25th, CCPS hosted a discussion of the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary results and celebrated Professor Candice Nelson’s new book, Grant Park: The Democratization of Presidential Elections 1968-2008.
CCPS Forum on Early State Primaries
CCPS as hosted a forum on early state primaries on Thursday December 1st from 3:30pm-5:00pm in Butler Boardroom.
Speakers included Glen Bolger, Partner at Public Opinion Strategies, Corey R. Lewandowski, State Director for Americans for Prosperity Foundation – New Hampshire, David Mark, Senior Editor at Politico, and Rob Richie, Executive Director at FairVote.
The forum was moderated by Prof. Candice Nelson. Learn more.
On October 26th, CCCPS and the Kay Spiritual Life Center hosted a lunchtime forum on the budget crisis.
The forum featured Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and Dean Baker, Co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. It was moderated by Prof. James A. Thurber.
On April 6th, CCPS hosted a half day conference on President Obama’s first two years in office. Read Agenda (.pdf)
CCPS and USFP hosted an author talk featuring Prof. Jordan Tama and his new book on national security. The event took place at American University on April 13th at 4:00pm. Learn more
CCPS co-sponsored a conference on March 1st that focused on the role of First Ladies in American history. Learn More
CCPS Celebrated Women's History Month with a panel discussion and book signing with former Congresswomen Elizabeth Holtzman and Connie Morella. Learn more
CCPS and the AU’s School of International Service co-hosted the3rd annual Eisenhower Symposium on February 16th. The event featured scholars David A. Nichols, David Ottaway, and Stephen Randolph. Learn more
Dante Chinni discussed his book "Our Patchwork Nation" on Thursday, February 10th at 7pm in Mary Graydon Center Room 4. More Info (.pdf)
