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2026 Fall Semester Public Affairs Discussion Group Schedule<\/h3>\n
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August 28: Supreme Court Review and Preview.<\/strong> With Jessie Hill, JD<\/strong>, Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, and Jonathan L. Entin, JD<\/strong>, David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus.<\/p>\n

September 4: Countering the Anti-Vaxxers: The First Year of \u201cGrandparents for Vaccines.\u201d<\/strong> With Arthur Lavin, MD<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 11: Medicaid 2027: What the \u201cBig Beautiful Bill\u201d Will Do in Ohio.<\/strong> With John R. Corlett<\/strong>, Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar at MSASS and Senior Visiting Fellow, Center for Community Solutions.<\/p>\n

September 18: Pope Leo XIV So Far.<\/strong> With Paul Murphy, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Professor of History, John Carroll University.<\/p>\n

September 25: Is International Law Relevant?<\/strong> With Michael P. Scharf, JD<\/strong>, Joseph C. Hostetler \/ BakerHostetler Professor of Law, President of the American Branch of the International Law Association.<\/p>\n

October 2: The Midterm Elections \u2013 A Month Before.<\/strong> With Paul Herrnson, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut and author or co-author of eight editions of Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington<\/em> (CQ Press).<\/p>\n

October 9: Russia and Its Ukraine War.<\/strong> With Steve Crowley Ph.D.<\/strong>, Professor of Politics, Oberlin College. Alternate Room, Mather House 100<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

October 16: \u201dStudent Accommodations\u201d at CWRU.<\/strong> With Eboni Porter, M.Ed.<\/strong>, Director, Disability Resources, Accommodated Testing and Services. Alternate Room, Mather House 100<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

October 23: The Data Center Boom Meets Last Century\u2019s Grid: How Big Tech is Disrupting the \u201cSleepy\u201d Politics of Electricity.<\/strong> With Joshua Basseches, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Political Science. Alternate Room, Clark Hall 309<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

October 30: Pre-Election Preview Discussion.<\/strong> With Joe White, Ph.D.<\/strong>, and Hopefully Others.<\/p>\n

November 6: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 13: The Public Health Dilemma of E-Cigarettes.<\/strong> With Jacob James Rich<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate, Epidemiology and Biostatistics.<\/p>\n

November 20: Rare Earths.<\/strong> With Rohan Akolkar, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Milton and Tamar Maltz Professor of Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Faculty Director, Great Lakes Energy Institute; Director, Electrochemical Design Center and EMF Lab.<\/p>\n

November 27: Thanksgiving Break<\/strong><\/p>\n

December 4: Are We There Yet? Self-Driving Autonomous Vehicles and the Law.<\/strong> With Cassandra Burke Robertson, JD<\/strong>, John Deaver Drinko \u2013 BakerHostetler Professor of Law. Alternate Room, Mather House 100<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2026 Fall Semester Public Affairs Discussion Group Schedule<\/p>\n

August 28: Supreme Court Review and Preview.<\/strong> With Jessie Hill, JD<\/strong>, Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, and Jonathan L. Entin, JD<\/strong>, David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus.<\/p>\n

September 4: Countering the Anti-Vaxxers: The First Year of \u201cGrandparents for Vaccines.\u201d<\/strong> With Arthur Lavin, MD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

September 11: Medicaid 2027: What the \u201cBig Beautiful Bill\u201d Will Do in Ohio.<\/strong> With John R. Corlett<\/strong>, Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar at MSASS and Senior Visiting Fellow,<\/p>\n

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