The Glenn Gala is a celebration of public service and engagement. It is a time for students, faculty, staff and alumni to come together, socialize and share experiences from the past year, both in the classroom and in the field.
Columbus Metropolitan Club Political Series is Sponsored by Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Hannah News Service
Featuring William Shkurti, Distinguished Adjunct Professor, The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs, and Fran Stewart, Ph.D., Researcher and Writer, The Ohio Manufacturing Institute, The Ohio State University College of Engineering, with host Thomas Suddes, Assistant Professor of Instruction, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, and Member, Editorial Board, The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com.
Two years after the pandemic largely shut down the economy and threw millions out of work, many have yet to return to their previous jobs or find new ones. An estimated 3.5 million Americans have dropped out of the labor force, leaving employers short-staffed and their customers with long waits for goods and services. This Dialogue discussion will probe the reasons for this “great resignation” and what it will take to erase the labor shortage.
Social justice protests have caused many to rethink what they know about the history of race in America. Many question what they learned – or didn’t learn – in school lessons, from the role slavery played in building the American economy to the ramifications of the Tulsa Race Massacre. This awareness has brought new attention to the nearly 50-year-old academic framework of critical race theory, which argues racism is embedded in the American legal and economic systems. Not everyone agrees, and they argue supporters of CRT are trying to divide America and re-write history. This Dialogue discussion will explore critical race theory and discuss why it has come under fire.
America’s rate of inflation has hit its highest level in more than 30 years. After decades of only minimal price increases, the annual inflation rate has reached seven percent. Heating costs have risen sharply over the last year. Experts blame supply chain disruptions, rising wages and government stimulus checks for the sudden spikes in prices and energy costs. This Dialogue discussion will try to get to the bottom of the trend, predict what lies ahead and look at what, if anything, policy makers can do about it.
Both Chief Elaine Bryant and Director Robert Clark have promised to try to heal divisions between police and city residents. This Dialogue discussion will lay out their visions and what new police leadership could mean for the City of Columbus.
Join us for the 11th Annual Ohio Food Policy Summit on Monday, November 8th in a virtual format hosted by the Ohio Food Policy Network and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.
Columbus has been an affordable place to live — for most of us. But more and more people are finding it harder to buy or rent a home within their budgets.
