10th season kickoff draws full house.
Cannabis…the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
October 26, 2023
Jennifer Rigterink,
Assistant Director of State and Federal Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League
Jennifer Rigterink offered an historical perspective on the cannabis industry in Michigan and explored its future.
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Watch the Video – Cannabis…the Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Jennifer Rigterink, Assistant Director of State and Federal Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League
Video by Richard Brunvand
American Health Care. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. A Call for a New Model.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Randy Oostra, DM, FACHE,
Retired President & CEO of Health System ProMedica
Dr. Oostra offered insights into efforts to reform the disparities of the health care provided in this country. He shared his perspective of how we can address these issues and bring about improvement.
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Watch the Video – American Health Care. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. A Call for a New Model. by Randy Oostra, DM, FACHE, Retired President & CEO of Health System ProMedica.
Video by Richard Brunvand
Challenges to Democracy: The Growth of Autocracy in the World
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Dr. Joel Toppen
Chair of Political Science Department, Hope College
Dr. Toppen explained that many democracies around the world have been declining into authoritarianism governments over the last several years. He defined the characteristics of once functioning democratic governments who have suffered the loss of free and open elections, the absence of freedom of the press and an independent judiciary.
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Watch the Video – Challenges to Democracy: The Growth of Autocracy in the World by Dr. Joel Toppen, Chair of Political Science Department, Hope College
Video by Richard Brunvand
The Speakers Series will pause until next Fall with presentations scheduled in September and October.
The World According to Xi. Should US Fear China’s Rise?
Thursday, May 4th, 2023
by Dr. Ann Chih Lin
Director of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan
Dr. Lin explained how the current Chinese leadership understands Chinese power and position on the global stage and how they tie these beliefs into an understanding of the privileged position that the United States has enjoyed in the world, and thus what they feel they are entitled – or hope to be entitled – to claim.
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Watch the Video – The World According to Xi. Should US Fear China’s Rise? by Dr. Ann Chih Lin Director of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan
Video by Richard Brunvand