ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent George Stephanopoulos
Former New York State Governor Mario Cuomo
Launch of Educate ’08
Launch of
Educate’08
The October 15 presidential debate at Hofstra was not only a historic moment for the University, but also the culmination of an unprecedented series of events focused on the issues, history and politics of presidential elections.
10
Hofstra
Announced on January 30, 2008, Educate ’08 featured an intensive schedule of lectures, conferences, artistic performances and exhibitions, town hall meetings and interactive forums. Students, alumni, faculty, staff and the community participated in these free events, which often featured renowned newsmakers, scholars, and policymakers with unique insight and knowledge of the American political system. For those members of the Hofstra family who attended the many Educate ’08 programs, the October 15 debate was the finale of a very exciting and politically charged period on campus that helped to create informed and engaged citizens.
Guests of the Educate ’08 series included: Spring 2008: New York Times Chief Political Correspondent Adam Nagourney (March 31), Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman (April 1), publisher of The Cook Report Charlie Cook (April 3), adviser to four U.S. presidents David Gergen (April 8), General (Ret.) Barry McCaffrey (April 14), presidential expert Fred Greenstein and biographers and reporters David Maraniss and Elisabeth Bumiller (April 17), New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and The Weekly Standard editor William Kristol (April 24), political icons Mary Matalin and James Carville (April 30), and CNN commentator Paul Begala and pollster Frank Luntz (May 5).
t h e p re s i d e nt ’s re p o r t 2 0 0 8
Fall 2008: Former U.S. Treasury Secretaries Paul O’Neill and Robert Rubin (September 9); ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent George Stephanopoulos (September 15); CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight panelists Michael Goodwin, Ed Rollins and Robert Zimmerman; American foreign policy experts Nancy Soderberg, Dr. Jay M. Parker, and Peter Beinart (September 23); former New York State Governor Mario Cuomo and President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass (October 2); and activist and writer Gloria Steinem (October 13). Response to Educate ’08 was so positive that programs were even scheduled postHofstra debate. On October 28 White House press secretaries Dee Dee Myers and Ari Fleischer appeared, followed by former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Michael Dukakis on November 10. To keep the environment of civic engagement going through 2009, Hofstra recently announce the launch of Define ’09: New Challenges, New Solutions, a yearlong series of programs designed to examine the new presidential administration, its policies and initiatives, the challenges we currently face, and ways to address our country’s most pressing issues. Please visit hofstra.edu/define09 for information on Define ’09 guest speakers and programs.
The BIG PICTURE