Into the great beyond. We lower our heads for a moment to reflect on the void left by the passing of these two iconic americans and how lucky we were to have befriended them. [no audio] thank you. Throughout the year, we honor president and missions bushes legacy bushs legacy, where the bush exhibit chronicles their love affair with maine, president ial years, and the bush connection with you wendy that she would any une. Today, we had the Incredible Opportunity to examine a Pivotal Moment in american history, and of americas educational system. We gather to learn about and to commemorate, the 30th anniversary of president bush convening all u. S. Governors to create a unified set of National Educational goals. This work brought data and research at long last into the process of crafting educational policy. Our event today will undoubtedly shed light on the strides we have made since september 27, 1989, when this historic meeting took place. We will also shine a light on the work left
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Of the american prudence. The stevens lecture brings the distinguished jurors to the life of our community. We are fortunate to have welcomed in previous years several outstanding judges including a number of Supreme Court justices who have enriched our thoughtprovoking insight on the role of our judiciary and its highest court and the nations legal and related political borders. The u. S. Supreme court has a monumental role and endeavors to guard the values and of liberty and a poverty and in solidarity of the constitution. It does so against the excesses of majority will partisanship or a president ial and the Supreme Court is made of nine individual human beings with her or his individual perspective and on the precise guideposts in decisionmaking the most proud to have one of those with us this evening. This years stephens lecture is the honorable illinois kagan and the Supreme Court. applause notably, Justice Kagan replaced just a stevens on the Supreme Court after delay justice a
Stevens lecture brings the distinguished jurors to the life of our community. We are fortunate to have welcomed in previous years several outstanding judges including a number of Supreme Court justices who have enriched our thoughtprovoking insight on the role of our judiciary and its highest court and the nations legal and related political borders. The u. S. Supreme court has a monumental role and endeavors to guard the values and of liberty and a poverty and in solidarity of the constitution. It does so against the excesses of majority will partisanship or a president ial and the Supreme Court is made of nine individual human beings with her or his individual perspective and on the precise guideposts in decisionmaking the most proud to have one of those with us this evening. This years stephens lecture is the honorable illinois kagan and the Supreme Court. applause notably, Justice Kagan replaced just a stevens on the Supreme Court after delay justice announced his retirement and pr
Welcome. Students, colleagues, guests, Justice Kagan, friends and family of roger wilken. Its my pleasure to welcome you all to the Second Annual Roger Wilkens lecture, which this year takes the form of conversation of Supreme Court Justice Elena kagan. My name is matt and an associate professor of policy and government and director of undergraduate program in philosophy, politics and economics. The program is honored to be the institutional sponsor and host of the Roger Wilkens lectures. We are grateful for the trust and support placed by the university. The attraction between the pgd ferdinand of these lectures im glad you asked. I spent a fair amount of time explaining what it is and what makes the program unique. I can go on. Really, i can go on but today im going to go straight to the bottom line. It explained that the scope helps students that create Better Solutions through the difficult and pressing problems that arise in the public life of the complex society. The problems tha