And the nation. In 1943, bill was born in brooklyn to nancy walsh and robert bennett. His lifelong appreciation for the power of knowledge began to take shape while a student in washington, d. C. From there, his educational path will lead him to williams massachusetts. The university of texas austin, where he earned his phd in philosophy. Eventually, harvard university, where he earned his law degree. Bill began to invest in the education of the next generation through teaching positions at the university of southern mississippi and boston university. He then joined the National Humanities center, where he championed philosophy, history, and the arts. He became the executive director of the institution in 1979. It was there he met elaine glover, the woman who would become his best friend and wife. In 1980 five, after he served four years as the National Endowment for the humanities, president Ronald Reagan appointed him secretary of education. This calling to Public Service resonated w
Please welcome our guests to the stage. Please welcome our guests. Ladies and gentlemen, founder of freedom and faith coalition. [applause] have you had a fun conference . [applause] hasnt this been fun . [applause] we arent done yet. We are about to have the Vice President of the United States close out the conference. [applause] before we do that, can i ask everyone to stand and i want to him to lead our invocation. Now listen people pay heed to the call of prayer. Lift up your minds to the most high, your hearts to be lower lord of hosts. Praise the wonders of the lord. Thank him for all he provides. God to you we oh offer our petitions. Like a mustard seed increase our faith that we may stand firm in the truth. Give us strength against our foes and eloquence to persuade them. For license to do wrong but for freedom to do what is right. Tyranny of from the desperates. Release us from the shackles of oppression. You have poured your blessings upon america. May we be a light to the na
Its anti semitism or, yes, islam , a phobia should be islam, a phobia should be countered and condemned , not countered and condemned, not given a free pass or left unchallenged for electoral gain. Unchallenged for electoral gain. Sadiq khan, speaking earlier on this evening. Sadiq khan, speaking earlier on this evening. Well, the on this evening. Well, the conservatives could be facing another by election after it was confirmed today that the ex tory mp, scott benton, is suspended from the house of commons. And thats for 35 days. The former blackpool mp broke commons rules when he was caught by the Times Newspaper offering to act on behalf of gambling investors that 35 day suspension is in excess of the ten day threshold that triggers a recall petition and potentially then a by election. Labour party chair Anneliese Dodds says it was the right decision to suspend mr benton. Benton. Well, i think mr bentons conduct really has been incredibly disreputable, not just for him, but its also
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Few years ago, quite a few years ago, actually, through mutual and begin asking like, what are you interested writing . What are you studying . What is it like to be you . Basically thats thats usually how i start conversations and through that conversation i got introduced a little bit to her scholarly. I was really interested then bringing professor turner to a talk to the state of wisconsin. So i invited her to be in our Leadership Series through the state of wisconsin and the conversation was very engaging, very relevant to time a couple of years ago and to relevance to today. And also, folks really to the content, to the scholarly questions and to your findings. So i want to invite you to the space to a little bit about who you are and to share the context of your book. Thank you so much. Yes, please applaud. All right. Thanks much, ananda, and thank you, everyone, for being here. I see colleagues and former students and neighbors and friends and children that belong me. So its re