The 2024-2025 CAS Community Lecture Series: A Year of Insight and Dialogue
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Date: May 1, 2025
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Speaker: Liz Cheney, former Congresswoman and author
As the political landscape continues to evolve, Liz Cheney stands as a key figure in the conversation about democracy, leadership, and the future of American governance. A former U.S. Representative for Wyoming and Vice Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, Cheney has been at the center of some of the most consequential moments in recent political history.
In this exclusive conversation with our own professor of journalism, Elizabeth Arnold, Cheney will share personal stories from her career, insights into today鈥檚 political climate, and thoughts on the challenges and opportunities facing the country. Drawing from her recently released memoir, Oath and Honor, Cheney will discuss her commitment to democracy, her stance on bipartisanship, and what comes next for the nation鈥檚 two-party system. Professor Elizabeth Arnold is a former National Public Radio (NPR) Political Correspondent and the producer of arcticprofiles.com. Arnold is an award-winning public radio reporter with a career that spanned twenty years prior to joining UAA.
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