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Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies

Hauenstein Center to host first Coffeehouse Debate on Election Day

The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies will host its first Coffeehouse Debate on Tuesday, November 5. The Election Day debate will focus on the role of government in society and try to answer the question, "Has government gotten too big?"

Nov 4, 2013


Psychologist explores what

About 500 people of all ages and political stripes packed the L.V. Eberhard Center on Grand Valley's Pew Grand Rapids Campus Tuesday night to hear social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explore why politics and religion have the power to divide people, during his presentation "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion."

Oct 23, 2013


Renowned psychologist to discuss religion, politics, and why they divide us

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt will explore why politics and religion have the power to divide people, and how understanding moral intuition can help point the way toward mutual understanding at the next "American Conversations" event hosted by Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies.

Oct 14, 2013