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Reporter's Roundtable on Pell Grants
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NPC Books & Brunch
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Effectively Underemployed
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NPC Headliners: Coffee & Conversation with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian and the first African American to hold the office in its nearly 175-year history, will discuss his vision for the institution and sign copies of his recent book, “A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama and Trump,” at a National Press Club Headliners event on Monday, December 9 at 10:00 a.m. As the Smithsonian's secretary, Bunch oversees 19 museums, 21 libraries and the National Zoo, as well as all of their corresponding research and education centers. Bunch comes…
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Greenberg Speaker Series: Difficult Memories
Syracuse University’s Greenberg House and The Lender Center for Social Justice invite you to this year’s Greenberg Speaker Series, “Difficult Memories”. Gathering together prominent museum and memorial directors, critical scholars and advocates for a roundtable discussion, “Difficult Memories” seeks to promote dialogue about how we might productively and respectfully engage with our shared past and learn from it. Participants throughout the evening include: - Chancellor Kent Syverud, Syracuse University - Dr. A.D. Carson, Professor of Hip-Hop at University of Virginia; Artist, “…
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The Root Cause Coalition
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"Beyond the North Wind" Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant (POSTPONED)
Join us at The Fourth Estate Restaurant at 6:30pm on March 26 for the "Beyond the North Wind" dinner with James Beard Award-winning author Darra Goldstein. Russian cookbooks tend to focus on the food that was imported from France in the nineteenth century or the impoverished food of the Soviet era. Beyond the North Wind explores the true heart of Russian food, a cuisine that celebrates whole grains, preserved and fermented foods, and straightforward but robust flavors. Goldstein is the founding editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, named Publication of the Year by the James…
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Valentine's Day Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
The Fourth Estate will offer a special price fixe dinner menu to celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, Feb. 14. The cost is $55 per person ($110/couple) for National Press Club members; $65 per person ($130/couple) for members of the public. The Fourth Estate is open to the public. Dinner will be served from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. A special selection of wines will be available for $25/bottle. Reservations are requested: 202.662.7638 or www.opentable.com. Here's the menu: First Course (choose one) French onion soup with Gruyere crouton Salad with heart-beets, oranges, herb goat cheese and toasted…
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Countdown to Census 2020
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler
Livestream will begin 6/3 at 1:00pm ET. Andrew Wheeler, who was sworn-in as the fifteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this year, will deliver an address at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Monday, June 3. Prior to his confirmation by the U.S. Senate on February 28, 2019, Wheeler served as Acting Administrator of the EPA, a position he had held since July 2018, upon the resignation of former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. He was previously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Deputy Administrator of the EPA in April 2018. Lunch will be…
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