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S.C.
Hall of Fame Honored Dick Riley on February 9
A formal
induction ceremony was held Tuesday, February 9th at 10:30
a.m. in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Secretary Riley,
who currently serves as a member of Furman’s board of
trustees, was introduced by Furman president David Shi during
the induction ceremonies.
Persons
eligible for induction into the S.C. Hall of Fame are those
born in South Carolina who obtained recognition elsewhere
and those born elsewhere but who lived and obtained recognition
in the state. One contemporary citizen and one deceased citizen
may be inducted annually. Past inductees include author Pat
Conroy, President Andrew Jackson, jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie,
U.S. Sen. J. Strom Thurmond, astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr.
and more than 70 others.
more
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2nd
Annual Law & Society Symposium
Crime and Punishment
February 18 - 19, 2010
Charleston, SC
The Riley
Institute and the Charleston School of Law will co-host the
second annual Law and Society Series symposium February 18-19
that will focus on the topic of crime and punishment.
By bringing
together different legal constituencies, the “Crime
and Punishment” symposium will explore the range and
functions of criminal punishment, evaluate whether existing
law meets identified objectives, revisit the definition of
cruel and unusual punishment, analyze the effect of the financial
crisis on white collar crime, and examine the troubled relationship
between schools and prison. In addition to identifying problems
in the crime and punishment system, speakers will offer constructive
solutions.
The program
begins Thursday, February 18 at 5 p.m. in the Charleston Music
Hall with a keynote address by Bryan A. Stevenson, founder
and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative based
in Montgomery, Alabama. The title of Mr. Stevenson’s
address is “The Politics of Crime and Punishment: Condemnation,
Mercy, and Justice.” Mr. Stevenson is also a professor
at NYU Law School and argued recently before the Supreme Court
of the United States.
The
symposium continues on Friday, February 19 from 8:30 to 5
p.m. with a series of panel discussions by scholars, judges,
lawmakers, lawyers, and public advocates. The second day’s
activities take place at the Charleston Museum.
"The
crime and punishment symposium will survey the functions of
criminal punishment in law and society, determine shortcomings,
and offer a look at suggested reforms,” explained Will
Cook, assistant professor at the Charleston School of Law.
“These issues are relevant to everyone, including lawyers
in every discipline. When laws that criminalize and punish
conduct create unintended consequences, social cost is high.”
According
to Don Gordon, executive director of the Riley Institute at
Furman, the symposium could not come at a more appropriate
time. “Our state and others are confronted by a series
of extremely important issues,” he said. “The
conference represents an opportunity for a common sense discussion
about why we criminalize and punish, and whether the systems
our governments have created are accomplishing these goals.”
For more
information on the panel discussions and times, click
here. To
register and pay for this conference online, click
here. For more information contact: Prof. William J. Cook
by email at <wcook@charlestonlaw.edu> or by phone at
843.377.2440.
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Emerging
Public Leaders 2009-10
with Secretary Riley |
Emerging
Public Leaders
2009-2010 Students Return to Campus
The Richard
W. Riley Institute of Government, Politics, and Public Leadership
will host the Emerging Public Leaders (EPL) students at Furman
University on March 19-20, 2010. This program is funded by
KnowledgeWorks Foundation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The view the students' Spring Agenda, click
here.
These
outstanding students participated in the EPL program during
the summer of 2009 and will return to campus to present their
chosen public service projects. As
a requirement of the EPL program, each student must plan,
implement, and present the results of a public service project.
Presentations are judged, and criteria include vision, planning,
execution, program impact, and presentation skills. To view
the Judges' Criteria, click
here and for the Project Presentation Outline and Guidelines,
click here.
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(l-r)
Dan Cooper, Gilda Cobb-Hunter,
Bobby
Harrell, Hugh Leatherman
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SC House Member
Dan Cooper
to receive annual
David Wilkins
Leadership Award
Daniel
T. Cooper, a member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives
from District 10 in Anderson County, has been named the winner
of the fifth annual David Wilkins Award for Excellence in
Legislative Leadership. The award, sponsored by the Riley
Institute at Furman University, was presented to Cooper at
the annual Wilkins Award dinner at the Columbia Metropolitan
Convention Center on Monday, January 11, 2010.
Broadcast
journalist Judy Woodruff, who has covered politics and other
news for more than three decades at CNN, NBC and PBS and currently
is senior correspondent for “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,”
was the keynote speaker.
The
event, held in conjunction with the opening of the legislative
session, featured a reception at 6 p.m. followed by the dinner
and award presentation beginning at 7 p.m.
The
Wilkins Award for Excellence in Legislative Leadership recognizes
a state legislator who “embodies the highest principles
of leadership based on integrity, compassion, vision, civility
and courage.” State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter of Orangeburg
County received the 2009 award. Other recipients have been
John Drummond, Bobby Harrell and Hugh K. Leatherman.
Press
Coverage: Anderson
Independent-Mail, The
State, The
Greenville News
more
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more information about the 2009 APEC meeting, click
here.
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Carter, "Democracy
Challenged: How Big Money in Politics Influences Who Runs
for Office, Who Wins, and What They Do Once Elected”
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Schäfer,
"Germany
and American Foreign Policy in the Obama Era"
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