The Steny H. Hoyer Center for the Study of Democracy – The Steny H. Hoyer Center for the Study of Democracy | SMCM Exploring Issues in Democracy and Liberty Throughout the World. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:19:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 250034180 The City of Baltimore in Focus /democracy/2016/05/baltimore-in-focus/ Thu, 05 May 2016 18:03:07 +0000 http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/?p=557 The Baltimore forum organized by the Center for the Study of Democracy, United Not Divided: Economic Inequality and the Opportunity Gap, dedicated the second day of the two-day event for exploring the challenges that the City of Baltimore faces. At the forum, politicians, educators, civic leaders, students, social service professionals and community members discussed misguided […]

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]]> 557 Baltimore Forum Tackles Problems of Inequality /democracy/2016/04/baltimore-forum-tackles-problems-inequality/ Wed, 20 Apr 2016 17:11:57 +0000 http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/?p=530 Is the American Dream really slipping away from Americans of modest and less than modest means? The fear that many in the country will no longer be able to get ahead by striving and hard work alone found solid support from a group of academics, elected officials, and policy foundations at a two-day conference in […]

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]]> 530 High Price of Inequality /democracy/2016/03/high-price-inequality/ Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:35:17 +0000 http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/?p=498 “Inequity deprives us all and prevents us from reaping the benefits of our differences,” President Tuajuanda Jordan remarked in her welcoming address at the Inequality Workshop, held on Friday, February 26, on the SMCM campus. The event was organized by Student Ambassadors who volunteer at the Center for the Study of Democracy, organizing civic events […]

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]]> 498 CSD Student Ambassadors Getting Ready for Baltimore /democracy/2016/02/csd-student-ambassadors-getting-ready-for-baltimore/ Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:41:28 +0000 http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/?p=485 The Center for the Study of Democracy started an exciting new program in the Fall of 2015, involving students in organizing public events that have covered such themes as religious movements, U.S.-Russia relations, intellectual property issues, environmental advocacy, and European security issues. Student Ambassadors are the Center’s liaisons to SMCM and Maryland communities. Student Ambassadors […]

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