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From Watergate to Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal < prev next > Tom Brokaw speaks at Furman American Policy and Politics Series < prev next > A Conversation with Hillary Rodham Clinton then United States Senator from New York UPCOMING EVENTS / NEWS Read about the Riley Institute's 20th Anniversary Celebration ! September 1, 8 and 15: StraightTalk . Register here today! October 6 : Tenth Annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award . Register here today! November 17 : Sixteenth Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards , Gunter Theatre, Peace Center. Register here! DLI NEWSROOM RILEY FELLOW AND COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT UPDATES Catch up on DLI alums’ professional achievements and honors, and get community action project updates! Click on the image. RECENT EVENTS February 26: Angela Maria Kelley , Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow February 7: Law & Society January 14: Wilkins Leadership Awards Dinne r Check our calendar for all events at the Riley Institute including the Diversity Leaders Initiative and the Center for Education Policy and Leadership Tweets by @Riley_Institute SPOTLIGHT StraightTalk: Voting in America Tuesdays, September 1, 8, 15, 2020 via Zoom 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Register here today! The history of voting in America makes plain that voting rules have always been entangled with broader issues of wealth, class and race, and political parties. Despite constitutional amendments expanding the right to vote, controversies over voting rights, voter fraud, and the value of an individual’s vote abound. Moreover, this year’s presidential election is happening not only during a pandemic, but also during a time of declining trust in our democratic institutions. If the election is close, or if it takes weeks or even months to determine the outcome, how much impact will the ongoing incendiary rhetoric about stolen elections, fraud, and Russian interference have on Americans who don’t trust the process? Join us all three Tuesday evenings as we examine the history of voting in America and the struggle for enfranchisement among the poor, women, Black Americans, and Native Americans (Sept. 1), the ongoing struggle against Gerrymandering, voter and election fraud, and voter suppression (Sept. 8), and how we can safeguard the integrity of our election infrastructure and process (Sept. 15). Ultimately, as we face these challenges, we ask ourselves, “Will our 244-year-old experiment in democracy succeed?” Click here for more information 10th Annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award Ceremony Virtual Award Celebrating successful public education initiatives in South Carolina Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. via Zoom Registration here ! The Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award and Clearinghouse is dedicated to celebrating remarkable education programs that are making a difference for children and communities. Each fall, the Riley Institute presents the Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award to a program that has collected detailed data demonstrating its impact on South Carolina’s public school students. The Riley Institute is pleased to announce its three WhatWorksSC finalists: The Alternative Pathways to Educator Certification (APEC) Program , Monaview MAGIC Initiative , and Spartanburg First Steps/Quality Counts . The WhatWorksSC Award ceremony is one of the biggest celebrations of public education in the state and will take place virtually this year on October 6. The winner will be announced by former U.S. Secretary of Education and S.C. Governor Richard W. Riley. Read more about this program and the three finalists! View the News Release . COVID-19 Conversations: Bryan Stirling on How S.C. Prisons are Managing COVID-19 Managing a pandemic from inside a prison presents its fair share of complications. How do you manage communal spaces? What can be done about the educational and social programs crucial to the well-being of people who are incarcerated? How do you handle mass testing when results slowly trickle in? These are all questions that Bryan Stirling , director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, has given a lot of thought to since March. Earlier this month, he sat down with members of the Advance Team to share his perspective on the challenges that are currently mounting inside the state's prisons. Read More Watch other episodes of COVID-19 Conversations here How CommunityWorks Carolina is Adapting to Meet Community Need in the Era of COVID-19 The Riley Institute’s Planning and Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative (PECBI) empowers nonprofit organizations to foster a culture of organizational learning around data and evaluation. As community needs grow due to the pandemic, we’re asking our PECBI partners what they’ve learned as they’ve adapted their services in this challenging time. In the second installment of our Q&A series, Impact in the Era of COVID-19, we speak with Latorrie Geer , Chief Operations Officer at CommunityWorks Carolina. The nonprofit financial organization committed to building a brighter future for underserved families and communities through equitable lending, investing, and financial education. Read More See all Impact in the Era of COVID-19 interviews THE LATEST FROM THE RILEY INSTITUTE The Riley Institute ® , OneSouthCarolina ® , OneSC ® and the Diversity Leaders Initiative TM are registered trademarks of Furman Univ...