As part of the University of Denver's commitment to support the public good, for over a decade the University's Strategic Issues Program convened panels of accomplished Coloradans to examine important public policy issues facing our state and the nation. The University of Denver and the State of Colorado are indebted to panel members who typically devoted six to nine months to the panels on which they served. Their talent, commitment and thoughtful contributions made the DU Strategic Issues Program possible.
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Overview of the Engaging Ideas Series -
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This Engaging Idea explores the challenges of urban growth and the importance of thoughtful planning and policy development to the future of urban areas. -
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This Engaging Idea explores how innovation and value are most effectively fostered through joint partnerships among firms, customers and other stakeholders. -
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This Engaging Idea explores a different approach to justice, one which addresses not only punishment, but healing. -
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This Engaging Idea explores the question of human progress and the International Futures (IFs) model, a tool developed by Dr. Hughes which is used by countries around… -
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This Engaging Idea explores whether traditional views and classical thinking about the use of military power remain relevant in today's technologically advanced,… -
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This Engaging Idea explores the importance of an independent judiciary and looks at a plan that emphasizes nonpartisan, merit selection of judges and relevant… -
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This Engaging Idea explores how young people define news, how they receive it and how they share it; fake news and the issue of accountability are also discussed. -
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This Engaging Idea explores the concept of valuing nature— that is, putting an economic value on the services that nature provides. -
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PART II explores the growth of illiberal democracies around the world and the phenomenon of both populism and nationalism in the U.S. and abroad. -
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PART I of this Engaging Idea explores the pillars of democracy, the global decline in democratic values, the rise of populism and the eroding trust in the media and… -
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This Engaging Idea explores how very young children relate to math and the importance of early math knowledge to later success in school. -
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This Engaging Idea explores what Archaeologists have discovered about the Japanese American WWII-era internment camp known as Amache. -
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In this Engaging Idea, Professor Suisheng (Sam) Zhao explores the potential conflict between China's global ambitions and U.S. trade policy. -
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This Engaging Idea explores the potential conflict between China's global ambitions and U.S. trade policy. -
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University of Denver trustee, Trygve Myhren discusses the process used by the University's Strategic Issues Program to study thorny public policy issues. In… -
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In this September 10, 2019 interview with Craig Woody, DU's longtime vice chancellor for financial affairs, Dr. Jim Griesemer describes the foundations of the… -
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In this Engaging Idea, Dr. Susan Schulten explores historical maps as windows into the past that illuminate crucial moments in American history. It also looks at how… -
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In this Engaging Idea, Dr. Susan Schulten explores historical maps as windows into the past that illuminate crucial moments in American history. It also looks at how… -
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in this Engaging Idea, Dr. Barry Zink explores how information, technology and energy are related in the world of computing and what it means for the future.