Event Info

1. Jan 1-6
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Plymouth State University Professor Emerita Marcia Schmidt Blaine will explore the 18th and 19th century views of the Merrimack when the river served as a highway for European incursion and settlement.

Location Information
Event Space at the Roger and Francine Jean Student Center

Contact Information
Humanities@Anselm.edu

Whether we are aware of it or not, the Merrimack River--quietly and forcefully--runs through all of our lives in ways far beyond the water we drink.  Join us for a year-long exploration of the geographical, ecological, biological, historical, economic, and cultural relationship we all share with the Merrimack River.

Join the Institute on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, as we welcome Dr. Charles Wheelan, former Congressional candidate and founder of Unite America, who will speak about political innovation in the American election process. He contends that while the individuals we elect are clearly important, the methods we use to elect them are equally, if not more, significant. Wheelan maintains that the current electoral mechanisms—especially gerrymandering combined with partisan primaries—result in electing representatives who are more radical than the general populace and less inclined to engage in the compromises essential for governing a diverse nation.

Wheelan will delve into Alaska's pioneering 2020 referendum, where voters abolished party primaries in favor of a single, open primary system and introduced ranked-choice voting for the general election. Similar electoral reforms are being considered in several states for the 2024 elections.

Free and open to the public.