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• Dole Institute of Politics

LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced seven programs for the fall semester, including the 2010 Dole Leadership Prize ceremony, the National Civility Tour’s only Kansas stop and a visit by a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist.

“We are very proud of this lineup,” said Bill Lacy, director of the Dole Institute. “We are honored to be presenting the 2010 Leadership Prize to all the Women Air Service Pilots in World War II. They were a critical part of the war effort, they exhibited amazing courage and leadership skills and they have just begun to get the recognition they deserve.”

The 2010 Dole Leadership Prize will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at the New Century AirCenter in New Century, outside of Olathe.

The Dole Institute also will host Chairman Jim Leach of the National Endowment for the Humanities on his National Civility Tour.

“KU is proud that Chairman Leach chose the Dole Institute of Politics as his only stop in Kansas on his 50-state civility tour,” said Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little.

“Jim Leach is a moderate Republican and a member of the Obama administration, so he’s perfectly positioned to speak to this issue,” Lacy said.

Leach’s speech begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, at the Dole Institute.

The fall-semester lineup:

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, Dole Institute
Neutral Ground: Congress Should Enact Cap and Trade Legislation — This popular issue debate program returns, featuring civil and rational arguments on both sides of this important topic with professional advocates and expert witnesses making their cases. Audience participation is encouraged.

3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, Dole Institute
Fort Leavenworth’s Academic Contribution to Allied Victory in Europe in World War II — Author of “America’s School for War,” Peter Schifferle, a faculty member at the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College, discusses how peacetime officer education programs at Fort Leavenworth helped forge the Army’s success in World War II. A reception and book signing will follow. Co-sponsored by KU’s Office of Professional Military Graduate Education, Office of Research and Graduate Studies and University Press of Kansas.

7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, Dole Institute
Civility in a Fractured Society — Chairman Jim Leach of the National Endowment for the Humanities will speak on the importance of politeness in the public arena. The purpose, he said, is “not to express judgment on any issues of the day, but simply to try to make clear that coarseness in public manners can jeopardize social cohesion.”

7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, Dole Institute
Constitution Day event — details forthcoming.

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, Dole Institute
Diversity in the Kansas Judiciary: A conversation with Deanell Tacha — In celebration of Constitution Day, federal judge Deanell Tacha will discuss the importance of a diverse judiciary in America’s court systems. This event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters — Lawrence/Douglas County and KU’s School of Law.

2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, New Century AirCenter
2010 Dole Leadership Prize honoring the Women Air Service Pilots of World War II — The event will include an interview with three World War II Women Air Service Pilots (WASP) and Katherine Landdeck, associate professor of history at Texas Woman’s University, who specializes in WASPs. The 2010 Dole Leadership Prize is made possible with the support of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Ladies Auxiliary.

7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, Dole Institute
The Muncy Journalism and Politics Lecture with David Broder — A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Broder is the White House correspondent for the Washington Post and a semiweekly columnist. This is the fifth program in the lecture series, which is endowed by Martha E. “Betty” Muncy, the retired owner of the Dodge City Daily Globe.