Series examines ’The Making of the President 2016’

As the unprecedented presidential campaign continues, questions multiply: Have we entered a new age of politics? Should we be hopeful or fearful? What does it all mean?. To address these questions, the Belnick Presidential Forum and the Program on Ethics and Public Life (EPL), an interdisciplinary program based in the philosophy department, are collaborating on a series this fall titled 'The Making of the President 2016: Issues and Processes, Hopes and Fears.' The five events in the series take place on Mondays, 4:30-6 p.m., in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, except for the Oct. 31 panel, which will be held in the Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall. 'We want to deepen the discussion of the vitally important issues raised in the campaign, which the candidates address in shallow ways,' says Richard Miller, director of EPL and professor of philosophy. ?The Making of the President 2016: Issues and Processes, Hopes and Fears? - All events are on Mondays, 4:30-6 p.m. Sept. 12: 'The rise of Donald Trump and the struggle for 'Americanness,'' Larry Jacobs (University of Minnesota); Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall - Oct. 3: 'Race, social movements and the election' panel with Daniel Gillion (University of Pennsylvania), Michael Tesler (University of California, Irvine) and Christina Greer (Fordham University); Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall - Oct.