The fall 2021 schedule is now available for the 18th annual Public Affairs Conference. The conference will explore the many facets of Bridging the Divide and will be held September 28–30, 2021. Through a mix of virtual and in-person panel sessions, local and national speakers and several special events, the conference will address aspects of interest for each academic college … [Read more...] about Public Affairs Conference schedule available online
Missouri State University's Public Affairs Conference has convened in the month of April for the past fourteen years. Beginning in 2018, the Public Affairs Conference (PAC) will move from spring to the fall semester. Therefore, two distinct conferences will be held on April 10-12 and September 25-27, 2018. The decision to move the conference came about after discussions … [Read more...] about Public Affairs Conference moves to fall semester in 2018
The April 7 Public Affairs Conference keynote session with J.D. Vance has been canceled due to a family emergency. Vance, the New York Times bestselling author of "Hillbilly Elegy," will try to reschedule his talk at Missouri State for a later date. … [Read more...] about Conference session with J.D. Vance canceled
The 2017 Public Affairs Conference schedule is filled with sessions, speakers and fun. Here is a list of five that you don’t want to miss! How did we get here? An historical perspective on our wild 2016 election There is no better way to kick off the 2017 Public Affairs Conference than to talk about hottest topic right now. Let’s discuss the topic everyone is tweeting about, … [Read more...] about Five awesome Public Affairs Conference sessions for students
We have invited four experts to highlight the Public Affairs Conference as plenary speakers. Who are they? Doris Kearns Goodwin Goodwin is the ultimate trifecta -- a biographer, historian, and political commentator. Her time as a White House Fellow during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration was the flame that ignited her literary career. She has appeared on several … [Read more...] about Four interesting facts about the Public Affairs Conference plenaries