{"id":2429,"date":"2016-11-11T15:07:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T15:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/lpr\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2016-11-14T17:19:10","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T17:19:10","slug":"upcoming-event-obama-legacy-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/lpr\/2016\/11\/11\/upcoming-event-obama-legacy-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"UPCOMING EVENT: Obama Legacy Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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In collaboration with ACS, DOS Grant Fund, and others, we bring you…<\/h3>\n

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Ron Klain: The Economy & Ebola<\/span><\/h2>\n

Monday, November 14 at 12 p.m.<\/span><\/span> in WCC B015<\/span><\/h3>\n

Serving as the “Ebola Czar,” chief of staff to VP’s Biden and Gore, and top debate prep advisor to a number of Democratic Presidential nominees are just a few of\u00a0Ron Klain<\/a>‘s many claims to fame in the political world. In Klain’s talk, he\u00a0will discuss how President Obama made major domestic policy decisions, drawing on his experience overseeing implementation of the Recovery Act, serving as the Ebola Response Coordinator, and working in the VP’s office. Lunch will be served.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Ann Ravel: Campaign Finance<\/span><\/h2>\n

Wednesday, November 16 at 12 p.m.<\/span><\/span> in Pound 101\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Federal Election Commission Director Ann Ravel<\/a>, in conversation with HLS Professor Charles Fried,\u00a0will discuss campaign finance reform through the\u00a0heated election season, her work on a split and deadlocked FEC, her previous work as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Torts and Consumer Litigation, and challenges for the future.\u00a0Lunch will be served.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Jody Freeman: The Environment<\/span><\/h2>\n

Thursday, November 17 at 12 p.m.<\/span><\/span> in B015<\/span><\/h3>\n

HLS’s Jody Freeman<\/a>, former Counselor for Energy and Climate Change in the Obama White House, will discuss the President’s efforts to protect the environment and the challenges ahead.\u00a0<\/span>Professor Freeman served in the White House\u00a0in 2009-10, where she was the architect of the president\u2019s historic agreement with the auto industry to double fuel efficiency standards, launching the administration\u2019s greenhouse gas program under the Clean Air Act. Lunch will be served.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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RETROBAMA Blog Series<\/span><\/h2>\n

We’ve recruited the top experts, advocates, and administrators to share their thoughts on the President’s legacy on our blog in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in store…<\/p>\n