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We connect young leaders with experts and decision makers to tackle society’s most challenging issues.

 Gettysburg | Washington, D.C.
eisenhowerinstitute.org/
Joined February 2010
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Cities, schools, community colleges, civic organizations, local leaders, and citizens are protecting democracy by helping people re-connect to public life. Learn more in our new report co-published with the Jefferson Educational Society: online.visual-paradigm.com/s…
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Join us for a transatlantic conversation of how people and nations are reclaiming democracy. REGISTER: jeserie-org.zoom.us/webinar/…
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Exec Dir @tracieinspires discusses AI, polarization, education and news literacy with @NewsLitProject newslit.org/news-and-researc…

Tracie Potts on combating polarization through news literacy

Tracie Potts, veteran journalist and News Literacy Project board member, talks about overcoming polarization by teaching young people news literacy skills.

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Join our Executive Director (and @BeALearningHero board chair) Tuesday for this important conversation! Register: glrcenter-org.zoom.us/webina…

Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom...

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Tracie Potts@tracieinspiresMar 6
Nearly 1 in 4 students remains chronically absent. Join me Tuesday to see how some schools are beating the odds. #TheEngagementAdvantage bealearninghero.org/family-e… @bealearninghero @TNTP @karen_mapp @readingby3rd @NAFSCE @attendanceworks @NationalParents @eigbc @gettysburg
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Investing in a region's heritage and culture creates jobs, jump-starts stalled economies and restores pride among residents. See 4 examples in our new report. #culturalregeneration #placebasedsolutions #industrialheartlands online.visual-paradigm.com/s…

Building on Heritage and Culture

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Published with @jeffersonerie
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Jim Sweeney delivered the keynote at last year’s Eisenhower Leadership Conference and spent three days on campus as our Executive in Residence.
Gettysburg College@gettysburg11 Nov 2025
In the latest edition of GETTYSBURG College Magazine, Jim Sweeney ’80 reflects on his journey from Gettysburg College to careers in the U.S. Army and health care, emphasizing the lifelong lessons of mentorship, humility, and leadership. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4qqHd1l
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NEW REPORT: Closing Regional Economic Divides and Strengthening Economies. This summary of our spring transatlantic symposium includes insights on rural areas, higher education and attracting and retaining young talent - from our students! online.visual-paradigm.com/s…

Closing Regional Economic Divides

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"The homeless" are not who you think. Hint: they have jobs, but no place to live. Check out this powerful op-ed from our faculty advisor Chris Fee, who's spent ~25 years introducing students to families experiencing homelessness. pennlive.com/opinion/2025/10…

Most homeless Americans are working families, not who you think | Opinion

While media portrays homeless individuals as primarily drug-addicted and mentally ill, data shows that low wages and lack of affordable housing are the main drivers of America's homelessness crisis.

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Congratulations to our friends at the @IkeLibrary. This is worth a visit to Kansas!
Eisenhower Library@IkeLibrary21 Aug 2025
It's getting on toward evening, but the sun is always rising over the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. Which just happens to be @Newsweek's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards #1 Best Presidential Attraction. #ilikeike Eisenhower Presidential Library photo by Jeff Nelson.
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Senior Fellow John Austin is featured in a new documentary on the effect of tariffs in rural America. ft.com/video/c9f757af-ffea-4…
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How can we retain and attract young talent in America's heartlands? Hear from students in this new report: online.visual-paradigm.com/s…

Regions Matter Report Final

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JUST PUBLISHED: Our Senior Fellow and DC intern (from Finland) explain how the Nordic nation is keeping democracy alive. industrial-heartlands.com/fi…

Finland Shows How You Can Keep Society and Democracy Whole - Industrial Heartlands

With colleagues from the German Council on Foreign Relations, the author John Austin was facilitating an MSC side event of elected officials and leaders representing 20 democracies – all trading...

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We're celebrating Natl #SummerLearningWeek... a little early! This week our campers are learning to transform communities through #civicengagement👇 Learn more: gettysburg.edu/eisenhower-in… Other opportunities: bit.ly/4mJkWKm #SummerLearningWeek #NSLA #CivicEngagement
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Senior Fellow John Austin explains how local leaders can transform left-behind Heartland communities: oecdcogito.blog/2025/07/03/c…

Can local leadership revive left-behind regions? - Cogito COGITO

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn struggling regions, feelings of alienation are growing. Recovery depends on tapping into local identity and pride, with place-based strategies that rebuild trust and...

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🌍 Together in Transition: Lessons from the Ruhr Region and the Rust Belt 🇩🇪🇺🇸 How do former industrial heartlands reinvent themselves in the face of deindustrialization? Join us for a transatlantic dialogue exploring the transformation of the Ruhr region in Germany and the Rust Belt in the United States—two regions once powered by coal, steel, and heavy industry, now navigating complex economic, social, and political change. This event brings together experts, practitioners, and policymakers to compare regional strategies, share lessons learned, and explore how both regions can chart inclusive, democratic, and economically secure futures. 🔗 Register now: aia-nrw.org/en/e/together-in… We want to thank our partner and supporter: 🤝Amerikahaus NRW 🤝 German Council on Foreign Relations (@dgapev) 🤝 @AgDortmund 🤝 @landnrw
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Senior Fellow John Austin outlines how post-industrial communities can prosper, in our new report jointly with @aia_nrw. online.visual-paradigm.com/s…
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Why are people in Finland so happy? How have they been able to maintain a thriving democracy as European neighbors face the threat of economic decline and anti-democratic movements? Read our new report: online.visual-paradigm.com/s…
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This is an important topic to me, and for democracy. Join me! REGISTER: eventbrite.com/e/panel-appro…
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