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• ‘Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’ will spark discussion of music and social justice

  By Jandoli Institute on October 31, 2020 • ( 0 )

  View videos from this session >>> The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, the iconic song from the Band’s self-titled 1969 album, will serve as a starting point for the Jandoli Institute’s second forum on music and social justice. The… Read More ›

• Jandoli School Election Report Focuses on State Senate

  By Jandoli Institute on October 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Three entities of the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, including the Jandoli Institute, conducted the third in a series of live election reports Tuesday.  The program, which was livestreamed on SBU-TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages, featured a conversation with Sen. George… Read More ›

• Police Reform, Culture and the Dangers of Demonization

  By Jandoli Institute on October 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By William Elenchin The indefensible actions by the police officer that led to the tragic death of George Floyd has ignited a nationwide debate on the role of police in society. While the emotions that rage are centered on police… Read More ›

• Presidential politics is my profession, but I have had my fill

  By Jandoli Institute on October 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Michael P. Riccards The nation is severely divided on many topics, but we are united in wishing the election to come soon. We are weary from the virus, from the inconclusive measures to contain it, from the marches for… Read More ›

• Roundtable: Music, social justice and the pandemic

  By Jandoli Institute on October 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  During our Sharp Notes, Sharp Thoughts  roundtable discussion on Oct. 19, we asked our team members: How has the pandemic affected music’s ability to be a part of social change? Here are exerpts of the conversation that followed. Freeman: I… Read More ›

• The Catholic Church and Gay Marriage

  By Jandoli Institute on October 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Michael P. Riccards This week the current Pope reasserted his disposition that he supports the establishment of civil unions for gay people. The Vatican watchdogs and the American hierarchy generally regarded that as a doctrinal lapse, but many of… Read More ›

• The mental state of chief executives

  By Jandoli Institute on October 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  By Michael P. Riccards On this site before, I have dealt with the issue of the physical fitness of the presidency. Now we have to come to grips with the more difficult issue of the mental state of chief executives. Politics tends… Read More ›

• Carter/Ford debate offers a lesson for 2020

  By Jandoli Institute on October 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Dominic Gismondi Shortly after the first presidential debate, it was announced that President Donald Trump and several members of staff had contracted COVID-19, the disease that has been sweeping the world for more than six months. This close to… Read More ›

• Jandoli School Election Report Focuses on State Assembly

  By Jandoli Institute on October 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Three entities of the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University conducted the second in a series of live election reports Tuesday.  The program, which was livestreamed on SBU-TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages, featured a conversation with Assemblyman Joseph Giglio, a Republican who represents… Read More ›

• The camera is pointing at us

  By Jandoli Institute on October 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By Richard Lee At the start of the start of the HBO Max West Wing Special, Bradley Whitford, the actor who played Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC series, spoke directly to the audience and acknowledged entertainers… Read More ›