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The Honorable Jason Lewis (R-MN) represented Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional district during the 115th Congress. Lewis prioritized working with the Trump administration’s America First agenda and was a “leader in the battle to pass” health care and tax reform. He also co-authored the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 which passed Congress and was signed into law by the President. Prior to serving in Washington, Lewis was a broadcaster for 25 years hosting The Jason Lewis Show. Lewis holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa, a Master’s degree from the University of Colorado-Denver and is the author of the 2010 book, Power Divided is Power Checked—The Argument for States Rights.

The Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) studies the central role of the private sector and governments in emerging economies and fragile or conflict-affected areas. The Global Food Security Program provides guidance to policymakers to ensure that U.S. foreign assistance and agricultural development programs are sustainable, efficient, and effective. The Humanitarian Agenda identifies and analyzes trends in the evolving humanitarian environment to improve delivery of aid and access to civilians in conflict zones. CSIS seeks to renew the discourse around international development in Washington and develop a fresh, actionable set of policy recommendations that address current challenges.
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The Faculty of Law has a thriving calendar of lectures and seminars spanning the entire gamut of legal, political and philosophical topics. Regular programmes are run by many of the Faculty’s Research Centres, and a number of high-profile speakers who are leaders in their fields often speak at the Faculty on other occasions as well.

Audio recordings from such events are published in our various podcast collections. Video recordings are available via YouTube.

The Urban Growth Seminars are a series of seminars sponsored by USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy to highlight current issues in urban growth and development. Each of the knowledgeable speakers in this series demonstrates the role of his or her respective field in urban society by blending academic analysis and theory with real world issues and solutions. The topics span across all the fields taught and researched at USC Price and in the past have included urban planning, real estate, the environment, politics, economics and public policy.