Monthly Archives: October 2011

Drapos lecturer offers insider’s view of health care, advocates for ‘evidence-based medicine’

Jessie Gruman bills herself as a “double insider” when it comes to health care. As founder and president of the Washington-based Center for Advancing Health, she is intensely involved with researching and advocating for policies for the delivery of effective medical treatment. And as someone who has endured four separate cancer diagnoses, Gruman possesses intimate…

Clark alumnus to give Harrington Public Affairs Lecture on elections and informed citizenry, Oct. 24

Professor John Coleman, a Clark University alumnus and leading expert on political parties, elections and campaign finance in the U.S., will deliver the Fall 2011 Harrington Public Affairs Lecture, “A Primer on the Primaries: Polarized Politics and Presidential Nominations,” at 7 p.m, Monday, Oct. 24, in Tilton Hall, 2nd floor of the Higgins University Center, 950…