Open Discourse Coalition

05/13/2026

A few pics from our friends at The Row House Forum from a sold-out evening with Mako and Haejin Fujimura. Recap here: https://www.therowhouse.org/events/fujimura

Photo credit: Jack Daubt

04/30/2026

Bucknell students - if you're sticking around this summer, here's a course you don't want to miss!

04/01/2026

🎧You don’t want to miss the latest episode of the Open Discourse Podcast! It was an honor to host and in conversation about culture care, their powerful new book, Beauty and Justice, and so much more. Link in bio.

03/28/2026

On Thursday, Bently Elliott '66 P'00 '03 '16 spoke at Bucknell on President Reagan, what shaped his character, beliefs, and personality, and what it was like knowing him and working for him up close and personal. Bently, a member of ODC's Advisory Board, ran the speechwriting department for President Reagan in the early to mid-1980s.

You can watch a recording of the program or listen on the Open Discourse Podcast on Spotify and Apple.

President Reagan's former director of speechwriting, Bently Elliott, delivers a talk to students about his time in the administration.Thank you for showing a...

03/26/2026

In the Philadelphia area? We're thrilled to sponsor this March 26 program at Manor College with two speakers familiar to ODC 😊

How do personal convictions shape public policy in an era of deep division? Does faith serve as a wall that separates us, or a bridge that brings us together for the common good?

03/16/2026

Coming up on Thursday at Manor College! We're proud to sponsor the next speaker in the Keystone Leadership Series: Dan Richards, CPA.

03/16/2026

A selection of 📸 from our program on March 2 with Sen. Rick Scott.

A big thanks to our cosponsors, Bucknell College Democrats. And thanks to our program sponsors, Anthony and Samantha Sposato P'26, you can catch WVIA's full coverage here: https://youtu.be/ws8MLu-AQqA?si=eODp6P47T8-n2E5O

02/21/2026

On Fridays we wear RED to Remember Everyone Deployed! Here are some pics from our monthly RED Friday lunch last week. Thanks to Advisory Board Member Mike Purpura, a U.S. Army veteran, for leading our moment of silence. Join us on March 27 for our next RED Friday, open to the Bucknell and greater Lewisburg community. Register here: https://share-na2.hsforms.com/161hOQ8qDSEahXydoA6A5xQ40mear

02/17/2026

New podcast episodes! Check out our interviews with ODC Postgraduate Leadership Associate Jack Lieblein, Prof. Paul Siewers, and more! Find the Open Discourse Podcast on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube!

02/12/2026