Global Summit XV

Monday, October 23, 2023 through Monday, Novermber 13, 2023 at the Jefferson Educational Society and Gannon University. 

Join us, as the JES celebrates its 15th anniversary of serving the Erie community with a new Global Summit lineup of groundbreaking researchers, writers, and presenters. The JES invites speakers from around the world to speak on a broad range of globally important issues each year as part of our Global Summit Speaker Series. 
Click here to view the full lineup of speakers.
                                               

Thomas B. Hagen Dignitas Award Winners:

2011: Steve Scully; 2012: Barry Casselman; 2013: Harry Markopolos; 2014: Sister Joan Chittister; 2015: Drs. John and Silvia Ferretti; 2016: Hon. Tom Ridge; 2017: Lt. Gen. James Dubik, Ret.; 2018: James and Deborah Fallows; 2019: Eleanor Smeal; 2021: Robert Pape; 2022: Rev. Charles Brock; 2023: Major General Ed Bolten
       

Poverty in America: Measurement, Politics, and Progress

October 27th,2023 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Jefferson Educational Society
Professor / Instructor / Speaker: Matt Weidinger

Poverty in America: Measurement, Politics, and Progress

 

Matt Weidinger is a senior fellow and Rowe Scholar in opportunity and mobility studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where his work is primarily focused on safety-net policies, including cash welfare, child welfare, disability benefits, and unemployment insurance. Weidinger served as the deputy staff director of the House Committee on Ways and Means and as the longtime staff director of its Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 

Location: Jefferson Educational Society -- 3207 State St., Erie, PA 16508

Date/Time: Friday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: GA: $35 ($25 Early Bird) / Preferred Seating: $60 ($50 Early Bird) 

Parking:parking lot behind building, State Street, 32nd Street, 33rd Street, French Street 

Matt Weidinger

Matt Weidinger is a senior fellow and Rowe Scholar in opportunity and mobility studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where his work is primarily focused on safety-net policies, including cash welfare, child welfare, disability benefits, and unemployment insurance. Weidinger served as the deputy staff director of the House Committee on Ways and Means and as the longtime staff director of its Subcommittee on Human Resources.