Deborah Trefts

Pennsylvania and national pollster and political historian G. Terry Madonna doesn’t shoot from the hip, opine, or waste people’s time. Madonna Those who listened carefully to the Contemporary Issues Forum lectures Madonna presented in the

Rabin It’s the home stretch. In less than two weeks, the 2020 CHQ Assembly will officially conclude. In the meantime, however, “Dr. Stress” will be sharing sound advice for approaching personal and professional challenges as

Knowledge, one of the four pillars upon which Chautauqua Institution’s mission and vision are based, means familiarity or acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles. When gained by systematic study — science — knowledge includes not

Evidence-based research shows that in addition to health benefits, frequent family dinner table conversations about important issues spark children’s intellectual curiosity, and improve their communication, logical reasoning, analytical ability, negotiating, and creative problem-solving skills.  Fouhy

As it turns out, wherever the achievements and perspectives of those who account for at least 50 percent of the population — women — are not publicly documented, they are also marginalized and minimized by

In his concluding remarks to the CHQ Assembly on Friday morning, July 24, Harvard University political philosophy professor Michael J. Sandel spoke about “the need to find our way to the politics of the common

Wittenberg-Cox Challenges. Problems. Crises. From Avivah Wittenberg-Cox’s viewing point, all represent opportunities. She is the founder and CEO of 20-first, a rapidly growing U.K.-based, global consulting firm that focuses on “capturing the competitive advantage” —

Smith If anyone is “full of life and pep and vigor” — as the Chautauqua Boys’ and Girls’ Club song goes — in pursuit of learning, achieving and giving back, it is Girls’ Club alum,

Word by word — page after page — chapter upon chapter. And finally, book following book. The bookwriting process requires guts to start and grit to finish; personal and professional integrity to get it right;

Lemer Blaze. Cupcake. DragonSlayer. Luv Bug. Mamacita. Prima. Sugah. The Rev. They are eight of 23 “TMR Moms,” and one Dad, across the globe who parent children with autism spectrum disorder and chronic childhood diseases

Fechter Vaccine hesitancy — “anti-vaxxing” — is one of the top 10 threats to global health in 2019, according to the World Health Organization. WHO defines vaccine hesitancy as the refusal to be vaccinated or

Louden For universities, Master of Fine Arts programs are moneymakers. Many have been creating new M.F.A. visual arts programs, adding specialties, broadening and deepening course offerings and increasing the number of students admitted. It takes

Bonner Monday, June 24, was the first day of the 2019 season for Chautauqua Institution’s Children’s School and Boys’ and Girls’ Club. On feet, scooters, tricycles, bicycles and buses, a steady stream of kids passed

McFate It’s the wee hours of the night, but that barely registers because a fast-paced geopolitical thriller, Shadow War, has a firm hold and has left an unsettling feeling that it could very well be

Rovegno One of Chautauqua Institution’s most amazing gifts comes in the form of a willowy, gracious redhead who can be spotted each Sunday morning of the season ushering at the Ecumenical Service of Worship and

There’s a morning lecturer in the Amphitheater wowing the audience and leaving them with a message so memorable that many Chautauquans will take it to heart, and even take action. When this occurs, here’s something