Taking Oath

Gov. Dick Thornburgh and wife Ginny, during his taking oath of office on January 16, 1979

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Thornburgh Family Lecture Gathering

Gathered for the Thornburgh Family Lecture in Disability Law & Policy featuring 2010 speaker Andrew Imparato are (from left to right) Dean Clifford Brubaker, Dean Mary Crossley, Dr. Katherine Seelman, Chancellor Mark Nordenberg, Andrew Imparato, Governor Dick Thornburgh, Ginny Thornburgh, son John Thornburgh, grandson Richard Thornburgh, Provost Patricia Beeson, and Dr. Edward McCord.

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Three Mile Island

Thornburgh speaking at Three Mile Island press conference regarding clean-up plan. 1980

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Pittsburgh's Renaissance III

Thornburgh speaking at Pittsburgh Renaissance III event beside Allegheny River. September 1985.

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Lecture Speaker

Governor Thornburgh (left) and Alfredo Corchado, Mexico Bureau Chief, Dallas Morning News. Mr. Corchado was the March 16, 2011 American Experience Distinguished Lecture speaker sponsored by the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy and the University Honors College.

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Disability Advocacy

Speaking to disability advocates after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). July 26, 1990

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Thornburgh's Book Printing

Director of the University Library System Rush Miller (left), Chancellor Mark Nordenberg (middle), and Governor Thornburgh examined books and watched a demonstration of the first book printed from the Espresso Book machine: Thornburgh's updated autobiography, Where the Evidence Leads.

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Learn about the mission of The Dick Thornburgh Forum at a glance.

Governing in Crisis
The University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics and the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy are proud to announce the launch of Governing in Crisis: Preserving Democracy, the Rule of Law and American Values....Learn more >

Will Race Always Matter?
EVENT IS POSTPONED. The American Experience Distinguished Lecture....Learn more >

Can Democracy Survive the Internet?
February 25, 2020. The Discussion on Governance Lecture Series....Learn more >

Drawing the Lines: How redistricting reform will improve Pennsylvania and restore citizen’s trust in government.
January 30, 2020. Discussions on Governance Lecture Series....Learn more >

Dick Thornburgh Forum Disability Service Award
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The Future of Disability Rights
October 15, 2019. The Thornburgh Family Lecture on Disability law and Policy....Learn more >

Advisory Committee member features

Mr. David H. Ehrenwerth is a co-chair of the Thornburgh Forum Advisory Committee along with Mr. Sam Zacharias.

David H. Ehrenwerth
Partner/K&L Gates-Pittsburgh Office

By Presidential appointment, Mr. Ehrenwerth served from 2010 to 2012 as Associate Commissioner of the United States Public Buildings Service and previously as Regional Administrator of the General Services Administration. View Profile

Sam Zacharias is a co-chair of the Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy. Sam is the co-founder and principal of Gateway Financial Group, Inc., which is located in Pittsburgh. View Profile

Mark Nordenberg serves as Director

The Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy will continue its mission of fostering public education and civic action on important public policy issues under the stewardship of Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg and the University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics. Nordenberg, who chairs the Institute of Politics (IOP), succeeds Ed McCord, formerly the associate dean of the Honors College, who retired this past summer after serving as the Forum’s director since 2010. Learn more using this link.

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Mark Nordenberg serves as Director