Learn about the mission of The Dick Thornburgh Forum at a glance.
What's Happening
The Press, the Truth, and other Endangered Species.
March 19, 2019. David Shribman, Emeritus Executive Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, presents The Discussions on Governance Lecture....Learn more >
March 19, 2019. David Shribman, Emeritus Executive Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, presents The Discussions on Governance Lecture....Learn more >
American Politics in the New World Order
February 25, 2019. Charles Dent, Former member of Congress, Political Analyst and Senior Policy Advisor....Learn more >
February 25, 2019. Charles Dent, Former member of Congress, Political Analyst and Senior Policy Advisor....Learn more >
In remembrance of former President George H.W. Bush
Governor Thornburgh welcoming then-candidate Bush to the Governor's Home during the 1980 presidential campaign....Learn more >
Governor Thornburgh welcoming then-candidate Bush to the Governor's Home during the 1980 presidential campaign....Learn more >
Separation of Powers: Who should decide what the law means?
January 8, 2019. The Honorable D. Michael Fisher, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit (Judge Fisher has served in all three branches of Government), Distinguished Jurist in Residence, PittLaw....Learn more >
January 8, 2019. The Honorable D. Michael Fisher, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit (Judge Fisher has served in all three branches of Government), Distinguished Jurist in Residence, PittLaw....Learn more >
From Space to Village: How Satellites and Mapping Tools Can Help End International Poverty
November 8, 2018.Carrie Stokes, Chief Geographer and Director of the GeoCenter U.S. Agency for International Development Washington, DC....Learn more >
November 8, 2018.Carrie Stokes, Chief Geographer and Director of the GeoCenter U.S. Agency for International Development Washington, DC....Learn more >
The Dick Thornburgh Forum Disabilty Service Award
Applications are now being accepted for this annual $4000 award!...Learn more >
Applications are now being accepted for this annual $4000 award!...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.
