News from the Forum
In the photo above: Governor Thornburgh addresses the Pitt Law Class of 2014. Click here to read the Governor's address.
Patrick Donahoe, former U.S.Postmaster General....Learn more >
Arthur S. Levine, former Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences - University of Pittsburgh....Learn more >
Rich Fitzgerald, the County Executive of Allegheny County....Learn more >
Ken Gormley, the President of Duquesne University and a respected expert on constitutional law and the American presidency....Learn more >
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 >
February 25, 2020. The Discussion on Governance Lecture Series....Learn more >
January 30, 2020. Discussions on Governance Lecture Series....Learn more >
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October 15, 2019. The Thornburgh Family Lecture on Disability law and Policy....Learn more >
October 1, 2019 The American Experience Distinguished Lecture Series...Learn more >
Message from the Governor
The Forum was established at the late Dick Thornburgh’s Law School alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh. In connection with the Dick Thornburgh Papers held by the University's Hillman Library, the Forum reflects his experiences in public life. It is in intended to foster discourse on issues vital to the preservation of our democratic system and the Rule of Law upon which that system depends.
Special thanks are due to Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg who serves as the Director of the Dick Thornburgh Forum and has been unstinting in support of this effort since its inception. In addition, many others have provided time, resources and dedication to this undertaking.
