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.
The Dick Thornburgh Prize for Legal Service and The J. Evans Rose, Jr. Prize for Government Service....Learn more >
March 19, 2019. David Shribman, Emeritus Executive Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, presents The Discussions on Governance Lecture....Learn more >
Dr. Morton Coleman, an extraordinary member of the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy Advisory Committee, passed away on January 27, 2019....Learn more >
February 25, 2019. Charles Dent, Former member of Congress, Political Analyst and Senior Policy Advisor....Learn more >
Governor Thornburgh welcoming then-candidate Bush to the Governor's Home during the 1980 presidential campaign....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 >
November 8, 2018.Carrie Stokes, Chief Geographer and Director of the GeoCenter U.S. Agency for International Development Washington, DC....Learn more >
Applications are now being accepted for this annual $4000 award!...Learn more >
October 30, 2018. Kathleen Smith Bell, Volunteer for Canine Partner's for Life and the SCI-Somerset Prison Puppy Program....Learn more >
March 20, 2018. Ryan Calo, Lane Powell and D. Wayne Gittinger Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Law, faculty co-director of the University of Washington Tech Policy Lab, a unique, interdisciplinary research unit that...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.
