Brian Beaton - 2013 | The Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy

Brian Beaton, Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Beaton will use the Thornburgh Archives to research materials for a new graduate course he is developing at the School of Information Sciences. The Archive collection from the time period when Governor Thornburgh served as the Governor of Pennsylvania will be used to develop case studies and a primary source document reader for students to use throughout the course for a fuller sense of Pennsylvania's recent history of economic reinvention with a particular emphasis on Pittsburgh. News release article.

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Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Tue, 01/01/2013 - 12:00

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Faculty-Student Research Grant

Governor Thornburgh

The Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy was established in 2007 at the late Dick Thornburgh’s Law School alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh. In conjunction with the Dick Thornburgh Papers held by the University's Hillman Library, the Forum reflects Dick's lifelong work in public service. The Forum 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 to Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg who serves as the Director of the Dick Thornburgh Forum who has supported this effort since its inception, as well as to many others who have provided their time and resources and dedication throughout the years.