Renewal Credits
Earn 1 OPI renewal unit by attending, or watching a recording of, each speaker session within the Mansfield Dialogue Series and then completing a corresponding learning record.
Upcoming Mansfield Dialogues
Pete Hessler
Kalispell: April 4, 7 pm MDT (In-Person)
Contact
Please contact Tyson Warner at tyson.warner@mso.umt.edu in advance if you have any questions regarding the process for receiving renewal credits.
Spring 2024
Ukraine's Fight: Reflections Two Years On
A Mansfield Dialogue with Dr. Oksana Nezhyvenko, updating us two years after the attack on Ukraine by Russia with details on Ukraine's fight and the conditions in her home country.
February 22, 2024
The Department of Defense: A Global Mission that Begins at Home
A Mansfield Dialogue with Hon. Shawn Skelly, who is performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and University of Montana President Seth Bodnar.
February 15, 2024
Fall 2023
North Korea's Recent Satellite Launch: Big Eye in the Sky or Not?
Presented by Mansfield Center Fellows Steve Levine and Robert McCoy, this First Take discusses the capabilities and broader implications of the recent North Korean satellite launch.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023
A Montana Legacy: Mansfield's Fidelity to Bipartisanship, Integrity, and Ethical Leadership
An evening with Marc Johnson, historian and author of Mansfield and Dirksen, and Marc Racicot, former governor of Montana.
November 16, 2023
A Shared Commitment to Further Deepen the Japan-U.S. Alliance in a New Era
His Excellency Noriyuki SHIKATA, Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs under Prime Minister Fumio KISHIDA.
November 13, 2023
China's Global Influence Activities: Growing Threat or Failure?
Josh Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Moderated by Bay Fang, President of Radio Free Asia.
October 26, 2023
Lessons from the Edge: A conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and Joanna Shelton, Former Deputy Secretary General, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
September 27, 2023
How to Depolarize American Democracy: A conversation with Stanford democracy expert Larry Diamond
Stanford Democracy Expert Larry Diamond and Robert Saldin, Mansfield Center Director of Ethics and Public Affairs
September 14, 2023
Spring 2023
Bolstering Democracy: What Works Around the Globe
National Democratic Institute President Derek Mitchell and International Republican Institute President Dan Twining
April 25, 2023
North Korea: Threats from a Failed State
Dr. Bruce E Bechtol, Jr. Professor of Political Science at Angelo State University
March 13, 2023
Supporting Our Nation's Democracy by Fostering Young Leaders
David Gergen, Former White House Communications Director and Harvard professor of Public Leadership
March 1, 2023
The Downed Chinese Balloon and its Diplomatic Aftermath
June Dreyer, University of Miami Professor of Political Science
February 13, 2023
Fall 2022
The Path To Delivering Real Solutions
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana)
November 29, 2022
US-Taiwan Relations: Past, Present, and Future
Dr. Shelley Rigger, Brown Professor of East Asian Politics and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Faculty at Davidson College and Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
November 17, 2022
Can Civility Prevail in the Montana Legislature?
Rep. Kim Abbot (D), House Minority Leader, Montana State Legislature; and Rep. Llew Jones (R), Representative, Montana State Legislature
November 9, 2022
China Emboldened: Xi Jinping and the 20th Party Congress
Bonnie Glaser, Director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States; and Bay Fang, President of Radio Free Asia
October 27, 2022
The Politics of Problem Solving and an Insurance Plan for 2024
Nancy Jacobson, No Labels Founder and CEO; Ryan Clancy and Chris McNulty, No Labels Chief Strategists
October 12, 2022
Ukraine - Our Fight for Independence
Iuliia Mendel, Ukrainian Journalist and Author of The Fight of Our Lives, Press Secretary for President Ellen from 2019-2021
September 20, 2022
Spring 2022
Sam Donaldson: The Long View
Sam Donaldson, Veteran ABC Newsman
April 26, 2022
Reflections on the Challenges and Opportunities for Bipartisanship
Greg Gianforte, Montana Governor
April 11, 2022
Russia and Ukraine
Oksana delivered her first Mansfield Dialogue from a Polish hotel room shortly after leaving Ukraine in the wake of Russia's invasion in February 2022.
March 3, 2022
A Question of Respect
Ed Goeas, Republican Political Strategist, Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Poll; and Celinda Lake, Democratic Political Strategist, Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Poll
February 22, 2022
Resuscitating the American Republic: Fidelity to One Another, the Cause of Freedom, and the Country's Future
Marc Racicot, Former Montana Governor, Former Republican National Committee Chairman
January 26, 2022
Fall 2021
Maintaining Civility in an Age of Division
Rep. Frank Garner (R-Kalispell), Sen. Doug Kary (R-Billings), Sen. Mary McNally (D-Billings), and Sen. Diane Sands (D-Missoula)
December 1, 2021
China's Civilian Army: Transformation to a Global Superpower
Peter Martin, Bloomberg Defense Policy and Intelligence Reporter, Author of The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
October 20, 2021
Does the Constitution Establish a Democracy? Reflections on Voting Rights
Denise Juneau, Voter Participation Center Chair; Chris Mann, Associate Professor of Political Science at Skidmore College; Daron R. Shaw, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Frank C. Erwin Jr. Chair of State Politics at University of Texas Austin
September 21, 2021
Spring 2021
Strategic Empathy: The Key to America's Failed North Korea Policy
Robert E. McCoy, Retired U.S. Air Force Intelligence Professional
May 12, 2021
From Foes to Friends: The US-Vietnam Partnership
Dan Kritenbrink, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
March 31, 2021
Connecting With Voters and Flipping Seats
Shelbi Dantic, Campaign Manager for Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Georgia); and Amanda Stevens, Campaign Manager for Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York)
March 24, 2021
Great Power Competition: Beijing vs. the Free World with Matt Pottinger
Matt Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Former Deputy National Security Advisor
March 10, 2021
One Nation: Saving Our Democracy Through Bipartisanship
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-New York), Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs
March 3, 2021
Rights and Responsibilities in a Time of COVID
Anna Conley, Senior Civil Deputy, Missoula County Attorney's Office; Jim Nelson, Former Justice, Montana Supreme Court; Tom Snyder, Owner, Five on Black; and Rep. Sue Vinton (R-Billings), House Majority Leader, Montana House of Representatives
February 10, 2021
Disproportionate Impacts on Native Communities
Shelly Fyant, Chairwoman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes; and Kaci Wallette, Councilwoman, Fort Peck Tribes
February 3, 2021
Serving Montana: UM's Public Health COVID-19 Response
Tony Ward, PhD; Erin Landguth, PhD; Erin Semmens, PhD; Ethan Walker, PhD; and D'Shane Barnett, Executive Director of the All Nations Health Center
January 27, 2021
Fall 2020
Election Post Mortem
Sally Mauk, Senior News Analyst and News Director Emeritus at Montana Public Radio; Holly Michels, State Bureau Reporter for the Helena Independent Record; Dr. Rob Saldin, Director of the Mansfield Ethics and Public Affairs Program, UM Professor of Political Science
November 4, 2020
An Insider Assessment of the 2020 Election
Jim Messina, CEO of The Messina Group, Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff
October 21, 2020
The Never Trump Revolt and the Future of American Democracy
Dr. Rob Saldin, Director of the Mansfield Ethics and Public Affairs Program, UM Professor of Political Science
October 14, 2020
The Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elizabeth Porter, University of Washington Law Professor, Clerk for Justice Ginsburg 2002-2003
October 8, 2020