Events & News
Stockman Bank Speakers Series
We bring global thought leaders in the areas of economic development, foreign policy and politics to Montana for public discussions about issues of critical importance to the future of our country. Thanks to the generous support of our donors, Stockman Bank Speakers Series events are free and open to the public. Our audiences fill venues to capacity, eager to engage in these conversations.
Previous Events
In April of 2022 we hosted John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, in conversation with former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Max Baucus on climate policy, public service, and bipartisan cooperation.
In October of 2021, we hosted A Climate Conversation featuring former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Max Baucus. This event was hyflex (in person and online) and while it was not recorded, you can read coverage from KPAX, the Missoulian, and KVGO.
In fall of 2019, CNN’s Chief National Security Correspondent and co-anchor of CNN Newsroom Jim Sciutto joined us.
We also featured award-winning author Michael Punke and Former Senator and Ambassador Max Baucus in conversation on China-U.S. relations, moderated by journalist Gloria Riviera.
In our 2018 inaugural event, we hosted Maureen Dowd, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and op-ed columnist who has written for The New York Times and Time Magazine, and Carl Hulse, The New York Times chief Washington correspondent and veteran of more than three decades of Washington reporting.
Previous Events
In April of 2022 we hosted John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, in conversation with former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Max Baucus on climate policy, public service, and bipartisan cooperation.
In October of 2021, we hosted A Climate Conversation featuring former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Max Baucus. This event was hyflex (in person and online) and while it was not recorded, you can read coverage from KPAX, the Missoulian, and KVGO.
In fall of 2019, CNN’s Chief National Security Correspondent and co-anchor of CNN Newsroom Jim Sciutto joined us.
We also featured award-winning author Michael Punke and Former Senator and Ambassador Max Baucus in conversation on China-U.S. relations, moderated by journalist Gloria Riviera.
In our 2018 inaugural event, we hosted Maureen Dowd, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and op-ed columnist who has written for The New York Times and Time Magazine, and Carl Hulse, The New York Times chief Washington correspondent and veteran of more than three decades of Washington reporting.
News
The Max S. Baucus recently received $800,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Baucus Institute to Host John Kerry for Climate Discussion
John Kerry, the first U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, will be in conversation with Max Baucus, former Montana Senator and U.S. Ambassador to China, on Thursday, April 21, at the University of Montana.
Ashley Brittner Wells is a current student in the Baucus Institute’s Department of Public Administration and Policy. She is also the new community engagement specialist for the City of Missoula’s Office of Community Planning, Development and Innovation.
Already the number one public affairs program in Montana, the Baucus Institute’s Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Montana continues to earn high national rankings.
News
The Max S. Baucus recently received $800,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Baucus Institute to Host John Kerry for Climate Discussion
John Kerry, the first U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, will be in conversation with Max Baucus, former Montana Senator and U.S. Ambassador to China, on Thursday, April 21, at the University of Montana.
Ashley Brittner Wells is a current student in the Baucus Institute’s Department of Public Administration and Policy. She is also the new community engagement specialist for the City of Missoula’s Office of Community Planning, Development and Innovation.
Already the number one public affairs program in Montana, the Baucus Institute’s Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Montana continues to earn high national rankings.
