Associate Professor of Law

For analysis on Virginia's Governor McAuliffe last minute amendment to a death penalty bill, we FEATURE Diann Rust-Tierney. Diann Rust-Tierney is an expert in the movement to eliminate the death penalty in the U.S. In 2004 she became the Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP). As NCADP Executive Director, Ms. Rust-Tierney manages and directs the program for the national organization and 100 affiliates seeking to change public policy on the death penalty. She serves as the national spokesperson for the organization and the movement to eliminate capital punishment. Media includes: ABC News, Good Morning America, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Crossfire, BET, CourtTV's Supreme Court Watch, Pacifica Radio

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With Canada announcing a state of emergency due to a high rate of suicide in its First Nations, we FEATURE Lael Echo-Hawk. Lael Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) represents tribes and tribal organizations across the United States. After serving as in-house counsel for a tribe and its economic enterprises, Lael moved to Washington, D.C. to take a position as Legislative Director for the Native American Contractors Association and Counselor to the Chairwoman of the National Indian Gaming Commission. She is 2013 recipient of National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development “40 Under 40” and is currently based in Washington, D.C. Media includes: Fresno Bee, Indian Country Today, Washington Post

Board Member, Building Peace Committee| Student

Syrian Peace talks have resumed, for comments we FEATURE expert Ghada Mukdad. Ghada Mukdad is a Syrian Peace Activist. Prevented by the civil war from returning to Syria, she has been in the US since June 2012. In 2007 she ran as an independent candidate for parliament in Syria. Her platform addressed issues concerning women, children, poverty, and the disabled and called for peaceful coexistence and an end to sectarian violence and religious intolerance. Her efforts to establish non-profit organizations for poverty alleviation and empowerment of women, and an association for the disabled were thwarted by the Syrian regime. Media includes: CBS, US News and World Report, KERA News

Professor and the Robert B. Daugherty Endowed Chair in Business Ethics and Society/ CEO and Executive Director

To offer insight on the fallout of the Panama Papers we FEATURE Dr. Beverly Kracher. Dr. Beverly Kracher is one of the country’s leading experts on business ethics. Her areas of expertise include city-level business ethics, international business ethics, ethics and society, ethical leadership, ethical blind spots, online trust and online business protests. With more than 20 years developing and sharing ethical insights, Dr. Kracher brings clarity to every facet of what constitutes ethical behavior, from how to deal with everyday moral dilemmas and stop moral snowballs, to how to align an organization to its core values and drive economic development in an ethical community. Media includes: CNBC.com, Omaha World Herald Midland Business Journal, Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine and B2B Omaha Magazine