The First 100 Days: Method or Madness
Pictured: Promo for the 2025 Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy event, A Way Forward. featuring images of panelists. Credit: WHUT
Howard University is thrilled to announce the next 2025 Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy event will take place on Wednesday, March 26 beginning at 6pm. We hope you enjoyed the last event! The event is titled The First 100 Days: Method or Madness and will delve into the complex and multifaceted nature of the president’s “First 100 Days” from the vantage point of two women who have been in “the room where it happened”. Mr. Steele will host Sarah Matthews former Deputy Press Secretary to President Donald Trump and Olivia Troye, former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence.
Michael Steele has a distinguished career in politics and public service. He was the first African American to serve as the chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2009 to 2011. Steele also served as the lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. His leadership and insights have made significant impacts on public policy and political discourse.
Pictured: Sarah Matthews Headshot. Credit: Howard University
Joining Steele are two remarkable panelists:
Sarah Matthews became White House deputy press secretary in 2020. She resigned in the wake of the 2021 United States Capitol attack and provided critical testimony during a primetime hearing before the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack in July 2022. Following the Trump administration, Matthews served as the communications director for the Republican members of the United States House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Pictured: Olivia Troye Headshot. Credit: Howard University
Olivia Troye is an American national security official who worked on national security and homeland security issues at the National Counterterrorism Center, the United States Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, and the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis. She went on to work in the Office of the Vice President of the United States as the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence and also served on the White House Coronavirus Task Force as Pence's lead staffer on the Task Force. She resigned from the White House in August 2020.
This event will offer unique perspectives on navigating our future, providing attendees with valuable insights from these accomplished individuals. We encourage you to join us at Douglass Hall or virtually via the Howard University YouTube page. The event will be followed by a reception, offering a chance to interact with the panelists.
📅 Date – Wednesday, March 26
⏰ Time – 6:00 p.m. EST
We look forward to your participation in this engaging and important discussion.