Politics & Pizza
FALL 2025 POLITICS & PIZZA EVENT TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
Politics & Pizza is a FREE program geared towards students and the community at large, tackling issues that face Montanans with events held every semester on Montana State University’s campus in Bozeman, MT.
Politics & Pizza | Climate Change
2025: In collaboration with MSU’s Climate Week, a discussion moderated by Professor Paul Lachapell with climate panelists Zach Brown (Gallatin County Commissioner), Dr. Cathy Whitlock (Earth Science Professor), Evan Romasco-Kelly (Gallatin Valley Sunrise) and Heather White (Climate Author).
Politics & Pizza | Land Access Policy
2024: Local land access advocates, legal experts, and entrepreneurs discuss the regulatory landscape of Montana’s landscape.
Politics & Pizza | Media Coverage and Voter Information in Polarized Times
2024: Dr. Scott Guenther Montana Free Press Deputy Editor Eric Dietrich discuss the role of news outlets in covering political campaigns in an era of hyper polarized politics.
Politics & Pizza | Role of Money in our Judicial Elections
2019: Join Dr. Eric Austin and Dr. Anthony Johnson from the University of Montana’s Blewett School of Law discusses the role of money in judicial elections.
Politics & Pizza | Federal Land Management in the way of the Malheur Occupation
2016: Dr. Jerry Johnson, Human Geographer Mason Auger, and Whitney Tilt, Director of Land and Wildlife Conservation for the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation discuss Federal Land Management just days after the Malheur occupation ended in 2016.
Politics & Pizza | Media & Politics in a New Century
2015: Dr. Sara Rushing, Professor of Political Science at Montana State University, Anchor/Reporter Beth Saboe from KBZK, and Matt Gibson, independent publisher from Missoula Montana discuss the role of media in politics.
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