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Tom Shelton - Henry Clay Center

Tom Shelton - Henry Clay Center

Renee Shaw talks with Tom Shelton, executive director of the Henry Clay Center, about how the center educates current and future leaders on the value of civil discourse and compromise when engaging in public policy matters.
Season 17 Episode 16 Length 27:33 Premiere: 1/23/22

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Executive Director of the Clay Center Discusses the Nonprofit's Mission and Goals

In the wake of racial justice protests and removals of Confederate statues in recent years, the board of Lexington’s Henry Clay Center found themselves faced with a difficult decision: Should the non-profit, non-partisan organization that brings students together to explore public policy issues in a spirit of honesty, civility, and courage keep the name of a man who enslaved Black Americans and disparaged Native Americans as a lower form of life?

“It was a difficult conversation,” says Tom Shelton, who struggled with his own misgivings about Clay’s mixed legacy before joining the organization as executive director in August 2020.

Ultimately the choice of whether to retain the name of the Kentuckian known as the Great Compromiser came down to a compromise. The board and alumni decided to keep Clay’s name, but revamped the center’s mission and principals. Shelton says they also committed to further diversifying the organization’s board.

“We came to the decision that we had to be very clear that we did not support his views towards Native Americans, African Americans, or any other peoples that have been marginalized,” says Shelton. “But we did want to foster the good side of his legacy about what government should look like, about how we should work together.”

Now in its 14th year, the Henry Clay Center hosts annual gatherings of college and high school students from across the range of social, ethnic, and political backgrounds who come to Lexington to explore important policy issues, to listen to and debate one another, and then arrive at some resolution through compromise.

“It doesn’t mean compromising your values or beliefs. It means being willing to sit down and honestly and civilly engage in a conversation that leads to compromise that moves us forward,” says Shelton. “If you’re not honest, if you’re not courageous, you don’t have the conversations, you can’t get to that compromise.”

Exploring Policy Issues from a Different Perspective

The center’s annual college congress features one student from every state plus the District of Columbia. They usually gather in person for a week in Lexington and then a second week in Washington. The high school student congress is held in Lexington and Frankfort, and includes 50 students, most of whom come from Kentucky or nearby states. All students who are selected by an application process pay nothing to participate in the programs.

Although the COVID pandemic forced some changes to the 2021 gatherings, Shelton says the students still got to tackle some heady topics. The college congress explored the urban-rural divide in policy issues, and the high school students looked at access to health care. As they explore the issues, Shelton says students are often asked to argue policy points from a viewpoint different than their own.

“There’s no better way to understand someone else’s perspective than if you have to state it yourself,” says Shelton. “That requires them to have to listen… it’s listening to hear and to understand.”

Along the way, students are divided into teams that work on specific policy proposals. Part of their presentations includes showing how the members compromised to arrive at their proposal. Sessions are conducted by professors from the University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, as well as representatives from entities like the U.S. State Department, the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, the Council of State Governments, the National Institute for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona, and the Institute for Civility in Government in Houston.

Students also spend time with current and retired policymakers. In 2021, participants heard from Kentucky Congressmen John Yarmuth and Andy Barr and from former U.S. Senators Trent Lott and Tom Daschle as they talked about how lawmakers do find bipartisan compromise on many issues, despite what is often portrayed in the media.

“We want them to understand that you don’t have to follow a label of a party, you follow what makes the most sense from a policy perspective, and there’s good and bad on each side,” says Shelton. “Government would totally stall and nothing would be happening if we don’t have some level of compromise,” says Shelton.

The center is reviewing applications for its 2022 congress sessions, which Shelton hopes will be all in person. He says students who participate in the organization’s programs on civility and compromise go on to work in a wide range of fields, from politics and public policy, to business and non-profits

“That’s the thing about civil discourse and compromise,” says Shelton. “It doesn’t only work in government; it works in any type of conversation in any environment.”

Continuing a Career in Education

Shelton is no stranger to policy debates. Earlier in his career he served as superintendent in Daviess County Public Schools and in Fayette County Public Schools. As executive director of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents, Shelton worked the halls of the state capitol, lobbying for and against education-related bills with lawmakers of both parties. Before joining the Henry Clay Center, he was the director of external relations and partnerships at the National Center on Education and the Economy in Washington.

Given his roots in public education, Shelton says he is troubled by the incivility on display in local boards of education meetings across the nation, where unpaid school board members hear from speakers from the community who engage in sometimes aggressive and even threatening behavior during debates over curricula content, COVID protocols, and other policies.

“Being a school board member is the epitome of public service,” Shelton says. “To see them have to deal with some of the things that are happening in school board meetings not only here in Kentucky but across the country is very difficult to watch.”

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  • Monday May 16, 2022 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
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Marcie Timmerman - Mental Health America of Kentucky - S17 E32

  • Sunday May 22, 2022 8:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Sunday May 22, 2022 7:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Saturday May 21, 2022 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Saturday May 21, 2022 3:30 pm CT on KETKY
  • Wednesday May 18, 2022 11:30 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday May 18, 2022 10:30 pm CT on KET
  • Wednesday May 18, 2022 6:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday May 18, 2022 5:00 pm CT on KET
  • Sunday May 15, 2022 6:00 pm ET on KET2
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  • Sunday May 15, 2022 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Sunday May 15, 2022 3:30 pm CT on KETKY
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Oral Health Care In Kentucky - S11 E30

  • Friday May 13, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Friday May 13, 2022 9:30 pm CT on KETKY
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Kishonna Gray - S11 E29

  • Thursday May 12, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Gretchen Hunt - S11 E28

  • Wednesday May 11, 2022 10:29 pm ET on KETKY
  • Wednesday May 11, 2022 9:29 pm CT on KETKY
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Dr. Erin Frazier - S11 E27

  • Tuesday May 10, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Tuesday May 10, 2022 9:30 pm CT on KETKY
  • Tuesday May 10, 2022 2:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Tuesday May 10, 2022 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
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Crystal Wilkinson - S11 E26

  • Monday May 9, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams - S17 E31

  • Sunday May 15, 2022 8:00 am ET on KETKY
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  • Saturday May 14, 2022 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
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  • Wednesday May 11, 2022 11:30 pm ET on KET
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  • Sunday May 8, 2022 6:00 pm ET on KET2
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Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes - S11 E25

  • Friday May 6, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention - S11 E24

  • Thursday May 5, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
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A Tribute to Georgia Davis Powers - S11 E18

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Andrew Brennen - S11 E17

  • Tuesday May 3, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Tuesday May 3, 2022 9:30 pm CT on KETKY
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Anthony Smith - S11 E16

  • Monday May 2, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Monday May 2, 2022 9:30 pm CT on KETKY
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  • Monday May 2, 2022 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
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Brigitte Blom - Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence - S17 E30

  • Sunday May 8, 2022 8:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Sunday May 8, 2022 7:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Saturday May 7, 2022 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Saturday May 7, 2022 3:30 pm CT on KETKY
  • Wednesday May 4, 2022 11:30 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday May 4, 2022 10:30 pm CT on KET
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  • Sunday May 1, 2022 6:00 pm ET on KET2
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Wayne Lewis - S11 E15

  • Friday April 29, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Friday April 29, 2022 9:30 pm CT on KETKY
  • Friday April 29, 2022 2:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Friday April 29, 2022 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
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Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear - S11 E11

  • Thursday April 28, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
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Miss Kentucky Clark Davis - S11 E10

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Ari Berman - S11 E9

  • Tuesday April 26, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Tuesday April 26, 2022 9:30 pm CT on KETKY
  • Tuesday April 26, 2022 2:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Tuesday April 26, 2022 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
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Allison Joseph - S11 E8

  • Monday April 25, 2022 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Monday April 25, 2022 9:30 pm CT on KETKY
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Tom Shelton - Henry Clay Center - S17 E18

  • Sunday May 1, 2022 8:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Sunday May 1, 2022 7:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Saturday April 30, 2022 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
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  • Wednesday April 27, 2022 11:30 pm ET on KET
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  • Sunday April 24, 2022 6:00 pm ET on KET2
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  • Sunday April 24, 2022 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
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  • Sunday April 24, 2022 12:00 pm ET on KET
  • Sunday April 24, 2022 11:00 am CT on KET

Jill Seyfred - Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky - S17 E28

  • Sunday April 24, 2022 8:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Sunday April 24, 2022 7:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Saturday April 23, 2022 4:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Saturday April 23, 2022 3:30 pm CT on KETKY
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Season 17 Episodes

Ben Chandler - Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
S17 E27 Length 27:51 Premiere Date 5/22/22

Advancing Mental Health Awareness in Kentucky
S17 E26 Length 27:01 Premiere Date 5/15/22

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams
S17 E25 Length 27:36 Premiere Date 5/8/22

Brigitte Blom - Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
S17 E24 Length 28:02 Premiere Date 5/1/22

Jill Seyfred - Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
S17 E23 Length 27:17 Premiere Date 4/18/22

Child Abuse Prevention in Kentucky
S17 E22 Length 28:03 Premiere Date 4/10/22

Kidney Health: Prevention, Treatment, and Organ Donation
S17 E21 Length 26:53 Premiere Date 4/3/22

Reporter Jonathan Bullington
S17 E20 Length 28:07 Premiere Date 2/27/22

Nikki Lanier - Harper Slade
S17 E19 Length 28:01 Premiere Date 2/20/22

WFPL's Stephanie Wolf and Jess Clark
S17 E18 Length 27:51 Premiere Date 2/13/22

Felicia C. Smith - National Center for Families Learning
S17 E17 Length 27:33 Premiere Date 2/6/22

Tom Shelton - Henry Clay Center
S17 E16 Length 27:33 Premiere Date 1/23/22

Cabinet for Health and Family Services Sec. Eric Friedlander
S17 E15 Length 28:10 Premiere Date 1/9/22

Exploring Solutions to the Healthcare Worker Shortage
S17 E14 Length 27:01 Premiere Date 12/12/21

William Turner on Black Life in Appalachia
S17 E13 Length 27:54 Premiere Date 11/21/21

Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson
S17 E12 Length 27:43 Premiere Date 11/14/21

Addressing Needs of Kentuckians with Disabilities
S17 E11 Length 27:36 Premiere Date 11/7/21

Chelsea Ellis-Hogan
S17 E9 Length 27:11 Premiere Date 10/31/21

2021 Kentucky Book Festival
S17 E8 Length 28:12 Premiere Date 10/24/21

Devine Carama
S17 E7 Length 27:41 Premiere Date 10/17/21

Rufus Friday
S17 E6 Length 27:56 Premiere Date 10/10/21

Aaron Thompson
S17 E5 Length 28:04 Premiere Date 10/3/21

Whitney Austin - Reducing Gun Violence
S17 E4 Length 27:01 Premiere Date 9/26/21

Filmmaker Sarah Burns
S17 E3 Length 28:11 Premiere Date 9/19/21

Charlene Buckles and Dan Wu
S17 E2 Length 27:23 Premiere Date 9/12/21

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