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Healthy Society Series: Rich Lyons on Public Higher Education at the Crossroads
After decades of strong governmental and public support, and despite strong evidence supporting the societal and individual benefits of a college deg…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Joan Williams: How the Left Lost the Working Class
The moving force behind biasinterrupters.org (an evidence-based metrics-driven approach to eradicating implicit bias) brings her perspective to bear …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Ed Helms: The History of SNAFUs (EXPLICIT)
During the Second World War, members of the United States Marine Corps coined a sarcastic acronym to explain a state of chaos and confusion: SNAFU, o…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
John Sullivan: From the Front Lines of Russia’s War Against the West
Three years ago, Russian troops and tanks invaded Ukraine and started the largest land war in Europe since World War II. And like the Second World Wa…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m Walkin’ Here! A Report Card on Congestion Pricing
In January, congestion pricing went into effect in New York City. The policy’s implementation took decades; along the way, multiple moments suggested…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Science Friday and The Future of Science Reporting
Radio and TV journalist Ira Flatow produced his first science stories back in 1970 during the inaugural Earth Day. Since then, he has worked for Emmy…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Patrick McGee: Apple in China (EXPLICIT)
What happens when one of the world’s most powerful companies finds itself caught between two superpowers? And what does it mean for the broader tech …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Leah Litman: Disorder in the Court
Something is deeply rotten at the Supreme Court, says Leah Litman, an attorney and law professor at the University of Michigan. How did we get here a…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
A New Era of Philanthropy: A Conversation with Dimple Abichandani and Tegan Acton (EXPLICIT)
On the cusp of the greatest wealth transfer in history—with $124 trillion moving between generations in the next 20 years—we explore how philanthropy…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
HIV/AIDS: Honoring the Past, Taking Action Now
Commonwealth Club World Affairs presents an important program on the history and current state of HIV/AIDS.
Panel 1: 4:30–5:30 "Honoring Our History,…
11 months, 3 weeks ago