All around the world, students, teachers, and communities are asking the same question - what will the classroom look like this fall? Join Emiliana Vegas, PhD, senior fellow and co-director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on education around the world and address questions such […]
Aaron David Miller, historian, analyst, negotiator, has advised Republican and Democratic secretaries of state alike and has played key roles in formulating U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israel peace process. Today, the U.S. confronts policy challenges, shifting alliances, and escalating tensions in the Middle East. Join us as we explore the U.S. […]
The 2020 U.S. election is poised to be one of the most consequential in the history of the nation. It is also an election under threat. What are we doing to secure our electoral systems from foreign actors, disinformation, and cyber threats? How has COVID-19 affected plans for the 2020 elections? What have we learned […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed or halted migration around the world. At the same time, the U.S. administration last week announced new rules restricting immigration to the U.S. What does this mean for U.S. leadership, development, and global economic growth? We talk with Kathleen Newland, Senior Fellow and Co-Founder of the Migration Policy Institute.
Dr. Joxel García, 14th Assistant Secretary for Health of the United States and Four-Star Admiral in the US Public Health Service, has weathered public health crises before. From the anthrax scare to HIV/AIDS and pandemic planning, Dr. Garcia has lead public health responses for our state, nation, and world. Join us for this special event […]
RSVP Here Coronavirus in Israel: New Opportunities for Arab and Jewish integration The coronavirus pandemic has upended lives, economies, and systems across the world. In this special discussion, we are joined by Dr. Professor Fahed Hakim, EMMS Hospital Director, Nazareth Hospital, the largest medical facility in the Arab sector of Israel, to discuss the impact […]
On June 1, U.S. federal law enforcement officers fired rubber bullets and chemical gas at peaceful protesters in front of the White House in Lafayette Square. Steven Cook, Ph.D., Council on Foreign Relations, writes that "recent uprisings in the Middle East—specifically in Egypt and Turkey—and the responses they evoked from their governments, do provide a […]
High school students from Connecticut and around the country are invited to join in a special discussion on how they are experiencing this national moment and what they want for the future. This conversation will be held in a partnership between CTWAC and NCCJ. The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) is a human […]
In this national moment, join us for a discussion with Dr. Peniel Joseph and Jay Williams on the roots of racism and inequality in our nation, the history of resistance movements, and specifically how inequality manifests in our Greater Hartford community today. Dr. Peniel Joseph is professor and founding director of the LBJ School’s Center […]
