Joseph M. Sellers is a nationally recognized civil rights attorney who has been a trailblazer for victims of discrimination. He played a pivotal role in such seminal legislation as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of ...
Brendan Fleig-Goldstein is a philosophy professor and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University’s Cogut Institute for the Humanities. His research explores the philosophical foundations of cognitive science and artificial intelligence. In part...
After nearly a decade of conflict, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, garnering significant public attention. Now, over four years later, this direct warfare is still ongoing, but the public spotlight has largely faded...
Lawrence Norden is the director of the Election Reform Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, where he leads the Center’s work in a variety of focus areas including campaign finance reform, combatting voter suppression, ensuring that American e...
Lawrence Norden is the director of the Election Reform Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, where he leads the Center’s work in a variety of focus areas including campaign finance reform, combatting voter suppression, ensuring that American e...
Richard A. Arenberg is a Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and a Visiting Professor of Political Science at Brown University. Prior to coming to Brown, he spent over 34 years working on Capitol Hill as a senior staff member under Majo...
Richard A. Arenberg is a Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and a Visiting Professor of Political Science at Brown University. Prior to coming to Brown, he spent over 34 years working on Capitol Hill as a senior staff member under Majo...
Courtney Bryan is the executive director of the Center for Court Innovation, a New York City-based nonprofit that pilots innovative programs, conducts original research, and provides expert assistance to justice reformers to create a fair, effective,...
Courtney Bryan is the executive director of the Center for Court Innovation, a New York City-based nonprofit that pilots innovative programs, conducts original research, and provides expert assistance to justice reformers to create a fair, effective,...
Jeh Johnson served as Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017 and General Counsel of the Department of Defense from 2009 to 2012. He was appointed to both positions by President Barack Obama. Earlier in his career, Johnson was General Counse...
Jeh Johnson served as Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017 and General Counsel of the Department of Defense from 2009 to 2012. He was appointed to both positions by President Barack Obama. Earlier in his career, Johnson was General Counse...
Rebecca Ballhaus ’13 is a journalist and investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal. After graduating from Brown University in 2013, she has covered areas of politics such as daily news, campaign finance, and the White House under the T...
Rebecca Ballhaus ’13 is a journalist and investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal. After graduating from Brown University in 2013, she has covered areas of politics such as daily news, campaign finance, and the White House under the T...
Amy Remensnyder is a Professor of History at Brown University. She specializes in the High Middle Ages and is the author of Remembering Kings Past: Monastic Foundation Legends in Medieval Southern France, and La Conquistadora: The Virgin Mary at War ...
Amy Remensnyder is a Professor of History at Brown University. She specializes in the High Middle Ages and is the author of Remembering Kings Past: Monastic Foundation Legends in Medieval Southern France, and La Conquistadora: The Virgin Mary at War ...
Tina Cane is the current Poet Laureate of Rhode Island. As state poet, she has established Rhode Island’s Youth Poetry Ambassador program and brought Poetry-in-Motion to the public transportation system. Cane is also the founder and director of Wri...
Tina Cane is the current Poet Laureate of Rhode Island. As state poet, she has established Rhode Island’s Youth Poetry Ambassador program and brought Poetry-in-Motion to the public transportation system. Cane is also the founder and director of Wri...
Gloria Browne-Marshall is a civil rights attorney, renowned author, playwright, and Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College (CUNY). She has litigated cases for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Community Legal Services, NAACP Legal Defense...
Gloria Browne-Marshall is a civil rights attorney, renowned author, playwright, and Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College (CUNY). She has litigated cases for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Community Legal Services, NAACP Legal Defense...
Lisa Son is a professor of cognitive psychology at Barnard College in New York City. Her research centers on metacognition, optimal learning, and memory. Born and raised in the United States, Son has maintained active ties to her ancestral South Kore...
Lisa Son is a professor of cognitive psychology at Barnard College in New York City. Her research centers on metacognition, optimal learning, and memory. Born and raised in the United States, Son has maintained active ties to her ancestral South Kore...
Coleman Hughes is a writer, podcaster, and opinion columnist who focuses on issues of race, public policy, and applied ethics. In June 2019, Hughes testified before the U.S. Congress on the subject of reparations. He received a B.A. in philosophy fro...
Coleman Hughes is a writer, podcaster, and opinion columnist who focuses on issues of race, public policy, and applied ethics. In June 2019, Hughes testified before the U.S. Congress on the subject of reparations. He received a B.A. in philosophy fro...
*This interview is the first installment of BPR’s series, The Last Line of Defense: How Expansive Should the US Social Safety Net Be? In it, we are spotlighting differing viewpoints on the efficacy of widening our social safety net, particularly in...
*This interview is the first installment of BPR’s series, The Last Line of Defense: How Expansive Should the US Social Safety Net Be? In it, we are spotlighting differing viewpoints on the efficacy of widening our social safety net, particularly in...
Dorothy A. Brown is professor of law at Emory University School of Law. She is a nationally recognized scholar in tax policy, race, and class and has published extensively on the racial implications of federal tax policy. She is highly sought for her...
Dorothy A. Brown is professor of law at Emory University School of Law. She is a nationally recognized scholar in tax policy, race, and class and has published extensively on the racial implications of federal tax policy. She is highly sought for her...