Described by Rolling Stone as “the point man” for drug policy reform efforts and “the real drug czar,” Ethan Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of drug policy reform both in the United States and abroad. After r...
Dr. Eileen Appelbaum is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC; a fellow at the Rutgers University Center for Women and Work; and a visiting lecturer at the University of Leicester. Her research focuses on the ...
Editors’ Note: This is the third. installment of an interview series conducted in collaboration with the Stone Inequality Initiative at Brown’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Directed by Professors Margaret Weir and Jim Mo...
In this installment of BPR’s criminal justice reform series, we meet Alex S. Vitale, author of The End of Policing and professor of sociology at Brooklyn College. In addition to teaching, Vitale is a leader of the Policing and Social Justice Projec...
In this installment of BPR’s criminal justice reform series, we meet Alex S. Vitale, author of The End of Policing and professor of sociology at Brooklyn College. In addition to teaching, Vitale is a leader of the Policing and Social Justice Projec...
Sami Sage is a graduate of Cornell University and the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Betches Media. Started as a blog in 2011, the company has expanded into a popular website, a number of podcasts, three best-selling books, and several Inst...
Sami Sage is a graduate of Cornell University and the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Betches Media. Started as a blog in 2011, the company has expanded into a popular website, a number of podcasts, three best-selling books, and several Inst...
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...