Nancy Y. Bekavac is an American academic and former lawyer who served as the sixth president of Scripps College from 1990 to 2007, becoming the first woman to lead the institution. Raised in Clairton, Pennsylvania, she earned her undergraduate degree...
Miguel Cardona began his career as a fourth-grade teacher before becoming the youngest principal in Connecticut and later the state’s first Latino Commissioner of Education. As the second Secretary of Education of Puerto Rican descent, Cardona over...
David Himmelstein is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Hunter College in New York City. He is known for his widely cited studies on patients’ rights issues and structural problems within the US healthcare system. His 1984 study on patie...
Photo credit: Lucas Foglia Ezra Klein is a New York Times opinion columnist and host of the podcast The Ezra Klein Show. Before moving to The Times, Klein co-founded the news site Vox, where he served as editor-in-chief. He is also the author of the ...
Photo credit: Lucas Foglia Ezra Klein is a New York Times opinion columnist and host of the podcast The Ezra Klein Show. Before moving to The Times, Klein co-founded the news site Vox, where he served as editor-in-chief. He is also the author of the ...
Dr. Michael W. Kirst is Professor Emeritus of Education and Business Administration at Stanford University and the longest-serving President of the California State Board of Education, serving as a member from 1975-1982 (as well as President from 197...
Dr. Michael W. Kirst is Professor Emeritus of Education and Business Administration at Stanford University and the longest-serving President of the California State Board of Education, serving as a member from 1975-1982 (as well as President from 197...
Congressman Dean Phillips was elected to represent Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District the United States House of Representatives in 2018, assuming office in 2019. As a member of the House of Representatives, Congressman Phillips serves on the H...
Congressman Dean Phillips was elected to represent Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District the United States House of Representatives in 2018, assuming office in 2019. As a member of the House of Representatives, Congressman Phillips serves on the H...
Through many different ventures, Bruce Katz is currently one of the leading voices on metropolitan finance and public policy. After graduating from Brown University and Yale School of Law, Katz worked in the Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban A...
Through many different ventures, Bruce Katz is currently one of the leading voices on metropolitan finance and public policy. After graduating from Brown University and Yale School of Law, Katz worked in the Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban A...
Photo Credit: Gieves Anderson Carolina Rubio-MacWright is an artist, immigration lawyer and activist fighting for immigration justice. An immigrant herself, Rubio-MacWright moved to the United States from Bogotá, Colombia at 20 years old to escape v...
Photo Credit: Gieves Anderson Carolina Rubio-MacWright is an artist, immigration lawyer and activist fighting for immigration justice. An immigrant herself, Rubio-MacWright moved to the United States from Bogotá, Colombia at 20 years old to escape v...
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...
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 ...
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 Mor...
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 Mor...
Ambassador Keith M. Harper was US Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Human Rights Council from 2014 to 2017 based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is now a partner at the law firm Jenner & Block, serving as the Chair of the Native Americ...
Ambassador Keith M. Harper was US Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Human Rights Council from 2014 to 2017 based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is now a partner at the law firm Jenner & Block, serving as the Chair of the Native Americ...
Young Mie Kim is a Professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and an Andrew Carnegie Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Kim’s research centers on the influence of digital media on political communication in c...
Young Mie Kim is a Professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and an Andrew Carnegie Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Kim’s research centers on the influence of digital media on political communication in c...
Editors’ Note: This is the second installment of an interview series conducted in collaboration with the Stone Initiative on Inequality at Brown’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Directed by Professors Margaret Weir and Jim...
Editors’ Note: This is the second installment of an interview series conducted in collaboration with the Stone Initiative on Inequality at Brown’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Directed by Professors Margaret Weir and Jim...
The late historian Stephen Ambrose said, “More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source.” An American documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns has produced over 40 documentaries on American history topics ranging from the Brooklyn...
The late historian Stephen Ambrose said, “More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source.” An American documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns has produced over 40 documentaries on American history topics ranging from the Brooklyn...