Join Emily Galvin Almanza to hear her blueprint for transforming our criminal justice system.As a public defender in California and New York, Emily Galvin Almanza became frustrated by an overburdened justice system focused on locking people up while having, she says, “essentially zero impact on the crime rate.” Time and again, she saw ordinary peoples’ […]
Join us virtually with the author of “Becoming Martian” to examine the potential consequences of life in space.As commercial space travel accelerates and plans for long-term human settlement beyond Earth move closer to reality, questions once confined to science fiction are becoming matters of scientific and policy relevance. We are on the cusp of a […]
An interdisciplinary annual conference to explore socio-cultural, political and other issues facing Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada.While the focus of this conference is primarily for university/college faculty members, we are inviting graduate and undergraduate students to show case their research on the Americas. Topics and categories of presentations on Latin America, Caribbean and Canada […]
Mass Rally in Washington, D.C.: Marking Four Years of russia's Full-Scale War Against Ukraine.On Saturday, February 21, the Ukrainian diaspora, together with the Ukrainian Embassy, supporters of Ukraine from the USA and around the world, will gather at the iconic Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for a mass rally, markingfouryears of russia's genocidal full-scale war […]
Girls step on the world stage to study global affairs and diplomacy then hone their decision making skills at Camp United Nations for Girls.Camp United Nations for Girls Brisbane 2026 introduces girls to work of the United Nations and international policy. Camp United Nations begins with a lesson on the history of the United Nations […]
A historian and journalist explores the powerful forces shaping American Jewish identity.Forum for Fairness in Discourse Lecture SeriesAbout the Speakers:About the Forum for Fairness in Discourse:The Forum for Fairness in Discourse is a lecture series that invites thought leaders and scholars to highlight how Jewish thought intersects with issues such as justice, identity, ethics, and […]
Join us for a deep dive into how cities are changing as populations shift.The world is facing a quiet but transformative challenge: depopulation. As birth rates decline, populations age, and migration patterns shift, the impacts will be felt across almost every aspect of human existence, from housing markets and tax bases to workforce stability, public […]
Join us virtually for a discussion of urban depopulation and the impacts on the economy.The world is facing a quiet but transformative challenge: depopulation. As birth rates decline, populations age, and migration patterns shift, the impacts will be felt across almost every aspect of human existence, from housing markets and tax bases to workforce stability, […]
What should unite us? Cynthia Fleury and Mark Lilla in conversationIn EnglishIn Partnership with LICRA, USA (League Against Racism and Antisemitism) the first event of La Maison Francaise of NYU's Human Rights series presents a conversation between Mark Lilla and Philosopher Cynthia Fleury. Over the past two decades, identity politics has dominated the political discourse, […]
Izabella Tabarovsky traces the trajectory of contemporary antizionism from Cold War USSR to the present.One of the most striking aspects of contemporary antizionist discourse is the extent to which it reproduces the slogans, tropes, and explanatory logic of Soviet propaganda. From equations of Zionism with Nazism, fascism, racism, imperialism, and colonialism to claims that Israel […]
Join us for a discussion on how drones are reshaping modern politics and warfare.In The Remote Revolution, Erik Lin-Greenberg shows that drones are rewriting the rules of international security—but not in ways one would expect. Emerging technologies like drones are often believed to increase the likelihood of crises and war. By lowering the potential risks […]
This talk discusses the critical juncture in the Russian reception of author Laurence Sterne.This talk discusses the 1920s and 1930s as a critical juncture in the Russian reception of Laurence Sterne, the author of Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book traces how an eighteenth-century Yorkshire writer was read […]
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