Today we have the pleasure of posting and discussing the personal new book the campus color line. Will be out on september 29. Please consider grabbing the book if you dont have one and now were open a limited capacity weekends are busy is your best is to come by on monday or tuesday and with the easy access thank you for supporting our bookstore and our staff like to give a walkthrough to our platform. We will be taking questions from the audience. All the way to the right and then to keep track of all the questions and not to give a warm welcome home. And the Author College president s in the struggle for black freedom and you can find them on twitter also the phd with a black womens history and racial politics. And with history and African Studies at the university of texas austin and is the author of remaking black power transformed an era with that please help me to welcome and thank you both for being here tonight. Welcome everyone we are glad to have everybody here i will dig in
Troubles get getting linkedin, and hopefully we will be able to resolve this sometime. Theres a third vote pending as well. It will discuss declassification policy in particular will be discussing striking a balance between protecting our nations classified material ensuring Historical Documents can be safely get their moment in the sun. Im prepared to differ my Opening Statements for the following reasons. Senator moran is a chair hearing at 330 and in between, passing a vote and if its okay with both of you, and i just my time to senator so he can open with some comments as he joined us here today on this issue. Now he cant does not have to miss a vote and can share his important hearing at 330. We hopefully elevenths is working. Can i reserve a special favor. Yes absolutely. Take him for everything he has. Usa your comments. Of time to vote in the missing hearing. Mr. Chairman, is a real privilege to testify to be in front of this committee. I hold until committee in high regard. An
A discussion of military and civilian National Service programs, from the Brookings Institution, this is just over an hour. 30 seconds. 30 seconds was particularly effective. It is my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. I will begin by introducing myself briefly. I am bill gault, senior fellow in the government studies program at brookings, delighted to be a small cog in the Service Share alliance. And two people in particular, mel sawhill conceding the stand working tirelessly for six months and also john allen, for letting his vast appearance and events moral authority to our enterprise this morning and i think it is a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Let me introduce the question this way. If National Service is the answer, what is the question . And we have heard and i think will hear three very different kinds of answers to that question. It is useful to keep them secret. The first test to do with service as an avenu
30 seconds. 30 seconds particularly and interesting. Its my opportunity to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill glass than, a senior fellow in the government studies program, here at brookings. Delighted to be a small cargo in the brookings Service Alliance machine. That is produced this meeting. I want to thank. Two people in particular bell sol hill, for conceiving it is day and working tirelessly for the past six months to bring about. To bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense moral authority to our enterprise this morning. And i think its a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Let me introduce the question this way. If National Service is the answer, whats the question . And we have heard and i think will hear three very different kinds of answers to that question. Its useful to keep them separate. The first has to do with ser
Its my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill galston. Delighted to be a small cog in in the Service Alliance machine that produced this meeting. I want to thank two people in particular. Belle sawhill for conceiving of this day and working tirelessly over a period of at least six months to bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense moral authority to our enterprise this morning. And i think its a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Let me introduce the question this way. If National Service is the answer, whats the question . And we have heard and i think will hear three very different kinds of answers to that question. Its useful to keep them separate. The first has to do with service as an avenue of personal growth, the expansion and the deepening of character. The second has to do with actual good done for others, ser