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President of Prairie View A&M University Ruth Simmons discussed her groundbreaking experiences in higher education during a Berkeley Forum event Thursday.

Sarah Raskin discusses economics of decarbonization, climate change Sarah Bloom Raskin With record-shattering heat levels and swaths of raging wildfires across various states, climate change has demanded the world’s attention as it is considered to be one of the most pressing issues of the decade. Touching on the economic aspect behind decarbonization, Sarah Raskin, former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury, spoke at a virtual Berkeley Forum event Monday. According to Raskin, financial regulators, which are agencies that regulat...

Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher addressed Wikipedia's accuracy, public trust and representation at a Berkeley Forum event Thursday.

Four health care experts discussed the implementation and feasibility of universal health care in the United States at a Berkeley Forum event Thursday. The panelists’ central debate was about whether or not universal health care is possible in the United States. The panel included Chip Kahn, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals; Adam Gaffney, assistant professor in medicine at Harvard Medical School; Jui-Fen Rachel Lu, professor at the Graduate Institute of Business and Management at Chang Gung University in Taiwan; and Scott Sinder, chair and partner of Steptoe and Joh...

Dean of Harvard Kennedy School Douglas Elmendorf discussed revitalizing the U.S. economy during and after the pandemic during a Berkeley Forum event.