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Key Connecticut state legislatures are likely to introduce a bill banning legacy admissions at public and private universities in the upcoming 2024 legislative session, which would make Connecticut among the first states in the country to do so. Critics have raised concerns about the equity of legacy admissions, which grant preferential treatment to applicants with...
Speaker: Brandon Hall, BlackRock, Global Co-Head, Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) Group Moderator: Jennifer Widner, Professor of Politics & International Affairs, Director, Innovations for Successful Societies Brandon Hall is global co-head of BlackRock’s Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) group, which delivers a range of advisory services, including capital markets, sustainability, and data and analytics solutions to corporate and public-sector clients across the world. Specifically in sustainability, FMA is engaged to advise clients on meeting their net-zero aspirations, including asses...
CHW affiliate Mustafa Basij-Rasikh discusses his research interests and passion for improving health outcomes in fragile, conflict-affected settings across the world.
Addressing Complex Policy Challenges Through the Lens of Progress: The Value of Narrative Cases in Scholarship, Policy Making, and Journalism Michael Woolcock, World Bank and Harvard Kennedy School of Government Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times, founder, Headway Matt Thompson, The New York Times, editor, Headway, and former editor in chief of Reveal Jennifer Widner, Professor of Politics & International Affairs, moderator Friday, September 30 Robertson Hall Bowl 1, 12:15-1:30 Sponsored by Princeton University School of Public & International Affairs & Innovations for Successfu...
Democratic backsliding and autocratization are posing threats around the world. Anti-pluralist forces have challenged democratic institutions, civil liberties, and political norms. This panel will discuss these developments in the global south, with a focus on Latin America, Africa, and South Asia. A future panel will analyze these challenges in the global north. Speakers: Jeremy Adelman, Henry Charles Lea Professor of History. Cotsen Faculty Fellow. Director of the Global History Lab at Princeton University. Atul Kohli, David K.E. Bruce Professor of International Affairs. Professor of Politic...