Celebrated author Michael Lewis ‘82 will talk about his new edited volume Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service, a timely meditation on the purpose of government and the dedicated and creative people behind the term "bureaucracy.’ Contributing authors Dave Eggers and Casey Cep will join in the conversation,…
A reception and reflection on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop,” which he delivered on April 3, the day before his assassination. Following a screening of the speech, a panel will discuss Dr. King's economic vision and its relevance for our moment. In partnership with…
Case Summary: In Plyler v. Doe (1982), four Mexican-American families challenged a Texas law that withheld from public schools any state funds for educating undocumented children. Their own school district was charging $1000 per undocumented child to compensate for lost funding.
At a moment when temporary or “acting” leaders abound in the American bureaucracy, Professor O’Connell examines the modern history of such officials in the U.S. government and the potentially transformative nature of their role. This year’s Bernstein lecturer helps make sense of the legal constraints under which acting federal…
