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…
Welcoming Professor Kenneth Roth to discuss release of his new book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments, and his career leading the Human Rights Watch.
This event is part of SPIA's weekly DEI Dinner programming. DEI Dinners are meant to provide a welcoming, safe, and supportive space for SPIA graduate students with historically marginalized identities, including students of color, queer and trans students, women, students with disabilities and first-generation lower income…
Melissa Miles (she/her) is an Environmental and Climate Justice advocate who began her career as a community organizer while living in an environmental justice community in Newark, New Jersey. She holds an MA in Anthropology from The New School, yet maintains that her knowledge of EJ is rooted in her lived experience, the…
