Neal Katyal – Former Acting Solicitor General of the United States and one of the nation’s preeminent litigators – will join us at Princeton to discuss his experience arguing race and civil liberties in the Supreme Court, following landmark rulings that upended legal president on affirmative action. He has argued more Supreme…
Please note that this seminar will begin at 12:30pm, rather than the usual 12:15pm start. The speaker will be broadcast to our audience in Wallace Hall from SPIA's Washington, DC office, or attendees may register directly for the Zoom Webinar.
One of the most persistent and pernicious challenges of human civilization has been systemic inequity: societies set up to the advantage of some groups and to the disadvantage of others. What is systemic inequity? How is it perpetuated? What are its historical and contextual roots? What kind of leadership is required to…
Conference Room 7, United Nations Headquarters, New York
During the close to two-year Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, the international community has mainly debated two issues with regards to the country: The dramatic consequences of the humanitarian crisis the country faces and the brutal exclusion of women from public and social life.
The Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) invites members of the Princeton University community to a lecture and High Tea featuring David M. Beasley, former Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) and former Governor of the state of South Carolina on May 10, 2023 at 4:00 pm. Mr. Beasley will be in…
How can moments with potential for transformational change be recognized and acted upon? What can be learned from the dramatic change in efforts to loosen the grip of organized crime on public institutions in America in the 1960s, the reform of the Teamsters Union in the 1970s-1990s, and the current battle against corruption in…
Join us for lunch and a conversation with Jim McCloskey who, since 1983, has freed 67 men and women who were serving life or death sentences for crimes they did not commit. “We take on the hard cases – those that have no DNA available to prove our clients’ innocence. We re-investigate the crime, uncovering lost evidence,…
American society is continually evolving, and Congress is struggling to keep pace. Deepening polarization in Washington has only worsened the gridlock, and the need for congressional reform has never been greater. Hear US Representative Derek Kilmer and Former US Representative Mickey Edwards explain their ideas to improve…
