Andrew Rumbach, PhD, is a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, a non-profit and non-partisan policy research organization in Washington DC. Rumbach's research focuses on household and community risk to natural hazards and disasters, with a frequent emphasis on housing, land use policy, and the impact of federal policy on local…
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As the international community commemorates the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, Afghanistan remains entrenched in political deadlock, grave human rights abuses, economic turmoil, and widespread humanitarian suffering during the Taliban regime. Recognizing the critical juncture at which Afghanistan finds itself, there is…
Leading journalists and scholars look back at the Supreme Court term just past and at what’s coming up on the Court’s docket when the 2025-26 term opens the first Monday in October. Moderated by P*LAW Director Deborah Pearlstein, the panel will feature discussions of the Court’s most consequential rulings and the institution’s…
The Middle East is a climate change hotspot. The rising temperatures and decreased rainfall are exacerbating the existing conflict, destabilizing the region and hindering peace efforts. However, climate change is also creating opportunities for regional stability and environmental cooperation, particularly in the areas of water…
What happens to civil liberties and human rights when executive power expands, courts are tested like never before, and even birthright citizenship is being attacked? We’ll break down the stakes for democracy, equality and the rule of law in Trump’s second term.Join us to learn what’s at risk - and what we can do about it…
How do well-intentioned board oversight mechanisms systematically undermine nonprofit effectiveness, and what can be done to address these failures?The US nonprofit sector forms the backbone of American civil society, yet its governance structures are fundamentally broken, creating a crisis that threatens the very missions…
The CHIPS and Science Act has catalyzed more than $500 billion in planned semiconductor investment, with its design and implementation spanning three presidential administrations. In this seminar, Mike Schmidt — founding Director of the CHIPS Program Office — shares lessons from inside the process: how industrial policy is…
