The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominees to be U.S. ambassadors to Germany, India, and Pakistan. The nominees are Amy Gutmann, presid…
2,080 viewsUniversity of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutman and Professor Jonathan Moreno offered their thoughts on current state of health care in America. They spoke at the 19th annual National Book F…
755 viewsFormer President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush received the 30th annual Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Former Vice President Joe Biden…
3,149 viewsSenator John McCain (R-AZ) was honored with the National Constitution Center’s 2017 Liberty Medal in Philadelphia. The medal is awarded each year to those who show leadership in upholding ba…
2,372 viewsSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talked about the #MeToo movement and other social movements over the last century. She was interviewed by National Constitution Center President and…
2,042 viewsMadeleine Albright, Leon Panetta, and others spoke about the 2016 election, foreign policy priorities, and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s comments on NATO and relations with …
905 viewsPanelists talked about efforts to expand access to higher education. Speakers included Daphne Koller, the co-founder of a service called Coursera, which offers online versions of college cou…
271 viewsFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received the the National Constitution Center’s 2013 Liberty Medal. In her remarks she commented on recent developments in Syria and the use of chem…
1,676 viewsPanelists talked about the impact of online teaching on higher education, focusing on massive, open online courses (MOOCS). They discussed the benefits of MOOCs including accessibility and l…
429 viewsAmy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, talked about her book, The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It, and about her role as presi…
417 viewsAmy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson examined why compromise is so difficult in the current political world. The authors argue that constant campaigning rather than a focus on legislation has pro…
622 viewsGovernment officials spoke about ethics and science of synthetic biology, which involves creating biological materials entirely from synthetic ones. They focused on federal oversight program…
1,265 viewsScholars, scientists and government officials talked about ethical issues related to synthetic biology, which involves creating biological materials entirely from synthetic ones. Among the t…
833 viewsA panel discussion was held on the origins and effects of the current economic crisis. Topics included the causes of the crisis, how long it will last, comparisons between the Great Depressi…
227 viewsHouse Minority Leader Boehner and Senator Lieberman talked about the impact of public discourse on politics, the lack of civil dialogue in various forums, and leadership challenges of bringi…
59 viewsParticipants talked about how values and ethics in college curricula help develop individual critical thinking and how values can benefit students. They also talked about how values should b…
643 viewsParticipants discussed various religious theologies and faiths as they related to contemporary issues and the global community. Among the issues addressed were religious exclusivity, individ…
532 viewsA discussion of Professional Sports and Public Behavior , Richard Lapchick, Director,Center for the Study of Sport in Society, Northeastern University talked about his experien…
167 viewsProfessor Gutmann spoke about how Americans deal with racial issues. She focused on the dimensions of race in U.S. society in the debates over educational institutions, political representa…
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