History of Public Health
Boston College nursing professor Lindsey Camp discussed the individuals and events that shaped the American and global public health systems.
273 viewsBoston College nursing professor Lindsey Camp discussed the individuals and events that shaped the American and global public health systems.
273 viewsBoston College professor Angela Ards taught a class about underground newspapers during the 1960s. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
320 viewsBoston College economics professor Chandini Sankaran discussed the evolution of job skills and how computers and robots have changed labor markets and the types of jobs available.
340 viewsProfessor Heather Cox Richardson talked about the new roles women assumed in the workforce and in politics during the late-19th century. She described the gains women made in fields such as …
4,467 viewsBoston College Professor Seth Jacobs discussed President Lyndon Johnson and the factors that led him to escalate the war in Vietnam following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Ke…
2,151 viewsCongressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall spoke at a conference on retirement economics research. He talked about how his office makes spending and impact projections for legislation. …
379 viewsSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Boston College at the Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Her speech focused on …
898 viewsJeffrey Immelt talked about business, innovation, the world economy, and his thoughts about the 2016 presidential campaign.
353 viewsPanelists talked about the role of religion in politics, focusing on religious issues in the 2012 presidential election. Among the topics they addressed were the influence of religious evang…
4,938 viewsDeputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Retirement Mark Iwry testified about retirement savings plans and consumer education. He said that an insufficient number of Americans were not contri…
944 viewsSocial Security and Medicare’s two public trustees talked about the role of the public trustee. Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer also touched on the solvency of the two entitlement prog…
307 viewsJohn Allen spoke about the future of the Catholic Church. Among the topics he addressed were prospects for the growth of the church, the impact of globalization, and the demographics of chur…
989 viewsThis program is part of the “Presidents in Perspective” symposium at Boston College. Mr. Gergen moderated a panel discussion called, “U.S. Presidents in Perspective: The Shifting Fortun…
477 viewsJournalist Ed Moloney, who has covered the Irish Republican Army since the late 1970s, discussed his book, A Secret History of the IRA, published by W.W. Norton and Company. The book fol…
1,075 viewsDavid McCullough delivered the commencement address to the graduating students of Boston College at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
4,092 viewsSenators Dodd and Brownback, both presidential candidates, talked about how they balance their Catholic faith and their public policy decisions. Topics included childhood experiences, policy…
60 viewsModerated by Mr. Russert, the panelists discussed Catholic politicians in the U.S. and whether their faith may affect their public policy decisions, particularly on social issues where the C…
212 viewsMichael Greco delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Boston College Law School.
136 viewsIn the program “U.S. Presidents in Perspective: The Shifting Fortunes of Presidential Reputations” a panel talked about how U.S. presidents had dealt with their political enemies and the in…
298 viewsPanelists talked about Reinventing the Melting Pot: The New Immigrants and What It Means to Be American, published by Basic Books. The book, edited by Ms. Jacoby, is a collection of twenty-t…
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