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Robert Oppenheimer spoke about the development and use of the atomic bomb. He talked about atomic weapons as “evil things” and about the ethical application of science and scientific discove…

University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt, who teaches Constitutional law, asserted that modern America traces its political sentiments to Lincoln and the Reconstruction era,…

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan expounded on the importance of the stare decisis doctrine of adhering to prior precedent and why it matters to society’s stability. She spoke about this and…

Dr. Jason Karlawish traced the history of Alzehimer’s disease, from early disease recognition to its growth into one of the world’s most prevalent illnesses. This virtual event was hosted by…

Presidential historians, authors and campaign advisers discussed the past, present, and future of presidential elections at a virtual event hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Law Journ…

Tarana Burke, the founder of the #MeToo movement, gave the commencement address to 2018 graduating students of the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice.

Bono gave the 2004 commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania. He spoke about the danger of indifference and the importance of working for political change.

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke to graduates at the commencement ceremony of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Scholars compared past presidential races to the 2016 campaign. Topics included changes in media coverage, and similarities and differences between previous presidential candidates and marke…

Reports were presemted giving an overview of the progress in implementing the Affordable Care Act in southern states. and then state reports were presented for seven of the states: Alabama, …

Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton shared their reflections on the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks and its report, and why the commission’s recommendations were implemented. They said the bi…

Bipartisan Policy Center and the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks released a report on the 10th anniversary of the original commission report. The new report examined threats to the …

Panelists talked about congressional oversight of the Homeland Security Department. Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge called the current oversight committee structure “archaic, an…

James Clapper talked about the intelligence and national security. The director of national intelligence said the intelligence community was facing a “perfect storm” endangering U.S. nationa…

David Orentlicher talked about his book, Two Presidents are Better Than One: The Case for a Bipartisan Executive Branch, in which he contends that changes to the executive branch will remedy…

Panelists 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…

Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO of the Dow Chemical Company, argued that in order to restore America we need to restore its manufacturing base. During this event at the University of Pennsy…

Denzel Washington gave the 2011 University of Pennsylvania commencement address.

Panelists discussed the relationship between U.S. Supreme Court decisions and American popular opinion. They focused on Mr. Friedman’s thesis that the justices and the people are partners in…

A roundtable discussion was held on the legacy of Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who had announced that he would be retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court in the summer of 2010. Topics i…