Past Events
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February 5 Public Policy Luncheon Meeting
This policy lunch will cover the ongoing and unfolding situation in Israel, featuring Washington University experts: David Carter, Professor of Political Science; Krister Knapp, Teaching Professor and Minor Adviser in History, and Coordinator of Crisis & Conflict in Historical Perspective; and Carly Wayne, Assistant Professor of Political Science.
National Science Foundation Grants Conference
March 5 Education Policy Forum
This forum will focus on education policy, and address topics including suburban inequality and why it matters.
Featured experts:
Jerome Ellis Morris, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (in conjunction with St. Louis Public Schools)
and Nadirah Farah Foley, Assistant Professor of Education, at Washington University in St. Louis
This event is co-sponsored by the School of Law Public Interest Law & Policy Speaker Series.
The Outlook for the U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy: A Conversation with Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, Adriana D. Kugler
Dr. Adriana D. Kugler took office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on September 13, 2023. She is currently on leave from Georgetown University where she is a professor of Public Policy and Economics and was vice provost for faculty. Prior to her appointment at the Board, Dr. Kugler served as U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank Group. Previously, she served as chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor from 2011-2013. Dr. Kugler was also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and of the Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University.
New Directions in Negotiation, Diversity, Inclusion, & Leadership
A Conversation with journalist Hilke Schellmann
Hilke Schellmann is an Emmy-award-winning journalism professor at New York University and a freelance reporter holding artificial intelligence accountable. Her work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The New York Times, and MIT Technology Review, among others. Her recent book, "The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired and Why We Need to Fight Back Now," was published in January 2024.
Higher Education Today
Dr. Mark S. Wrighton is the James & Mary Wertsch Distinguished University Professor and Chancellor Emeritus.
A Virtual Fireside Chat with Steven Fazzari
Professor Steven Fazzari, Bert A. and Jeanette L. Lynch Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Sociology, will sit down with Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves for a conversation about his research and career at Washington University.
2024 Weidenbaum Center Annual Reception
A short program will be followed by a brief presentation to this year's recipient of the Weidenbaum Center Award for Excellence, Chancellor Andrew S. Martin.