Seib lecture at Georgetown

Philip Seib, of the Director of the Center for Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California and Faculty Fellow, delivered a lecture entitled "New Media and Public Diplomacy in the Arab World." This event was part of the Information Evolution in the Arab World symposium. The symposium was sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University…….Continue Reading Seib lecture at Georgetown

Dry China – Carnegie Council article

Senior Fellow Orville Schell in conjunction with Policy Innovations, a publication by the Carnegie Council focused on addressing fair globalization, published an article as part of their Project Syndicate initiative. Schell's article explores the droughts in China and its effects on national landmarks such as the Huangguoshu Waterfall in China's southwestern Guizhou Province…….Continue Reading Dry China – Carnegie Council article

Glickman Calls on U.S. to Improve Treatment of Refugees

Refugees International President and Senior Fellow Dan Glickman today urged policymakers to fix shortfalls in current law that needlessly prevent refugees, asylum seekers and stateless individuals from finding safe harbor and enjoying basic human rights in the United States. Glickman testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, "Renewing America's Commitment to the Refugee Convention: The Refugee Protection Act of 2010."……Continue Reading Glickman Calls on U.S. to Improve Treatment of Refugees

On Leadership – National inflection points

The Washington Post ran an op-ed by Warren Bennis of the USC Marshall School and Distinguished Fellow about college presidents embracing new technology and innovative teaching techniques. "Having just completed a national search to find a successor to USC's president, Steven B. Sample, I had the opportunity to review countless resumes and interview a fair number of sitting presidents and provosts," Bennis wrote. He added that it's no accident the person chosen was USC President-Elect C.L. Max Nikias, "a doctorate in electrical engineering and a maven of all manner of innovative technologies and teaching methods."……Continue Reading On Leadership – National inflection points

California’s Stimulus Package: Meg Whitman

Senior Fellow Richard Reeves wrote about Proposition 15 on this year's California ballot in his column for Universal Press Syndicate. The proposition would institute public financing for the secretary of state's office. Reeves wrote: "It was endorsed last week by the state's ranking political sage, George Skelton of the Los Angeles Times, not because he thought it was important in and of itself, but because 'It's a small, awkward step in a good direction.' A good direction, he argued, is public financing, and Proposition 15 might lead to the overthrow of the state's constitutional ban on such financing."……Continue Reading California’s Stimulus Package: Meg Whitman