Senior fellow Geneva Overholser was interviewed by Ruben Sanchez for the Innovator Series at Skyword…….Continue Reading Meet the Editor: Geneva Overholser
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Managing director Geoffrey Baum quoted in The Examiner
Managing director Geoffrey Baum was quoted in The San Francisco Examiner, discussing his recent meeting with the California Community Colleges Board of Governors…….Continue Reading Managing director Geoffrey Baum quoted in The Examiner
Senior fellow Neal Baer writes in The Huffington Post about coming out
The Huffington Post: Senior fellow Neal Baer writes about coming out in his 50s and supporting gay rights through script writing…….Continue Reading Senior fellow Neal Baer writes in The Huffington Post about coming out
Faculty fellow Philip Seib named USC Annenberg Vice Dean
Faculty fellow Philip Seib has been named the Vice Dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, effective July 1. In addition to his role as a Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy and a Professor of International Relations, he also served as director of USC's Center on Public Diplomacy. Seib will use his 30 years of interdisciplinary teaching and research experience to develop more collaborations at Annenberg. "Among my goals is to make sure that there is more common ground shared by the School of Communication and School of Journalism – that there is a real……Continue Reading Faculty fellow Philip Seib named USC Annenberg Vice Dean
Latonero joins Data & Society’s inaugural class of fellows
Research director Mark Latonero has been named to the inaugural class of fellows at the Data & Society Research Institute in New York. Launched this year and led by pioneering scholar danah boyd, Data & Society aims to "advance the public's understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by a networked society." By hosting events, developing policy frameworks, and creating projects and publicly available research backed by interdisciplinary collaborations, Data & Society addresses social, ethical, legal, and policy issues affected by data-driven technology. The Institute's fellows will work on "a bunch of thorny and interesting data and society issues," writes boyd…….Continue Reading Latonero joins Data & Society’s inaugural class of fellows
Senior Dan Glickman Speaks at Aspen Ideas Fesitval
Senior fellow Dan Glickman, former USDA Secretary, spoke at three panels at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival, tackling questions like "How Do We Nourish Nine Billion People?"……Continue Reading Senior Dan Glickman Speaks at Aspen Ideas Fesitval
Senior Fellow Dan Glickman: Paying for the Forest Fire Next Time
The New York Times published senior fellow Dan Glickman's op-ed, "Paying for the Forest Fire Next Time."……Continue Reading Senior Fellow Dan Glickman: Paying for the Forest Fire Next Time
Senior fellow Morley Winograd: The Time Has Come to Make College Education Free
Politix published senior fellow Morley Winograd's op-ed, "The Time Has Come to Make College Education Free."……Continue Reading Senior fellow Morley Winograd: The Time Has Come to Make College Education Free
Video: Is China’s Turn to Fracking a Reason to ‘Ban it Everywhere Else?’
Senior fellow Orville Schell was a panelist at the Asia Society's recent discussion of China's fracking boom. Their video contains highlights from the program: Is China's Turn to Fracking a Reason to 'Ban it Everywhere Else?'……Continue Reading Video: Is China’s Turn to Fracking a Reason to ‘Ban it Everywhere Else?’
Money Isn’t Everything
The Huffington Post published an article by senior fellow Dan Glickman on money in the political system. "I have become convinced that the extraordinary volume of money in the system is dramatically hurting our government's ability to function," writes Glickman…….Continue Reading Money Isn’t Everything