February 21, 2024-February 23, 2024 Overcoming Deep Differences This manuscript workshop explored how individuals, communities, and societies address deep divisions caused by polarization, economic, social, and cultural cleavages. Learn more
February 22, 2024 • 3pm-4pm Gametes: Commodification and The Fertility Industry This chapter uses the development and eventual abandonment of these ASRM pricing guidelines over more than twenty-five years as a lens through which to understand commodification debates in both the sperm and egg markets. Learn more
March 1, 2024 • 9am-1pm Powerlessness and Populism: Does America Need a New Governing Vision? This forum will address the broad resentment at government and social institutions and debate the provocative overhaul thesis of the new book by Philip K. Howard, Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society (Rodin 2024) Learn more
March 1, 2024 • 9am-1pm Policy Workshop: Powerlessness and Populism: Does America Need a New Governing Vision? A forum to explore overhaul of broken government operating structures. Learn more
March 4, 2024 • 12pm-2pm Freedoms Delayed: Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East Timur Kuran discusses his book Freedoms Delayed, which explores the lasting political effects of the Middle East's lengthy exposure to Islamic law. Learn more
March 7, 2024 • 12:30pm-2:30pm All the Kingdoms of the World: Radical Religious Alternatives to Liberalism Kevin Vallier discusses how older religious influences are taking back their political influences by rejecting the doctrine of liberalism that they have seen as their oppressors. Learn more
March 21, 2024 • 3pm-4pm Liability Aspects of Using Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Sara Gerke, Penn State University Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering healthcare and changing the practice of medicine. But who will likely be held liable for patient harm caused by […] Learn more
March 26, 2024 • 9am-11am Creating a Culture of Philanthropy and Volunteerism in Contemporary China Jessica Teets discusses how state messaging on “common prosperity” intersects with rising trends in philanthropy and volunteerism among Chinese citizens. Learn more
March 28, 2024 • 4:30pm-6:30pm America Last: The Right’s Century Long Romance with Foreign Dictators Jacob Heilbrunn & Damir Marusic discuss the book written by Heilbrunn, America Last. This book argues that dictator worship is a longstanding romantic impulse that fits firmly within the modern American political tradition―and shows what it means for us today. Learn more
April 4, 2024 • 3pm-4pm Copyright Enforcement Decision-Making In private law, private rights of action afford rights holders the authority—but not the obligation—to enforce a claim for remedies against a wrongdoer. Learn more
April 8, 2024 • 9am-11am The Future of Philanthropy and Volunteerism in China Reza Hasmath explores why Chinese citizens remain hesitant to engage in philanthropy and volunteerism despite state promotion of “model citizenship.” Learn more
April 28, 2024 • 12pm-1:30pm Harnessing Religion for Social Cohesion: Managing Ethnic Diversity in Haifa Uriel Simonsohn discusses the role of interreligious dialogue in mitigating conflict and fostering coexistence in Israel’s mixed cities. Learn more