March 17 • 3pm-5pm Jim Crow and Economic Development On March 17 at 3:15 PM in Posvar 4940, the Center for Governance and Markets will host Jim Crow and Economic Development by Lukas Althoff. Learn more
March 18 • 5pm-6:30pm A Modest Proposal for Making Higher Education Beneficial to the Public. On March 18 at 5:00 PM in the Teplitz Moot Courtroom, CGM is co-sponsoring the event A Modest Proposal for Making Higher Education Beneficial to the Public by Brian Rosenberg. Learn more
April 7 • 3pm-5pm The Social Construction of Race During Reconstruction On April 7 at 3:15 PM in Posvar 4940, the Center for Governance and Markets will host Richard Hornbeck for a talk: The Social Construction of Race During Reconstruction. Learn more
June 9 • 8am-3pm 2026 Pittsburgh Business Legacy Conference CGM and the School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh are offering a no-charge educational conference to help small business owners develop their succession plans and preserve the legacies they have worked so hard to build. Learn more
September 23 • 12pm-2pm The Impact of Cutting-edge AI Technologies & Dilemmas on our Education Systems Nava Shaked will examine how cutting-edge AI technologies are transforming education systems, from the integration of generative AI tools in teaching and learning to the ethical dilemmas educators now face. Learn more
October 5 • 1pm-2:30pm Governing Through Shocks: Policy and Institutional Reforms in Asia and the Pacific Joel Syquia and Mark Walter will explore how legal, policy, and institutional reforms help governments respond to external shocks, strengthen disaster resilience, and improve public financial management. Learn more
October 19 • 12pm-3pm Foucault and Liberal Political Economy: Power, Knowledge and Freedom Mark Pennington will draw on his book Foucault and Liberal Political Economy to explore how combining Foucauldian critical theory with Hayekian liberalism yields a "post-modern liberalism" for identifying and challenging un-freedom and oppressive "over-government" in contemporary societies. Learn more