THE NEW SCHOOL PUBLIC PROGRAMS:
POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
Fall 2009
New York, Sept. 14, 2009—The New School, including Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, The New School for Social Research, and the Graduate Program in International Affairs, presents a range of programs addressing topical issues of New York City, national and international affairs. Among the highlights is a President’s Forum featuring a discussion between New School President Bob Kerrey and former Senator Tom Daschle (Sept. 16) on health care reform, global warming and renewable energy policy.
In addition to Senator Daschle, a number of influential policymakers will visit The New School this fall. Tom Ridge, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will discuss the creation of the new federal agency and the unique security needs of New York after 9/11 and today (Sept. 24); Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) will join a panel discussion on the sub-prime housing crisis and race (Oct. 5); and former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III will present a lecture on ethics and government (Oct. 27).
With a focus on supporting social innovation across disciplines, The New School will announce the kickoff of a campus-wide partnership with Ashoka, a global association of the world’s leading entrepreneurs with the panel discussion, “How Everyone Can be a Changemaker” (Sept. 21). The event will feature Paul Polak of International Development Enterprises and Billy Parish of Energy Action Coalition, among others, to discuss their work on global challenges from poverty to climate change.
The New School will also present two panels addressing current public affairs issues in New York City. The Center for New York City Affairs presents A New Landscape: Can NYC Keep Affordable Housing in Sight? (Sept. 16), a panel discussion on the status of the city’s affordable housing supply after the economic crisis with Rafael Cestero, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development. City of Water: The Future of New York City’s Waterfront (Oct. 30) features a lecture by Carter Craft, an urban and transportation planner.
The graduate program in International Studies presents two conferences on global issues, including the Kosovo 10th Anniverary Conference (Oct. 26) which seeks to apply the lessons learned in Kosovo regarding ethnically-divided societies to today’s conflicts around the globe and Economic Crisis in Latin America (Nov. 2-3), a conference featuring Latin American politicians and representatives from global organizations.
The New School for Social Research and its economic policy arm, the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, will bring in economists to analyze the economic crisis and recovery. Marc Chandler, chief foreign exchange strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman, will discuss the future of the U.S. commercial empire (Sept. 22), and Robert Pollin, co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will present his plan to create jobs while building a clean energy economy (Oct. 20).
The New School is a progressive university comprising eight schools bound by a common goal: to prepare and inspire its students to bring positive change to the world. Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy trains leaders for the nonprofit, public, and private sectors with a curriculum that engages its students in local and global issues. The New School for Social Research fosters the highest standards of scholarly inquiry through graduate programs in anthropology, economics, historical studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. The graduate program in International Affairs offers a critical, interdisciplinary approach to international questions for students with both academic and professional aspirations.
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