Pop-up Discussions
Online opportunities to explore timely topics.
Many Çï¿ûÊÓƵ projects take place over many months, involve many members, and issue multiple products. The Çï¿ûÊÓƵ also convenes experts to illuminate complex, fast-moving, and timely issues; as exemplified by this series of pop-up discussions. Some pop-ups are only for members, some for the public. Some are recorded and some are not. All are dedicated to increasing understanding of current issues.
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How Do We Understand International Security Now?
with
Rosa Brooks (Georgetown University)
Matthew Evangelista (Cornell University)
Monica Hakimi (Columbia Law School)
moderated by Scott Sagan (Stanford University)
introduced by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie L. Patton
How Can We Assess Recent Changes to Vaccine Policy?
with
Penny Heaton (Johnson & Johnson)
Norman Baylor (FDA)
Paul Offit (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
introduced by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie L. Patton
The News section of the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ's website includes an article about this event.
Is there a path forward for inclusion in Higher Education’s shifting landscape?
with
Joanne Berger-Sweeney (formerly Trinity College)
Tyrone Howard (UCLA)
Laura Perna (University of Pennsylvania)
Regina Petty (Fisher and Phillips)
introduced by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie Patton
Can congress better represent Americans?
with
Andy Craig (Joseph H. Rainey Center)
Michel Li (Brennan Center for Justice)
Norman Ornstein (American Enterprise Institute)
Maria Perez (Democracy Rising)
moderated by John Carey (Dartmouth College)
introduced by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie Patton
We the People: A Conversation on the Fate of the Constitution with Jill Lepore
with
Jill Lepore (Harvard University)
in conversation with Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie Patton
Recording: /events/conversation-on-our-constitution-jill-lepore
What are the limits of executive power — and citizen power — in America?
with
Akhil Amar (Yale)
Eric Liu (Citizen University)
introduced by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie Patton
What can be learned from international perspectives on autocracy and democracy?
with
Stephen B. Heintz (Rockefeller Brothers Fund)
Miguel Angel Lara Otaola (Electoral Integrity Project)
Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University)
Timothy Snyder (University of Toronto)
introduced by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie L. Patton
Recording live: /events/international-perspectives-democracy-and-autocracy
Why do tariffs matter for Americans?
with
Judith L. Goldstein (Stanford University)
Ronald Kirk (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher)
David A. Lake (UCSD)
Michael R. Strain (AEI)
introduced by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie L. Patton
Recording: /events/tariffs-matter-discussion
What Is a constitutional crisis?  A conversation on courts and executive power
with
Eric Posner (University of Chicago Law)
Judge Tom Griffith (BYU)
Janet Napolitano (University of California, Berkeley)
Vanita Gupta (NYU)
moderated by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ Board Chair Goodwin Liu
introduced by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie L. Patton
Recording: /events/constitutional-crisis-courts-law
Conversation on the potential impact of proposed funding cuts to science.
with
Nancy Andrews (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School),
Maria Zuber (MIT)
William Tate (LSU)
and Paul Clement (Clement & Murphy PLLC)
moderated by Çï¿ûÊÓƵ President Laurie Patton
This series began in February 2025.