After Words with Leah Litman
University of Michigan law professor Leah Litman makes the case for why she believes the Supreme Court isn’t making rulings based on legal principles.
University of Michigan law professor Leah Litman makes the case for why she believes the Supreme Court isn’t making rulings based on legal principles.
Columbia University linguistics professor John McWhorter talks about the use and evolution of language and argues that the controversy over pronoun usage in America is largely overblown.
Kimberly Heckler talked about her biography of her mother-in-law, Margaret Heckler, a trailblazing Republican member of Congress from Massachusetts (1967-83), who later served as HHS Secretary and Ambassador to Ireland under President Reagan. She spoke at the …
Atlantic Magazine staff writer Sophie Gilbert looked at pop culture of the '90s & early 2000s and its impact on women and the feminist movement. She was interviewed by author and founder of Women in Media & News Jennifer Pozer.
Kimberly Heckler talked about her biography of her mother-in-law, Margaret Heckler, a trailblazing Republican member of Congress from Massachusetts (1967-83), who later served as HHS Secretary and Ambassador to Ireland under President Reagan. She spoke at the …
Journalist Rebecca Grant reported on maternal health care in the U.S. and discussed how social and political dynamics impact pregnancy and motherhood. She was interviewed by New York Times reporter Alisha Gupta.
Literary Hub editor Michele Filgate took part in a discussion of her book, What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence. stories of sexual assault and domestic abuse through a collection of essays written by 15 authors. She was join…
Author John Green examined the history of tuberculosis and his friendship with a tuberculosis patient. Symphony Space in New York City hosted this event.
University of Mississippi professor and musician Adam Gussow shared his experiences being in an interracial family in Mississippi before and after the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. He spoke at Off Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi.
Dr. Robert Smith argued that the medical establishment has failed to consider the importance of mental health in favor of focusing on physical health. Seminary Co-op in Chicago hosted this event.
Education Design Lab founder Kathleen deLaski examined whether the U.S. higher education system can meet the needs of future generations of students. She discusses alternatives to the four-year college degree, including educational bootcamps, skills-based lear…
History professor Kathleen Duval chronicled the history and power of Native nations before and after the colonization of North America. Bookmarks Bookstore in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, hosted this event.
University of Pennsylvania professor Benjamin Nathans talked about the Soviet dissident movement (1960s-1980s) and its role in the collapse of the Soviet Union. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.