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WHAT IT TAKES TO FREE THE INNOCENT AND CREATE A JUST CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
The Graduate Center, CUNY · What It Takes to Free the Innocent and Create a Just Criminal Justice System Edwin Grimsley is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in...
IBN KHALDUN’S 'THE MUQADDIMAH': THE BEST BOOK YOU’VE NEVER READ
Ibn Khaldun, the late 14th-century statesman and historian, is regarded as one of the earliest social scientists on the strength of his classic The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History. The book catalogues the political, social, and historical trends in Arab...
CHINA AND THE U.S.: FRENEMIES OR JUST FOES?
The Graduate Center, CUNY · China and the U.S.: Frenemies or Just Foes? Today’s guest Ming Xia is a professor of Political Science at the College of Staten Island and the CUNY Graduate Center. He is author of The Dual...
CAN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME SURVIVE A NEW WORLD ORDER?
How has the human rights movement developed into the international force that it is today? What ideological and material factors shaped its development? How successful are human rights activists and institutions at reducing human rights violations in sovereign countries? And...
"YOU WISH THEM A GOOD DAY": CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION, WITH JOSEPH USCINSKI
Are we in the golden age of conspiracy theories? How can society respond to dangerous theories, such as COVID conspiracy theories and misinformation, that create widespread dangers to society? Can, or should, conspiracy theories be ‘deprogrammed’ from society, or would...
STEPPING FORWARD AS AN LGBTQ ROLE MODEL IN TECH
The Graduate Center, CUNY · Stepping Forward as an LGBTQ Role Model in Tech Joining The Thought Project today is Elaine Montilla, assistant vice president of information technology and the chief information officer at the CUNY Graduate Center. She was...
THE CRISIS ON THE POLAND-BELARUS BORDER, WITH NICK MICINSKI
What is behind the current standoff over refugees trying to enter Poland from Belarus? Why is the E.U. supporting Poland’s position? Have asylum seekers become pawns of regional powers seeking political and economic advantage? Nicholas (Nick) Micinski, assistant professor of...
NEH FUNDS TO BOOST STUDENTS’ DIGITAL SKILLS HAVE WIDESPREAD BENEFITS AT CUNY AND BEYOND
The Graduate Center, CUNY · NEH Funds to Boost Students’ Digital Skills Have Widespread Benefits at CUNY and Beyond When CUNY Graduate Center Professor Matthew K. Gold tweeted last month that he and his colleague Lisa Rhody received a nearly...
HOW U.N. PEACEKEEPING FAILURES SHAPE PEACE PROCESSES WITH ANJALI DAYAL
Why would warring parties turn to the U.N., even when they don't have an interest in guaranteeing peace? Have rebel groups learned to manipulate the U.N. peace process to further their military goals? How can peacekeeping missions adapt their approaches...
A PANDEMIC AND POLITICAL POLARIZATION SLAM U.S. SCHOOLS
The Graduate Center, CUNY · A Pandemic and Political Polarization Slam U.S. Schools David Bloomfield is a professor of Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center and of Education Leadership, Law, and Policy at Brooklyn College. A former general counsel...