The Levitt Center Speaker Series is committed to enhancing the academic experience of our students by introducing them to a wide array of intellectually challenging speakers from varying political points of view. The Speaker Series features many speakers with substantial policy experience, and is an invaluable asset in helping students make the connection between the classroom and policies enacted in the real world. Students and other audience members have the opportunity to engage speakers in thoughtful discussion following each lecture.
September 16: Symposium: "Attica! 1971-2011--Reflection, Re-Assessment, and the Prison Today"
September 23: Panel Discussion: "Hydrofracking"
September 27: Lecture: Valerie Bunce, "When U.S. Democracy Assistance Works"
October 10: Lecture: Ronald Ferguson, "Educational Excellence with Equity: A Social Movement for the 21st Century"
October 27: Panel Discussion: "Creating Sustainable Urban Communities in Syracuse and Utica"
November 7: Lecture: Christina Romer, "What Do We Know about the Effects of Fiscal Policy? Separating Evidence from Ideology"
November 14: Lecture: Jacob Hacker, "Winner Take All Politics"
March 1: Lecture: Andrew Fiala, "Just War Theory"
April 5: Lecture: Peter Demerath, "Neoliberalism's Hidden Curriculum for Personal Advancement: Equity Implications"
April 11: Lecture: Edward Glaeser, "Triumph of the City"
April 18: Lecture: Michael Egan, "The History of Now: Decoding Environmental Sustainability"
April 26: Lecture: John Dehn, "War and the Constitution: Military Comissions, Targeted Killing of Civilians, and Other Hard Cases"
