North America Events
Conference: Rebuilding the American Economy—One Heirloom Tomato at a Time
March 04, 2011 // 8:00am — 4:00pm
United States Studies
The food system of the United States is currently witnessing a remarkable shift, with the revival of small farms and artisanal producers working with restaurants, institutional food services, and retail outlets to make locally-sourced, sustainably-produced food more widely available. On March 4, 2011, the Wilson Center hosted a day-long conference to explore this critical conjuncture.
THE NEW COOL: A Visionary Teacher, His FIRST Robotics Team, and the Ultimate Battle of Smarts
March 02, 2011 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Program on America and the Global Economy
Neal Bascomb, Author, THE NEW COOL: A Visionary Teacher, His FIRST Robotics Team, and the Ultimate Battle of Smarts; Mark Hannum, Educator, Thomas Jefferson School For Science and Technology; Kent Hughes, Director, Program on America and the Global Economy
Partnering With Business: The Changing Role of Business in Education
March 02, 2011 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Program on America and the Global Economy
Brenda Gardunia, High School Math, Idaho; Arundhati Jayarao, High School Chemistry and Physics, Virginia; John Moore, High School Environmental Science, New Jersey; Sue Whitsett, High School Biology, Wisconsin; Kent Hughes, Director, Program on America and the Global Economy
Panel Discussion: "Rethinking Retirement: The Past and Future of Social Security"
February 22, 2011 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
United States Studies
Andrew Biggs, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Charles Blahous, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution; Ross Eisenbrey, Vice President, Economic Policy Institute; Heidi Hartmann, President, Institute for Women's Policy Research; Barbara Kennelly, President and CEO, National Committee to Preserve Medicare and Social Security; Mitchell Orenstein, Associate Professor of European Studies, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
New Book Discussion: Black Gotham: A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City
February 18, 2011 // 1:00pm — 3:00pm
United States Studies
Author Carla Peterson, Professor of English, University of Maryland; Mary Ryan, Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University; Adele Alexander, Adjunct Professor of History, George Washington University
New Book Discussion: The National Security Enterprise: Navigating the Labyrinth
February 14, 2011 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
United States Studies
Harvey Rishikof, Chair, Department of National Security Strategy and Professor of Law and National Security Studies, National War College; Roger George, National War College and Georgetown University; Mark Lowenthal, President & CEO, Intelligence & Security Academy
New Book Discussion: Secession as an International Phenomenon: From America's Civil War to Contemporary Separatist Movements
February 11, 2011 // 11:00am — 12:30pm
United States Studies
Editor Don Doyle, McCausland Professor of History, University of South Carolina and Public Policy Scholar, Wilson Center; Oleksandr Merezhko, Head, International Law, University of Economics and Law, Kyiv, Ukraine and Kennan Institute Scholar; Andrew Zimmerman, Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, George Washington University
Foreign Policy Challenges in the 112th Congress: Development and Security
February 04, 2011 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Wilson Center on the Hill
An examination of policy issues affecting the developing world, including U.S. development policy, U.S. nuclear policy, and climate and conflict resolution.
Scalability: How to Take Local Successes in Education to a State and National Level
February 02, 2011 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Program on America and the Global Economy
Lindsay Knippenberg, High School Biology and Environmental Science, Michigan; Terrie Rust, Middle School Technology, Arizona; Steve Schreiner, Middle School Integrated Science and Technology, Washington; Mike Town, High School Environmental Science, Washington; Kent Hughes, Director, Program on America and the Global Economy, Woodrow Wilson Center
Book Discussion: Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World
February 01, 2011 // 1:00pm — 2:30pm
Program on America and the Global Economy
Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Director, Transformation, Integration, and Globalization Economic Research (TIGER); Moderator John Milewski, Managing Editor and Host, Dialogue, Woodrow Wilson Center