2020 Fall Event Series Announced
The Pell Center is pleased to announce its 2020 fall event series. Tickets to these events are free and will be available about two weeks prior to the event date. Please RSVP for each event on the Pell Center’s Eventbrite page and call 401-341-2927 or email [email protected] with questions. Scroll to the bottom of this page to sign up for our email list and be notified when tickets become available. All events will take place virtually on the Pell Center’s Facebook page at 7:00 p.m. EST/EDT.
The Constitution and Foreign Affairs
Dr. Anthony C. Arend, Georgetown University
September 17, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Facebook.com/PellCenter
In partnership with the Pell Honors Program.
How Did We Get Here? A Conversation with Presidential Historian Robert Dallek
Dr. Robert Dallek, University of California, Los Angeles
October 1, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Facebook.com/PellCenter
This event is made possible by the generous support of the John E. McGinty Fund in History.
2020 Election Security: Threats, Strategies, & Solutions
Panelists:
Dr. David Mussington, Director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise
Derek Tisler, Fellow and Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice’s Democracy Program
Francesca Spidalieri, Senior Fellow, Pell Center
October 24, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Facebook.com/PellCenter
COVID-19 and the Fight for Social Justice
Dr. Faith Mitchell, Intermittent Institute Fellow, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy and the Health Policy Center
November 18, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Facebook.com/PellCenter
What’s Next? Discussion of the Election Results
Panelists:
Evelyn Farkas, President, Farkas Global Strategies
David Shuster, Emmy award winning broadcast journalist
November 10, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Facebook.com/PellCenter
China Rising: The Future of U.S. China Relations
Panelists:
Ambassador Nicholas Platt, served as ambassador to Pakistan, Philippines, Zambia and high-level diplomat in Canada, China, Hong Kong and Japan. He is the former president of The Asia Society.
Dr. Gary Jefferson, Carl Marks Professor of International Trade and Finance, Brandeis University and renowned specialist on the China economy.
Dr. Lewis Rutherfurd is a pioneer venture capital investor in China and other emerging markets in Asia. He also serves as a consultant to the Pell Center.
December 8, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Facebook.com/PellCenter