Social Activism Speaker Series (SASS)

2017 Calendar

Feb 8:
Michael Nacht: International Nuclear Weapons Policy

Jan 26:
Jennifer Musto: Trafficking & Technology

2016 Calendar

Dec 8:
France Cordova (NSF Director): Science Policy

Oct 21:
Jonathan Katz: Voter ID Laws

Oct 12:
Andy Wilson: Minimum Wage Panel

May 23:
Miles Corwin: (Author: And Still We Rise)

Apr 25:
Morgan Kousser: Supreme Court & the 2016 Election

Jan 20:
David Baltimore: Genetic Engineering

Jan 10:
Kathleen A. Doherty & Michael R. Nelson

2015 Calendar

Nov 17: USC Professor: David Cruz

Oct 27: Space Entrepreneurship Panel

Oct 19: Congressman Seth Moulton

Oct 13:
Dean Joseph Shepherd

Aug 18: Dr. Scott Pace

May 18:
Pres. Reagan Science Advisor: Dr. Bill Graham

Apr 7:
Lunch Series: Prof. David Goodstein

Feb 26:
Former Black Panther: Hank Jones

Feb 24:
Lunch Series: Prof. Pietro Perona

Feb 23:
Civil Liberties Protection Officer: Alex Joel

Jan 27: Journalist Betty Medsger

Jan 7:
Ebola Crisis: Dr. Wendy Kohlhase

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last updated: 5/25/2017

Upcoming Events

Helping Democracy Think: Addressing Cognition to Solve Complex Social Problems
	Dr. Carl Pabo Visiting Professor at Caltech Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 12:00PM to 1:30PM Location: Gates-Thomas 115 RSVP required
As we struggle to address the challenges of the modern age, we need ideas that have a new kind of force and clarity - almost as if we were minting a new denomination of thought. We need ideas that are simple enough and clear enough to fit readily in the human mind, yet bold enough and powerful enough to address the challenges of the modern age. But there's hope, and we can find an inspiring example of how this might be done in the writing of the US Constitution. Dr. Pabo will explain his new ways of tracking thought to examine how we've worked our way into these current problems in the U.S. and will outline plans for an institute to address these deeper challenges.

Past Events

5/12/2017:
Bridging the Divide: Effective Political Communication in a Polarized World

Lunch Seminar with Dr. Robb Willer

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2/15/2017:
The New Trump Card: Domestic Nuclear Weapons Policy

Evening Seminar with Dr. David Wright

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10/12/2016:
Labor Market and the Wage Floor: Lunch Panel on $15 Minimum Wage

Lunch Panel Featuring: Andy Wilson, Daniel Flaming, Abel Ramirez, and Pablo Alvarado

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5/23/2016:
And Still We Rise - Social Justice and Education Inequality

Lunch Discussion Featuring: Miles Corwin

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1/10/2016:
Pathways through Politics and Power on the National and International Stage

Lunch Discussion Featuring: Kathleen A. Doherty and Michael R. Nelson

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11/17/2015:
Civic Rights, Civic Equality, and Religious Liberty

The recent Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges extended the fundamental right to marry to same-sex couples. This decision was met with opposition from conservative religious groups and individuals such as Rowan County clerk Kim Davis. Claiming that the Supreme Court decision infringed on her First Amendment rights to freedom of religious expression, Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Similar arguments against gay marriage have been made by many others, most notably conservative Christians running for President of the United States. Join us for a lunch discussion with David Cruz, Professor of Law at the USC Gould School of Law.

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10/27/2015:
Panel on Space Entrepreneurship

The past few years we have seen the emergence of several space startups - private companies with the ability to make a profit while operating extraterrestrially. Please join us for a panel discussion in which Tethers Unlimited, Planet Labs, and Planetary Resources, who represent the entire spectrum of space startups, will join Professor Sergio Pellegrino to discuss what is needed to succeed as a space company.

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10/19/2015:
Discussion with Congressman Seth Moulton

Congressman Seth Moulton is a former Marine Corps Officer (four tours in the Iraq war), a member of the Democratic Party, and U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 6th Congressional district. Please join us for a one hour question and answer session.

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8/18/2015:
Implications of U.S. Space Policy with Dr. Scott Pace

Dr. Scott Pace is the Director of the Space Policy Institute and a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at George Washington University. Please join us for a lecture on the geopolitical state of space exploration, and the role the U.S. plays as a leader in space studies.

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