Past Events


At 5:30 pm
The Abramson Family Auditorium, NYU Washington D.C., 1307 L St NW, Washington, D.C. , 20005

Debates of the Century @NYU: School Segregation

Sixty-four years after Brown v. Board of Education, segregation by race and economic class continues to persist in schools of all types, and in every state across America. But is school segregation one of the biggest threats to education today, or is it merely a distraction from deeper issues of resource allocation and poor standards?...

At 8:30 am
Kaiser Family Foundation, Barbara Jordan Conference Center, 1330 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC, 20005, United States

Health Reform 2020: Towards Affordable, Quality Care for All Americans

On behalf of The Century Foundation and The American Prospect you are invited to Health Reform 2020: Towards Affordable, Quality Care for All Americans. Join leading experts as they explore options to improve affordable, accessible health coverage—from extending Medicare, to expanding Medicaid, to building on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Former administration officials, academics, experts,...

At 6:00 pm
The Century Foundation, One Whitehall Street, 15th Floor, New York, New York, 10004, United States

Police Body Cameras: Indispensable Accountability Tool or Surveillance Nightmare?

In the past few years, police departments across the country have embraced police-worn body cameras as a response to community demands for increased accountability. But do body cameras, coupled with advances in facial recognition technology, actually reduce police brutality, or do they only increase the surveillance of already over-surveilled communities? If there’s no going back,...

At 6:30 pm
The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York, 10012, United States

Debates of the Century @NYU Wagner: “The government should stop gentrification.”

Gentrification. It’s complicated and controversial—an interplay of urban planning, housing, transportation, inequality, and the movement of people. It drives heated discussions in townhalls, community board meetings, and legislative bodies in New York City and urban areas around the world. The media often debates what—if any—policy responses or interventions we should implement. As cities around the...

At 8:30 am
United Steelworkers Headquarters, 60 Boulevard of the Allies, 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, 15222

Manufacturing a Better Paying Pennsylvania

You’re invited to “Manufacturing a Better Paying Pennsylvania,” a half-day summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, October 17, that will bring together local and national leaders committed to revitalizing manufacturing and spurring economic development in the Keystone State. This event is part of the High Wage America Project, a policy and research program led by The...

At 4:00 pm
The Whittemore House, 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Should Charter Schools Help Integrate Washington, D.C.?

You can watch video of this event here: Live Streaming Video Nationally, educators and activists have begun to renew and strengthen conversations about school diversity and desegregation. Prior to the end of his tenure, the US Department of Education under Secretary John King pushed both grants and legislation that would have funded and supported local...

At 6:00 pm
The Century Foundation, 1 Whitehall St, 15th Floor, New York, 10004

Think. Drink. Mingle. Navigating a “Fake News” World

WATCH LIVE: Broadcasting Software The Internet has revolutionized the information ecosystem, for consumers and producers alike. With barriers to entry near zero, anyone can be a publisher and aspire to a national or global audience. As consumers, we have 24/7 access to a vastly expanded menu of fact, speculation, fabrication and opinion. In most ways,...

At 6:00 pm
The Century Foundation, 1 Whitehall Street, Floor 15, New York, 10004, United States

Think. Drink. Mingle. It’s 2017, and the Fight for Gender Equity at Work Is Far From Over

WATCH: Video Hosting Join The Century Foundation for the second event in our Think. Drink. Mingle. summer series. At this event, we will discuss the future of the fight to achieve gender equity in the workplace. Despite progress, issues such as the gender wage gap and dominantly male leadership still exist as boundaries that prevent...