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Thursday, January 13, 2022
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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In her university classroom, Robin Wall Kimmerer begins the semester by surveying her students on their perceptions of human’s interactions with land. She routinely found that nearly all her students believed humans and nature are a bad mix. Furthermore, they could not think of any beneficial interactions between humans and the environment, or even imagine what a beneficial interaction might...
Friday, June 30, 2023, 1:00 p.m.
The 2023 State of the County with County Executive Chris Ronayne
Last November, voters overwhelmingly elected Chris Ronayne as the next Cuyahoga County Executive. Ronayne campaigned on several key issues, including strengthening our economy, increasing access to the region’s waterfronts, creating more affordable housing options, and improving services for our residents. Ronayne...
Thursday, June 29, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
A Conversation with Brian Moynihan, Chair and CEO of Bank of America
As the country - and world - grapples with the aftermath of the pandemic, inflation, and supply chain disruptions, the banking industry has no doubt felt its share of tumultuous economic activity. In March, three small-to-midsize U.S. banks failed, setting...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m.
Mapping the Economic Future of Downtown Cleveland
Like many legacy cities across the United States, Cleveland faces challenges in adapting to 21st-century economic realities. The COVID-19 pandemic further complicated these challenges, as firms transitioned to remote work and downtown vacancies climbed. It’s clear that succeeding at economic...
Friday, June 23, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
Document, Advocate, Empower: Using Science & Medicine to Prevent Human Rights Violations
Founded by three doctors in 1986, the mission of Physicians for Human Rights is built on the idea that health professionals can help prevent human rights abuses. The organization works across the globe on a variety of issues including asylum,...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 12:00 p.m.
Developing Downtown Cleveland as Our Neighborhood
A recent report released by Downtown Cleveland Alliance and Greater Cleveland Partnership examined downtown residential growth and revealed significant population increases in the area. For example, the downtown core experienced robust growth of households from 2010 to 2020--a 36.0% increase...
Friday, June 16, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
An American Martyr in Persia: A Conversation with Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan is not just a creative writing professor at the University of California, Riverside. He is also an internationally renowned writer, scholar of religions, an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer, and the recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award. In his...
Friday, June 09, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
I Have Something to Tell You (For Young Adults): In Conversation with Chasten Buttigieg
In the young adult adaptation of his 2020 memoir of the same name, Chasten Buttigieg details the challenges he faced as a closeted teenager growing up in Northern Michigan. As the youngest of three boys in a conservative Catholic family,...
Wednesday, June 07, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
The Next Two Years of K-12 Education Funding: Remarks from Dr. Howard Fleeter
In Ohio, public education constitutes the largest share of the state’s spending. As the legislature reviews Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed two-year budget ahead of the June 30 deadline, education funding will once again be up for debate. In the previous...
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