Playwright, actor and educator Anna Deavere Smith and Arts activist and former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Damian Woetzel discuss the challenges facing the arts world. Moderated by NPR arts reporter Neda Ulaby. This event is closed; to learn more, please contact Linda Lehrer.n/a
The Arts and Tough Times: Challenges and Opportunities – Conversations with Great Leaders in Memory of Preston Robert Tisch
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Books Unbanned: Protecting Young People’s Freedom to Read
Join us for Linda Johnson, president and CEO of Brooklyn Public Library, in conversation with Suzanne Nossel, Chief Executive Officer at PEN America.
Conversations with Great Leaders In Memory of Preston Robert Tisch: Paula Neira and Emily Tisch Sussman
Join us for a virtual discussion of Paula’s work to ensure health equity for the transgender and wider LGBTQ+ community, a call to service following a varied career as a US Navy Veteran, an attorney, and registered nurse and nurse educator.
Conversations with Great Leaders In Memory of Preston Robert Tisch: Shanta Thake and the Rev. Dr. Serene Jones
Join us for a virtual discussion on the importance of cultural leadership and their experiences in building and sustaining fellowship, trust, and community in challenging times.
Citizens of the Worlds: What Does Being Multiplanetary Mean for Life Here on Earth?
Join us for a virtual discussion that will consider the challenges facing our society and planet as we look up and out.
Conversations with Great Leaders in Memory of Preston Robert Tisch: Rosalind Brewer
The “Conversations with Great Leaders, in Memory of Preston Robert Tisch” series presents a virtual panel featuring Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind Brewer in conversation with Judy Samuelson.
Your Table Is Ready: Reopening New York City Food and Hospitality, featuring Amanda Cohen, Russell Jackson, Jonathan Tisch, and Corby Kummer
The Aspen Institute Conversations with Great Leaders Series, in Memory of Preston Robert Tisch, in partnership with the Aspen Institute Food and Society Program, invites you to a conversation with two New York City restaurant owner-chefs who helped not only their own staff but the national restaurant industry navigate the pandemic.
Beyond Policing: Creating Safe and Just Communities, with Art Acevedo, Roy L. Austin, and Karol Mason in conversation with Bill Whitaker
The Aspen Institute Conversations with Great Leaders Series, in Memory of Preston Robert Tisch, in partnership with the Aspen Institute Criminal Justice Reform Initiative, welcomes Art Acevedo, Chief of Police, Houston Police Department, Roy L. Austin, Vice President of Civil Rights, Facebook, and Karol Mason, President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in conversation with Bill Whitaker, CBS News and 60 Minutes Correspondent.
Holding The Line: Protecting the Frontline Workers Who Protect Us, feat. Dr. Aletha Maybank, Jessica Blank, and Erik Jensen in conversation with Rachel Jones
Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, director and playwrights of the docu-play The Line, and Dr. Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, Chief Health Equity Office at the American Medical Association, in conversation with Rachel Jones, journalist and Contributing Writer at National Geographic. Watch here!
Radical Scene Change: The Future of Live Theater, featuring Oskar Eustis in conversation with Anna Deavere Smith
Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of The Public Theater, in conversation with Anna Deavere Smith, actress, playwright, author, and professor at New York University. Watch here!