Schedule
| Date | Time | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date 02/13/2026 | Time 9:25am - 1:30pm | Where |
Friday, February 13
Boston Busing: Advocacy & Opposition
9:25-10:40 am, MLK Room, Ellison Campus Center
Talk by Leola Hampton, who was bused as a student in Boston in the 1970s and is featured in the WGBH documentary, Never Cried, and Lew Finfer, Director and Community Organizer for Massachusetts Action for Justice and Co-Chair of the Boston Desegregation and Busing Initiative
Lunch and Learn: Boston Busing Oral Histories
12:15-1:30 pm, MLK Room, Ellison Campus Center
Co-sponsored by Politics Policy and International Relations, History, Office of Student Life
Thursday February 26
Perspectives on Current Global Events
Thursday, February 26, 10:50 am-12:05 pm, MLK Room, Ellison Campus Center
Panel with Professors Kani Sathasivam, Elizabeth Coughlan, and Vanessa Ruget (Politics, Policy and International Relations)
Co-sponsored by Politics Policy and International Relations, Frederick E. Berry Institute of Politics
Tuesday, March 10
The Role of Congress: Checks & Balances in the Age of Trump
Tuesday, March 10, 12:15-1:30 pm, MLK Room, Ellison Campus Center
Talk by Michael Evans ’76, former Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Co-sponsored by Politics Policy and International Relations, Frederick E. Berry Institute of Politics, Economics, Center for Economic Development and Sustainability, Sociology
Wednesday, March 11
Tax Policy after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Who Benefits? Who Loses?
Wednesday, March 11, 12:15-1:30 pm, MLK Room, Ellison Campus Center
Talk by Michael Evans ’76, former Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Co-sponsored by Politics Policy and International Relations, Frederick E. Berry Institute of Politics, Economics, Healthcare Studies, Geography & Sustainability, Center for Economic Development and Sustainability, Sociology
Wednesday, March 25
Restoring Dignity and Quality of Life through Guaranteed Basic Income Programs
Wednesday, March 25, 12:15-1:30 pm, Vets Hall A (Front Half), Ellison Campus Center
Panel with Professors Thomas Piñeros Shields (Politics, Policy and International Relations), Sara Moore (Sociology) and Sarah Roy (City of Salem), and members of Uplift Salem program.
Co-sponsored by North Shore Policy Lab, Politics Policy and International Relations, Sociology
Dismantling Environmental Protections
Wednesday, April 8, 12:15-1:30 pm, MLK Room, Ellison Campus Center
Panel with Professors Guy Bellino (Politics, Policy and International Relations), Marcos Luna (Geography and Sustainability), John Hayes (Geography and Sustainability), and Jennifer Jackman (Politics, Policy and International Relations)
Co-sponsored by Politics Policy and International Relations and Geography & Sustainability
Contact
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