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The 2016 Albright Fellows will give presentations about their summer work around the world at the Tanner Conference.
Vivian Pinn '62, senior scientist emerita, Fogarty International Center, NIH, and former director of the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (retired), speaks about the importance of focusing on women's health concern—beyond the reproductive system.
Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde, 2001-2011 speaks about Freedom, Equality, and Democracy with Remarks by Barney Frank, Former U.S. Representative, 4th District of Massachusetts and Bridgewater State College President Dana Mohler-Faria. The Moderator is Layli Maparyan, Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director, Wellesley Centers for Women.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright '59 and Carol Browner, former director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy and former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, discuss the politics of climate change. Peter Thomson, Public Radio International's environmental editor and former editor of NPR's Living on Earth, joins the conversation as moderator.
One reason to worry about global poverty is self-interest: It's a threat to security and economic stability. But is there a moral reason? Why exactly should we care about extreme destitution in parts of the world far from us? Final answers are rare in philosophy, but Assistant Professor of Philosophy Helena de Bres offers two different possible answers from prominent political philosophers, and discusses the problems and attractions of each.
Vice Admiral Ann Rondeau (ret.), U.S. Navy; Strategy and Transformation Partner, IBM, Global Business Services and Rear Admiral Margaret Kibben, Chaplain of the U.S. Marine Corps speak about our importance in creating an ethical environment through the decisions that we make.
Joshua Rubenstein, Senior Adviser, Amnesty International USA, explains the importance of human rights in society.
Charlie Beckett, Head of Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics, speaks about best use of the tools of social media while keeping in mind a way to protect against the inherent risks of these new forms of communication.
Panagiotis T. Metaxas, Professor of Computer Science, Wellesley College presents How The Social Web Works (And Why You Should Care).
Naturalist and Madeleine K. Albright Institute Distinguished Visiting Professor Wendy Paulson '69 and her husband, Hank Paulson, spoke briefly (above) about the impact of the Albright Institute and the main points of Mrs. Paulson's conversation with Brett Jenks, CEO of Rare (below). Their talk is called "Environmental Hot Spots: Forging Bright Spots for Nature."
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