Events

What if you could pull back the curtain on the world's most powerful consulting firm? In their new book, McKinsey Comes to Town, two investigative reporters for The New York Times take a close look at McKinsey & Company, an international consulting firm that advises governments and corporations. By gathering tens of thousands of documents...

At a time when America is facing immense polarization, there are lessons to be learned from other nations that have faced similar challenges. From South Africa to Northern Ireland, other societies have struggled with intense divisions that nearly tore them apart. What solutions worked for countries like South Africa that Americans can consider to reconcile...

The City of Cleveland has been experiencing a sea change in leadership, including its very own City Council. In November 2021, Blaine A. Griffin was reelected to serve as the Ward 6 Councilman, a position that he has held since 2017. Shortly after his reelection, Cleveland City Council members elected him to serve as Council...

In his latest book, “How We Win the Civil War,” author Steve Phillips tackles a formidable foe: America’s centuries-long struggle with racism. In this follow-up to 2018’s “Brown is the New White,” Phillips argues that in order for this country to move forward and overcome white supremacy, we must resolve the issues that have lingered...

Although often on opposite ends of the political spectrum, Frederick Hess and Pedro Noguera came together to discuss the difficult issues affecting education in their 2021 book “A Search for Common Ground.” No topic is off limits, from school testing and diversity measures to teacher pay and the achievement gap. By engaging in open and...