The 2021-22 Jepson Leadership Forum invites scholars, activists, and experts to discuss the moral, ethical, and legal implications of global migration and asylum. Join us as we explore how leaders and communities navigate the economic, social, and cultural transformations of a world with – and without – borders and walls.
2021–22 Jepson Leadership Forum Speakers
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Sept. 13 • 7 p.m. The Promise of Global Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein President and CEO, International Peace Institute Perry World House Professor of Practice of Law and Human Rights, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Watch this presentation.
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Oct. 19 • 7 p.m. • Jepson Alumni Center The Science and Ethics of Immigration Bryan Caplan Professor of Economics, George Mason University New York Times Best-Selling Author Watch this presentation.
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Jan. 27 • 7 p.m. • Webinar What International Law Has to Say About Indigenous Peoples: Does It Matter? S. James Anaya University Distinguished Professor and Nicholas Doman Professor of International Law, University of Colorado, Boulder Watch this presentation.
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March 15 • 7 p.m. • Jepson Alumni Center Autocracy and Democracy in an Era of Nationalism Anne Applebaum Pulitzer Prize-Winning, New York Times Best-Selling Author Senior Fellow, Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University Expert on International Affairs and Foreign Policy Staff Writer for The Atlantic Watch this presentation.
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March 24 • 7 p.m. • Webinar Human Dignity, Democracy, and Borders: What We Owe Refugees Seyla Benhabib Professor of Political Science and Philosophy Emerita, Yale University Senior Scholar in Residence and Adjunct Professor of Law, Columbia Law School Watch this presentation.
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