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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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