SIPA Institute of Global Politics

The Urban and Social Policy Concentration and the Institute of Global Politics invite you to join us for the 25th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum, Fighting for a Better Future: Labor and Education Policy with Randi Weingarten.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, will deliver a keynote address and participate in a roundtable discussion with Michael Nutter, 98th Mayor of Philadelphia and David N. Dinkins Professor of Professional Practice in Urban & Public Affairs at SIPA, and Ester Fuchs, Professor of Political Science and Urban Social Policy at SIPA.

Since 1995, the David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum has addressed many of the challenging issues that successful urban ecosystems must contend with including education, the environment, labor, homelessness, immigration, and fiscal crises. Please visit our website for details.

Speakers:
• Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
• Ester Fuchs, Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science and Director, Urban and Social Policy Concentration; IGP Affiliated Faculty Member 
• Michael Nutter, David N. Dinkins Professor of Professional Practice in Urban and Public Affairs; 98th Mayor of Philadelphia; IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member

Introductory remarks by:
• Hillary Rodham Clinton, Professor of International and Public Affairs; 67th Secretary of State; Former Senator from New York; IGP Faculty Advisory Board Chair
• Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean and Adlai E. Stevenson Professor International and Public Affairs; IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member

Register for the Livestream

Throughout the fall 2024 semester, IGP hosted a series of major events and webinars along with student-focused roundtables and skills workshops on the 2024 US presidential election. Timothy Naftali, IGP Faculty Advisory Board member, Columbia SIPA Senior Research Scholar, and CNN commentator with expertise in presidential history, curated this event series.