Public Affairs and Government

Over the past 15 years, New York City has become a technology powerhouse, with almost 350,000 jobs in the sector propelled by businesses large and small, including more than 9,000 start-up firms. The city’s institutions of higher education are producing more tech, STEM and life sciences graduates than any other locality in the nation, and the New York is a leader in the development of civic techno...

In late 2019 major and, at times, violent protests broke out in Chile, Colombia, and Bolivia. These events took place in the context of protests earlier in the year in Venezuela and, before that, Brazil. These types of protests have had important impacts on political systems and social dynamics in the region and have in the past generation contributed to bringing down governments in Bolivia and Br...

"In 2016 the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) concluded a historic peace agreement that ended the half-century long war between the government and the FARC. Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize that year. The implementation of the peace accords has, however, been a rocky affair especially after Ivan Duque, an opponent of t...

International Affairs programs face numerous challenges responding to a rapidly shifting global order. As new powers rise and old powers recede, the existing liberal order struggles to maintain relevance in the face of warming climates, growing economic inequality, migration, trade wars and political conflict. What is the future for International Affairs programs? Join us in conversation about the...

Immigrant legal status is a central axis of stratification in contemporary U.S. society and is linked to a range of inequities for youth. The poverty rate of children with undocumented parents is twice the rate of children of U.S.-born parents and undocumented youth are much more likely to report clinical levels of depression and anxiety than their documented peers. Yet although we know immigrant...

This Marxe Issues will focus on the complexity of the U.S./China trade and security relationship by exploring the impact of tariffs, cyber security breach, and the long-term perils facing these two superpowers.

The 2019 Spring Ackerman Lecture features Cristina Jimenez, a community organizer, strategists and freedom fighter. She is the Executive Director and Co-founder of United We Dream (UWD), the largest immigrant youth-led network in the United States. A CUNY alumni, Cristina holds a master’s degree in Public Administration and Public Policy from Baruch College Marxe School of Public and International...

Moderated by Lawrence Scot, Professor from the Master of Public Administration, Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs (MSPIA) at  Baruch College, this lecture contains an overview of nonprofit accounting, including a brief introduction of recent accounting reporting changes, the presentation of financial statements with clarifying contributions received & made, revenu...

The United States Army War College's Eisenhower Series Program promotes candid dialogue between students at the Army's senior educational institution and universities and civic organizations across the country. Our panelists will discuss their military careers and their views on American national security and leadership nearly twenty years after the 9/11 attacks and the start of the US wars in Afg...

The distinguished panel moderated by Marxe Professor Hector Cordero leads a panel of visiting cabinet ministers from the Dominican Republic.

This Marxe Issues Public Policy program will focus on the controversy involving reaching a viable NAFTA agreement under the current Trump administration. The panel will feature distinguished experts on the United States, Canada and Mexico trade policies. They will discuss the setbacks that have occurred to date and suggest ways diplomatic talks should proceed in the interest of all three countries...

The February 5th Marxe Issues program, co-sponsored by the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity at the Zicklin School of Busienss, will focus on why universities and colleges must carefully monitor their donor base to avoid politically or ideologically driven philanthropy from seeking unethical influence on college campuses. The panelists will address this issue sighting recent cases and...

Janai Nelson discusses the local and national steps the Legal Defense and Education Fund is taking to protect and defend voting rights.

This program features a discussion with Marxe Professor Thomas Main, author of the book “The Rise of the Alt-Right” and Professor Mark Lilla, professor of the Humanities at Columbia University, author of “The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics."

Moderated by David Birdsell, Dean of the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, the program starts by showing a documentary film regarding the access to the right to vote guaranteed in the constitution using North Carolina for the case study of the issues and taking a close look as it relates to national security, terrorism, social justice and human rights protections against radical pu...

Moderated by Professor Carla Robbins from Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, this program includes panel speakers Carlos Petersen (Eurasia Group), Nawra Mehrin (UNDP), Daniel Coughlin (International Rescue Committee), and Olivia Nightingale (AJWS) focusing on global career paths and their individual professional experiences.

Keynote addresses from the National Academy of Public Administration sponsored event explore ways that states and localities can address inequality in the face of fiscal austerity. J. Philip Thompson: How States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Agencies Might Address Future Challenges : A Focus Upon New York City ; Jim Malatras: For Many, Is College Out of Reach? Exploring Scalable Innovative Sta...

Addresses from the National Academy of Public Administration sponsored event explores ways that states and localities can address inequality in the face of fiscal austerity. Bruce J. Katz: The New Localism: How Cities can Thrive in an Era of Populism. Marc Morial: Keynote address.

This lecture focuses on Manuel Castro's work in and with New York City government to strengthen the labor rights and organizing of day laborers.

The conversation will explore themes from the book Big Impact: Insights & Stories from America's Non-Profit Leaders, including lessons learned about philanthropy and nonprofit leadership at a time when civil society is more important than ever.

Two-day workshop on blockchain technology.

Two-day workshop on blockchain technology.