Public Affairs and Government

Information about the CUNY / IBM-Watson Case Competition.

The new "Marxe Issues" Breakfast Series focuses on important public policy concerns. In keeping with the findings and issues raised in Steven Diner’s book “Universities and Their Cities: Urban Higher Education in America," the author explores the role of higher education in advancing economic and social justic relations. The panel will discuss how a stronger university/city collaboration involving...

Juan Caragena discusses the consequence of recent policy changes on minority and particularly Latino voters

The threat of nuclear war has reached a fever pitch in recent weeks with the continuous threats and missile testing by North Korea. This poses a major global security threat and is particularly frightening to the South Korean population. This event, presented by the Marxe School’s public policy breakfast series at Baruch College, will features the views of Ambassador Hahn Choong-hee.

On May 24, 2017, Baruch College held a dedication ceremony formally celebrating Austin W. Marxe ('65) and his $30 million gift to the College. Announced in September 2016, the gift endowed and named the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College.

Panel discussion centers on financial aid, tuition-free college and phasing the new Excelsior Scholarship legislation into the CUNY system.

The new "Marxe Issues" Breakfast Series focuses on important public policy concerns.

Panel discussion on what pollsters missed and got right.

Dr. Thompson’s lecture will examine the infamous 1971 Attica prison uprising, the state’s violent response, and the victims’ decades-long quest for justice. In her book, Blood in the Water, Dr. Thompson sheds new light on one of the most important civil rights stories of the last century, exploring every aspect of the uprising and its legacy from the perspectives of all of those involved in this 4...

Panel discussion and Q & A.

This event considers the impact of arts and culture on the City and its neighborhoods, Leaders of museums, teaching artists and foundation program officers discuss their aspirations and obstacle. The event was introduced by James A. (Jack) Krauskopf, Director of the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management in the School of Public Affairs. The moderator, Bruce Payne, Distinguished Lecturer in C...

The 2016 race for the Democratic and Republican Party presidential nominations has surprised even the most seasoned political observers. Our panel of experts from the fields of polling and journalism will try to make sense of what’s happened so far, and provide clues for what to expect going forward.

Marc Mauer delivers the 2015 Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture. This lecture examines how and why the climate for criminal justice reform has changed over the past decade. Is the new political environment being driven by fiscal interests, changes in drug war politics, concerns over racial/ethnic disparities, or compassion for those who are incarcerated? Mauer assesses how far the reform movement...

This nonprofit seminar is presented by David Rivel, Chief Executive Officer of The Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services. It focuses on considerations for large organizations getting even larger, planning for growth in programs and administration, factors affecting transfer of government contracts to new sponsoring organizations and more. Gail B. Nayowith, Principal, 1digit LLC moderate...

The Ackerman lecture features Professor Richard R. W. Brooks, Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law, Columbia University. Prof. Brooks tells the charged, still controversial story of the rise and fall of racially restrictive covenants in America, and offers rare insight into the ways legal and social norms reinforce one another, acting with pernicious efficacy to codify and perpetuate intoleranc...

Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs welcomes Sheryll Cashin, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, as the guest speaker of the 2015 Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture. The lecture series invites leading intellectuals and public figures to address major questions of equality and social justice. Sheryll Cashin delivers the lecture “Place not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America”;...

Joined a conversation with Darren Walker, President of The Ford Foundation, to discuss the relationship between private foundations and the nonprofit sector from the perspective of members who are involved in foundations, and community-based organizations in New York City.  The seminar was led by Professors Michael Feller and David Birdsell, from the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College...

Prof. Michael Seltzer hosts Allison Jones and Kyle Reis for a discussion on social media and fundraising in his PAF 9152 class.

Coordinated by Baruch College's Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management and the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, this seminar covers topics on federal tax reform and budget, New York State contracting and compensation reform proposals, and NYC real estate tax exemption justifications and pending legal cases. Panelists include Sean Delany, Executive Director, Lawyers Alliance for...

Sponsored by Baruch College School of Public Affairs, Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, this workshop discusses about the strategy of marketing and competing for nonprofit organization to get the attention of donors and activists on its social media. There are two speakers for this workshop, which includes Jenna Silverman, Marketing Manager of Big Duck and Farra Trampeter, Vice Preside...

Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs welcomes Edna Chun, Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, as the guest speaker of the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series. The lecture series invites leading intellectuals and public figures to address major questions of equality and social justice. Dr. Chun, an educational leader and award-w...

As part of the Baruch-Rubin Museum of Art Project, a partnership designed to incorporate the arts into the Baruch curriculum, a sand mandala was constructed and demonstrated on Baruch campus. Tibetan monks from Namdroling Monastery in South India spent the day building a sand mandala in the college’s Newman Vertical Campus Building. Construction of the sand mandala, measuring 3 by 3 feet, was comp...

The Berkin Friedman Forum presents a panel discussion about the Presidential Election featuring prominent pollsters, then watch the Vice Presidential debate live, and followed by a post-debate discussion with Dean Birdsell and Baruch students. The panelists include Micheline Blum, Distinguished Lecturer & Director for Baruch College Survey Research, Maurice Carroll, Director of Quinnipiac Universi...