Webcast Archives

Hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller and Geoffrey Canada, President of the Harlem Children's Zone, explore how to motivate young citizens to engage in politics so that they can create and support the same economic opportunities as those enjoyed by previous generations.

Michael Nacht, former defense advisor to Presidents Clinton and Obama, and now public policy professor with expertise in nuclear arms control and national security, assesses global threats with Henry E. Brady, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley.

On Wednesday, January 27, the White House hosted a Conversation on Child Hunger in America. Building on the Administration’s ongoing commitment to expanding access to opportunity and reducing food insecurity, the event brought together families, academics, practitioners, advocates, religious leaders, and federal, state, and local officials to discuss the persistence and effects of hunger in America and what must be done to ensure all American families have access to an adequate, nutritious diet.

Hilary Hoynes, Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities at UC Berkeley, visited Stanford University on January 21, 2016 to speak about "The Role of SNAP in the U.S. Social Safety Net: Assessing effects on poverty, food insecurity and health." Professor Hoynes' lecture was part of the Food and Nutrition Policy Symposium Series sponsored by Stanford University's Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE). FSE director Rosamond Naylor interviewed Professor Hoynes prior to her public lecture.