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Albright Wintersession 2018 Videos
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Past Events Highlights

Wintersession 2018
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERSHIP
Dialogue with Sally Yates, U.S. Deputy Attorney General (2015-2017)
Dialogue with Sally Yates, U.S. Deputy Attorney General (2015-2017).
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS CULTURE EDUCATION
From Exodus to Action: Claiming our Common Humanity in the Refugee Crisis
The Albright Institute’s annual Public Dialogue with Secretary Albright will focus on understanding the demands of advancing beyond resettlement into rebuilding society.
Wintersession 2017
SCIENCE & TECH
The 100 Year Quest to Detect Gravitational Waves: The Long Arc of Scientific Discovery
Nergis Mavalvala '90, Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussed the history and significance of the search for gravitational waves and her own role on the LIGO project -- an international project to detect these waves.
Wintersession 2017
CULTURE
The Invisible: The Curious State of the American Theatre
Mfoniso Udofia '06, Artist and Educator, NOW AFRICA: Playwrights Festival shared her personal experiences trying to “create authentic nuanced literature and roles for Africans within the American [United States] theater”.
Wintersession 2017
CULTURE SCIENCE & TECH
Fake News, Real Consequences
Craig Silverman, Media Editor, BuzzFeed News discussed how fake news originates and spreads online and the lasting impact fake news can have on individuals’ perceptions of truth.
Wintersession 2017
HEALTH & WELLBEING HUMAN RIGHTS
The World is in Syria and Syrians are Everywhere: Globalization 2016
Jennifer Leaning, Ph.D., Director, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health shared with Fellows information regarding the factors fueling the global refugee crisis, as well as the scale of the crisis, with a particular emphasis on the case of Syria.
Wintersession 2016
INEQUALITY GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Public Dialogue: Addressing Global Inequality
Several of the world’s most influential leaders in global economic policy took part in a public dialogue at Wellesley’s Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs.
Wintersession 2016
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Health for All: Public Health and Health Care in Rwanda
by Ophelia Dahl ’94, Charlene Galarneau, Vanessa Kerry, and Neo Tapela ’02
Wintersession 2016
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY HEALTH & WELLBEING LEADERSHIP
MaddyTalks
by former Albright Institute Fellows