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An Albright Institute conversation with Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 and Ms. Susana Malcorra, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Argentine Republic (2015-2017). Moderated by Carol Giacomo, Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board (2007-2020). Panelists will share their reflections on the future of cooperative global problem solving.

Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59, U.S. Secretary of State (1997–2001), Stacie Goddard, Faculty Director at the Albright Institute, Joseph Joyce, Founding Faculty Director, and Takis Metaxas, Faculty Director (2016-2019) talk about the history and future of the Albright Institute.

Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59, U.S. Secretary of State (1997–2001), and Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2013–2017) discuss their experiences as female leaders in a panel moderated by Smitha Radhakrishnan, Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College.

Susan E. Rice, National Security Advisor (2013-2017), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013) speaks candidly in conversation with Michael Jeffries, Professor in Ethics, Associate Professor and Chair of American Studies at Wellesley College. Ambassador Rice provides thoughtful reflections on the importance of human caring, holding oneself accountable and choosing “what you love” as one moves through career and life decisions.

Madeleine Albright ’59, Samantha Power, Cass Sunstein

In the Balance: Setting a Course to Restore Democratic Principles

Opening Dialogue with Ambassador Wendy Sherman

Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center, shared global polling data depicting attitudes toward the United States and explained the implications of recent trends.

Nina Tumarkin, the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Slavic Studies and a Professor of History at Wellesley College, shared her insight into the history of the rise of Vladimir Putin and his role and goals in the current global landscape.

Jonathan Zittrain, the George Bemis Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School, discussed the challenges of the emerging science of artificial intelligence and its future impact.

Jieun Baek, PhD Candidate of Policy Policy at Oxford University, Melissa Hanham, Senior Research Associate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and a human rights activists shared their various experiences living in and working with the people of North Korea in a panel moderated by Kathy Moon, Edith Stix Wasserman Professor of Asian Studies and professor of political science at Wellesley.

Dialogue with Sally Yates, U.S. Deputy Attorney General (2015-2017).

The Albright Institute’s annual Public Dialogue with Secretary Albright will focus on understanding the demands of advancing beyond resettlement into rebuilding society.

Harry Lewis, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences encouraged Fellows to wrestle with the question of how to balance the benefits and drawbacks of internet anonymity.

Robbin Chapman, Ph.D., Associate Provost and Academic Director of Diversity & Inclusion, and Lecturer of Education, Wellesley College and Julie Norem, Margaret Hamm Professor of Psychology, Wellesley College, discussed ways to consciously examine your motivations and thought processes in order to reduce unconscious biases and increase your effectiveness as an interlocutor and colleague.

Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., Katherine Stone Kaufmann '67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and Professor of Africana Studies, Wellesley College, encouraged Fellows to involve grassroots women in conversations when designing programs and policies that affect them.