Oct 30, 2019
How Do We Fix Higher Education? Preparing Future Generations for Success
How might we "fix" the problems in our higher education system? Should we forgive student debt? Do we make college free? What about vocational schools? How do we prepare future generations for future workforce challenges? Come and discuss these and other issues with the World Affairs Council and Penn State Abington.
Sep 25, 2019
BREAKING NEWS: Events in U.S. Foreign Policy
Take a deeper look at the most important foreign policy issues at this moment in time. This panel of speakers will discuss "Breaking News" topics of the day.
Location:
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
One South Broad Street, Suite 2M
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Schedule
- 5:30 p.m. Registration opens
- 5:30 - 6 p.m. Light Reception
- 6 p.m. Program
- 7:30 p.m. Conclusion
Oct 15, 2019
Korea: Politics, Culture, and K-Pop
Join Council members, Northern Liberties residents, students, and a visiting delegation from a school in Incheon, South Korea for a panel exploring Korean culture and politics through the lens of K-Pop and the involvement of the country’s youth.
Location:
Bodine High School for International Affairs
1101 N. 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Schedule
- 5:30 p.m. Registration opens
- 5:30 - 6 p.m. Light Reception
- 6 p.m. Program
- 7:15 p.m. Conclusion
Oct 30, 2019
How Do We Fix Higher Education? Preparing Future Generations for Success
How might we "fix" the problems in our higher education system? Should we forgive student debt? Do we make college free? What about vocational schools? How do we prepare future generations for future workforce challenges? Come and discuss these and other issues with the World Affairs Council and Penn State Abington.
Location:
Penn State Abington
1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA 19001
Schedule
- 5 p.m. Registration opens
- 5 - 6 p.m. Reception (for those ticket holders)
- 6 p.m. Program
- 7:30 p.m. Conclusion
Nov 04, 2019
Global Trade: War or Peace?
HOLD THE DATE
Join the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia for an assessment of global trade with Ambassador Ron Kirk, who served as United States Trade Representative (USTR ) and was a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, serving as the President’s principal trade advisor, negotiator, and spokesperson on trade issues.
Location:
Temple University, Alter Hall
1801 Liacouras Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Schedule
- 5 p.m. Registration opens
- 5 - 6 p.m. Reception (for those ticket holders)
- 6 p.m. Program
- 7:15 p.m. Conclusion
Nov 20, 2019
Power Struggle: The Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the "Imperial Presidency"
HOLD THE DATE
Join us for a discussion of executive power in the U.S. constitutional system, specifically the thesis that the American system of government has evolved from one designed for primacy of the legislative branch to one in which we have an “imperial presidency.”
Location:
Congress Hall, Independence National Historical Park
5th & Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Schedule
- 5:15 p.m. Registration opens
- 6 p.m. Program
- 7:15 p.m. Conclusion
Nov 25, 2019
A Conversation with David Shulkin, 9th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Shulkin will discuss his latest book, "It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country: Our Broken Government and the Plight of Veterans."
Location:
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
One South Broad Street, Suite 2M
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Schedule
- 5:30 p.m. Registration opens
- 5:30 - 6 p.m. Light Reception
- 6 p.m. Program
- 7:15 p.m. Conclusion
Dec 02, 2019
A Conversation with Samantha Power, 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, comes to Philadelphia to discuss her latest book, "The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir."
Location:
Girard College
2101 S College Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19121
Schedule
- 5 p.m. Registration opens
- 5 - 6 p.m. Reception (for those ticket holders)
- 6 p.m. Program
- 7:15 p.m. Conclusion
