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Defending Democracy and the Right to vote

Janai Nelson discusses the local and national steps the Legal Defense and Education Fund is taking to protect and defend voting rights.

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Marxe Breakfast : Democracy in Peril : Defending Voting Rights

Moderated by David Birdsell, Dean of the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, the program starts by showing a documentary film regarding the access to the right to vote guaranteed in…

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Latinos and the Endangered Right to Vote

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

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Blood in the Water : The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Why it Matters Today

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…

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FERPA Compliance Training Workshop (Part 1)

Baruch Community>Donald H. Smith Distinguished Lecture Series

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FERPA Compliance Training Workshop (Part 2)

LeRoy S. Rooker, Director, Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, gives an FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Compliance Training at Baruch College. The…

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Civil Rights in the 21st Century

Gerald A. Reynolds, Chairman for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights since December 6, 2004, gives a lecture entitled "Civil Rights in the 21st Century" as part of the Lillie and Nathan…

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Ronald Walters: Is Freedom Enough?

"Ronald Walters, strategist in the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns; director of the African American Leadership Institute; Distinguished Leadership Scholar at…

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The Voting Rights Act at 40: Past, Present, and Future Challenges

A lecture focused on the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 bringing together a panel of speakers as part of the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and Justice in…

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Mario Cuomo on Politics and Values

This Public Policy breakfast, taped on March 15, 2005, offered an informal discussion with former Governor Mario Cuomo. Governor Cuomo discusses the past election and the future agenda for the…

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