People often question what their role is, if they’re doing enough, and what they could improve on to be a productive member of society. Anthea Butler, author and Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social
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Right off the bat, American democracy is not playing the same softball game it was back in 1776, as Jelani Cobb, historian, Peabody Award winner, incoming dean of Columbia Journalism School and staff writer for
Democracy isn’t a one-man job. America is not a monarchy. Everyone is involved, from constituents to mayors and governors, all the way up to the White House. Adam Jortner, author and the Goodwin-Philpott Eminent Professor
Diana Aviv grew up in a predominantly white part of Africa that experienced the apartheid regime, children taken from their families, and systemic racism. Now, as the former CEO of Feeding America, the Partnership for
An expert of teaching and law, Sherman Clark, the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, helps people understand how laws and politics can lead people to become better citizens and
With the heat wave confining Chautauquans inside with hope of gaining shade and seclusion, some may long for the colder days of winter with the fireplace roaring and hot chocolate on the stove. For those
Described by those who know her as engaging, sensitive and insightful, author Amy Edelstein’s mission is to support people in growing beyond their expectations. Edelstein is the founder and executive director of Inner Strength Education,
Human beings are given many gifts, whether they’re seen as such or not. Being alive and experiencing nature — the wind rustling through the trees and birds chirping — are some of these gifts. Artist
A renowned presidential historian, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, contributing editor at TIME, husband and father. These are a few of many titles to describe Jon Meacham as he returns to Chautauqua for the third time, and
The relationship between culture, religion and spirituality are the cornerstones in Rabbi Shaul Magid’s belief of manifesting in the fullness of life. Magid, a distinguished fellow in Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, works to exemplify
Science cannot exist without religion, and vice versa. The science of evolution plays into the work of God, said Franciscan Sr. Ilia Delio OSF, who works to transform people’s perception of reality into a new
Growing up with a taciturn father temperamentally disinclined to speak, Marilynne Robinson chose to express herself through her writing. It led her to become a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has written a plethora of fiction
As Chautauquans and the Institution’s programs near the middle of the 2022 season, and with three Sacred Song Services under his belt, Josh Stafford still wants to keep things fresh. At 8 p.m. Sunday, July
Using her research to explore human rights, Kathryn Sikkink, Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, works on international norms and institutions, transnational advocacy networks, the impact of human rights law
Not many people have the multitude of experiences they wish they did. As a lawyer, ordained minister, professor and former president and CEO of the NAACP, Cornell William Brooks has a plethora of wisdom, advice,
Human rights have been at play in legal issues since the beginning of time. Slavery in ancient Rome, peasants in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, segregation in the United States, wars