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New America is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, New America’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.


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    A Jobs Bill That Can Pass: Community College Reform

    A Jobs Bill That Can Pass: Community College Reform

    On June 18th Jamie Merisotis, President and CEO of the Lumina Foundation for Education, Stan Jones, President of Complete College America

    In-Person

    9AM – 10:30AM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    South Africa 2010

    South Africa 2010

    On June 18th Franklin Foer, editor of the New Republic and author of How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization,

    In-Person

    1PM – 2:30PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    Work Life Balance: Finding the Balance on Paid Leave

    Work Life Balance: Finding the Balance on Paid Leave

    On Tuesday, June 15th 2010, New America’s Workforce and Family Program held a discussion of the future of extended time off:

    In-Person

    12PM – 1:30PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    Realigning America’s Relations in the Middle East

    Realigning America’s Relations in the Middle East

    On Monday, June 14th, New America Foundation hosted an event featuring Stephen Kinzer on Realigning America’s Relations in the Middle Eas

    In-Person

    12:15AM – 1:45PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    What’s Next After Broadband Stimulus?

    What’s Next After Broadband Stimulus?

    Congress allocated $7.2 billion for broadband projects in the 2009 Stimulus Act and the final application round for funding has closed. T

    In-Person

    3:30PM – 5PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    Can Regulators Get Their Mojo Back?

    Can Regulators Get Their Mojo Back?

    On June 10th Dan Carpenter, The Freed Professor of Government at Harvard University and the author of Reputation and Power: Organizationa

    In-Person

    12:15PM – 1:45PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    The Wireless Future of Public Safety

    The Wireless Future of Public Safety

    The New America Foundation hosted a panel Wednesday on the Federal Communications Commission’s proposals for a nationwide broadband network

    In-Person

    3:30PM – 5PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    Hubris and American Foreign Policy

    Hubris and American Foreign Policy

    Today’s event was a conversation between Schwartz Senior Fellow, Peter Beinart, and New York Times Op-Ed columnist, David Brooks, on the sub

    In-Person

    12:15PM – 1:45PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    Warring Futures: A Future Tense Event

    Warring Futures: A Future Tense Event

    Video of  the keynote from Monday’s event is posted above; please see the agenda for links to individual panel discussions.

    In-Person

    8:30AM – 3PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    Seeing Conflict in a New Light

    Seeing Conflict in a New Light

     Along with climate change and poverty, armed conflict, including terrorism, is perhaps the most important contemporary challenge to

    In-Person

    8AM – 4:15PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    A Mosque in Munich

    A Mosque in Munich

    On May 18th Ian Johnson, author of A Mosque in Munich and the Chief of the Wall Street Journal’s Berlin Bureau joined Schwartz Fellow Nic

    In-Person

    3:30PM – 4:45PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    A New Era of Politics: Campaigning with Ranked Choice Voting

    A New Era of Politics: Campaigning with Ranked Choice Voting

    This November, Oakland, Berkeley and San Leandro will join San Francisco in using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to elect local offices. With

    In-Person

    12PM – 2PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

    The Future of Work-Life Balance and Workplace Flexibility

    The Future of Work-Life Balance and Workplace Flexibility

    On March 31, the White House hosted a provocative Forum on Workplace Flexibility. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama spoke pas

    In-Person

    12PM – 1:45PM EST

    New America
    740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005