Well, good evening. Welcome and thank you for joining us this evening for what im sure will be a very stimulating session. My name is susan poser and im the president of Hofstra University. This Evenings Program will address the leadership and legacy of first Lady Michelle obama. Tonight, we will hear about the role that the first lady played in supporting president obamas election campaign. Advising him during his time in the white house and how she continues to influence american politics today. I want to thank the women in Leadership Advisory Board of Hofstra University for cosponsoring this event, and many of them are with us today. My role this evening is to moderate a Panel Discussion about with mr. Tina tchen, who served as chief of staff to the first lady. From 2011 to 2017. And in conversation with several members of the house, two faculty. So ill begin with brief introductions. Tina tchen currently serves as the executive Vice President and chief strategy and impact officer f
Thank. Well, good evening. Welcome and thank you for joining us this evening for what im sure will be a very stimulating session. My name is susan poser and im the president of Hofstra University. This Evenings Program will address the leadership and legacy of first Lady Michelle obama. Tonight, we will hear about the role that the first lady played in supporting president obamas election campaign. Advising him during his time in the white house and how she continues to influence american politics today. I want to thank the women in Leadership Advisory Board of Hofstra University for cosponsoring this event, and many of them are with us today. My role this evening is to moderate a Panel Discussion about with mr. Tina tchen, who served as chief of staff to the first lady. From 2011 to 2017. And in conversation with several members of the house, two faculty. So ill begin with brief introductions. Tina tchen currently serves as the executive Vice President and chief strategy and impact of
This is an hour and a half. [background noises] [background noises] hello, welcome everyone. We are delighted you are able to join us today for a conversation about recently released National Academy of sciences consensus report called reducing intergenerationaler poverty. My pleasure this morning is to introduce you to the panelists who will be speaking today pit will first year from three people who are coauthors on the report to will be telling you some Key Highlights from the report. I encourage you to read the report theres a lot of detail in their that we will not be able to cover today. And then we will have a broader discussion. Introducing the report shall be greg duncan he is distinguished professor at the university of california irvine. If he has long researched greatlooking childrens early behavior and skills relate to later life outcome. Heat previously, spent 25 years university of michigan working on the income dynamics with director at one point. Hell be joined by harr
President at the Obama Foundation and the founding director of, the obama president ial center museum. She previously served as director of exhibitions at the new york Public Library, as curator of prose and drama for the yale collection of, American Literature at the bennett rare book and Manuscript Library at Yale University and as assistant professor of english at georgetown university. As curator of, prose and drama for the yale collection of American Literature at the beinecke rare book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. And as assistant professor of english at georgetown. Chicago Public Library commissioner chris brown is passionate about redefining what Public Libraries can bring to the communities serve. Brown came to see in 2021 after more than a decade serving in california and districts, he is currently spearheading collaboration with neighborhood safety groups, city departments and outside partners in order to establish safe spaces for youth. And now, please welcome
Term in congress they discuss run for Public Office, having to navigate a divided government and how to best inspire Younger Generation to get involved in politics in the public sector. The discussion was hosted by Howard University. I am dr. Elsie scott, im the director of the Ronald Walters leadership and Public Policy center to at Howard University. We are so honored today to have special guests on our campus in the form of freshmen women from the congress. And they are members of the Congressional Black Caucus. And we are so pleased that they took time out of their busy schedules, the day after the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual legislative conference. If anybody knows, they work very hard during that time. Period back. So we thank them coming to the campus today, and to being with us, and we look forward to working with their offices on getting more howard students working in internships and more howard students hired in the congress. So they have brought staff with