We thank you for joining us today for our Virtual Program on a potential crisis in the college vote this fall with attorney Thurgood Marshall junior and the founder and president of the campus election engagement project. While covid19 continues its howad across the country, americans vote has become a critical issue as politicians debate the virtues and vices of universal mailin balloting. In theseut Uncertain Times and one constituency that has emerged as a critical block is the college vote. The voting rate among u. S. College students more than doubled from 19 in the 2014 midterm election, to 40 in 2018 according to a National Study of learning, voting and engagement conducted by the institute for democracy and Higher Education at tufts university. In a poll of 4,000 students conducted august 912 and funded by night foundation, 71 of students say they are absolutely certain theyll vote in this years election. Students who identify as democrats are the most likely to be absolutely c
Maryland global campus and executive producer of the public broadcasting series moderated by we thank you for joining us today for our Virtual Program on a potential crisis in the college vote this fall with attorney Thurgood Marshall junior and the founder and president of the campus election engagement project. With voter turnout uncertain in these Turbulent Times one constituency that has emerged as a critical block while covid19 continues its spread across the country, how americans vote has become a critical issue as politicians debate the virtues and vices of universal mailin balloting. With voter turnout uncertain in these Turbulent Times one constituency that has emerged as a critical block is the college vote. The voting rate among u. S. College students more than doubled from 19 in the 2014 midterm election, to 40 in 2018 according to a National Study of learning, voting and engagement conducted by the institute for democracy and Higher Education at university in a poll of 4,
Back society, the way to do that is to put women straight at the center, because guess what. Theyre already at the center. With a pandemic still raging and concerns it will get worse before it gets bter, what does philanthropist Melinda Gates say now . Firing line with Margaret Hoover is made possible in part by. Corporate funding is provided by. Welcome to firing line, Melinda Gates. Hanks for having me, margaret. You cofoundethe bill and Melinda Gates foundationo cades ago, and since then your foundation has worked to fight global poverty and to combat infectious disease, including hiv, tuberculosis, malaria, ebola. And noyou have committed more than 300 million to fight the covid19 pandemic. My question just to start is, your work is so often focused on global health. Co d you have imagined that you would be battling a pandemic so close to home . No, theres no chancewe that we thoughould have a pandemic, you know, and that part of the start of it was here in seate. So, no, this has
Blood. Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome. [cheers and applause] on behalf of all of us with the Miami Book Fair we want to welcome you to the 29th book fair, believe it or not. [cheers and applause] remarkable undertaking and takes the work of literally hundreds and hundreds of volunteers. We have a remarkable board of directors who work extremely hard at doing this year round, none of this at all could happen without the good, good support of everyone here at Miamidade College and lets give them a huge round of applause. [applause] and we are particularly appreciative of the sponsors. Without the sponsors and the funding from foundations and governmental agencies, we would not be able to bring you all of this wonderful literary extravaganza. I would also like to tell you to pick up a guide on the way out. We have a remarkable program. We start at 4 00, for all who have kids, he is coming with his new series and will be there at 4 00 along with manuel diaz, wonderful writer. And ch
It is indeed a real pleasure for me to welcome all of you to Miamidade College and the 26th addition of Miami Book Fair international. This is your official opening for the book fair. Eight consecutive days and the street fair that will take place friday, saturday and sunday of next week. This is without question the finest and largest literary event in america. We are very proud of the college to be able to host these every year, now for 26 years. The community has been so responsive to visitors and residents of the Community Coming together. The book fair has been labeled in many different ways. My two favorite ones, the american author who said miami Fair International is the literary makeup of the western world. The other label is what former First Lady Barbara Bush said about book fair. She said an embarrassment of riches. I love that one. Between now and next sunday, we will have over 350 offers. Some of them coming from different parts of the world. Doing the street fair, hundre