Events

Hybrid Faculty Panel with Distinguished Lecturer James Vacca (Moderator), Hagedorn Professor & Urban Studies Dept. Chair Melissa Checker, Professor & Political Science Dept. Chair Peter Liberman, and Professor & Barry Commoner Center Director Steven Markowitz

A paradigm-shattering exploration of how we fight and how we build healthy conflict, from the author of The Art of Gathering. We say we want community. Successful teams. High-performing colleagues and workplaces. Dynamic friend groups. Yet many of us don’t understand the crucial element we need to forge long-lasting communities in our lives: healthy conflict. In The ... Read more

Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU, in collaboration with the New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN) and Team Pinas, invites you to a panel discussion with Team Pinas on current Philippine political issues. We will have two fireside chats on (1) China’s hegemonic role in the West Philippine Sea and (2) Duterte’s War on ... Read more

In an era of rapid technological change and economic uncertainty, a company’s identity has become one of its most valuable strategic assets. To succeed, companies must do far more than command attention. They must inspire trust, convey meaning, create memorable experiences and forge lasting connections with customers. This program brings together two leaders in luxury ... Read more

Award-winning journalist Rozina Ali examines the U.S. government’s broken compact with its Muslim citizens in her new book, Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America, which she worked on during her 2022–23 Fellowship at the Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. She will discuss her research ... Read more

Participating musicians are invited to perform any form of Latin Jazz from Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and beyond; consider the music of Tito Puente, Machito, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, Johnny Pacheco, La Lupe, and more.

As social media continues to reshape how people discover, trust, and engage with news, journalists are increasingly being asked to think beyond the traditional story format. From building a personal brand to understanding platform analytics, today’s storytellers are navigating a media landscape where reporting, audience engagement, and digital identity often overlap. This panel will bring ... Read more

This 1937 film stars Anna May Wong and Philip Ahn in a thriller about a woman in San Francisco Chinatown trying to avenge her father's murder committed by an illegal-immigrant trafficking gang.  Wong and Ahn were both born in the United States in 1905 and American citizens by birth. The film was highly unusual in ... Read more

Marking the 25th anniversary of September 11, this panel revisits the groundbreaking September 11 Digital Archive and its afterlife. The conversation considers what the Archive can tell us about preserving born-digital history and the changing memory of 9/11.

After the smoke cleared, there was a city to rebuild. BPL Presents is proud to welcome a screening and conversation around the new documentary, 9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero, with director Josh Sabey, Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Dr. Sarah Sayeed, and Michael Kimmelman. After the 9/11 attacks, no one could agree what should be done with Ground Zero. ... Read more

Join us for a special screening of Netflix’s new dance-based comedy Best of the Best, followed by a conversation with stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Priyanka Kedia, Hasan Minhaj, Ankur Rathee, and Chaneil Kular, director Lena Khan, and co-writer and producer Prashanth Venkataramanujam, moderated by journalist and podcast host Reshma Gopaldas.

When he declared that the world had reached “the end of history," what did conservative political thinker Francis Fukuyama mean? Does he still believe it? He joins us to discuss his new memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man — a strikingly personal new reflection on the ideas he’s reconsidered.