Tom Toro is a cartoonist and author, who has published over 200 cartoons in The New Yorker since 2010. His cartoons also appear in Playboy, The Paris Review, The New York Times, American Bystander, and elsewhere. He has written short stories for the New Haven Review as well as contributed a dozen essays to The … Continue reading "Town Hall: Tom Toro – “Funny Ha-Huh: Cartoons that Make Us Laugh and Think”"

Dr. David J. Helfand is Chair of the Department of Astronomy at Columbia University. Dr. Helfand’s science course, part of Columbia’s famed Core Curriculum, is taught to all Columbia’s first year students. He received the University’s 2001 Presidential Teaching Award and the 2002 Great Teacher Award from the Society of Columbia Graduates. Dr. Helfand spent … Continue reading "Town Hall: David Helfand – “Global Climate Change: What We Know and What We Don’t Know”"

A 2005 MacArthur Fellow and featured artist in the media, including the PBS NewsHour, Washington Post and The New York Times, Aaron Dworkin is a former dean of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, and is currently professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at the Ross School of Business. He is the author … Continue reading "Town Hall: Aaron Dworkin – “A Wager on Diversity, Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship in the Arts”"

William Burke-White holds both a bachelor’s and law degree from Harvard  University, and a doctorate in international relations from Cambridge University where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He is currently a Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania and Inaugural Director of Penn’s International Affairs Institute’s Perry World House. Burke-White was a White House … Continue reading "Town Hall: William Burke-White – “The Five Most Powerful People in the World”"