Newcomb Institute Events
August 29, 2025
“'Framing Reproductive Health Policy in a Highly Constrained Political Environment”Speakers: Dr. Anna Mitchell Mahoney, Dr. Clare Daniel, and Grace RileyDescription: This talk explores how language and strategy are used to shape legislative outcomes…
September 05, 2025
“Shamed”Speaker: Maybell RomeroDescription: Professor Romero draws on personal experience and legal scholarship to examine how shame operates in the cases related to sexual violence and how communities might respond with dignity and justice.
September 19, 2025
Lecture by Ilana Horwitz Speaker: Dr. Ilana HorwitzDescription: Tulane sociologist Ilana Horwitz will speak on a recent aspect of her work.
September 26, 2025
“Study of Life Outcomes and Decision-Making: Science, Art and Conversation”Speakers: Lesley Lisa Greene and Dr. Diana Greene FosterDescription: A conversation blending research and storytelling to examine how complex personal decisions and policy…
October 10, 2025
Lecture by Jami Attenberg Speaker: Jami AttenbergDescription: Acclaimed writer Jami Attenberg will speak on a recent aspect of her work.
October 17, 2025
Lecture by Emily Skidmore Speaker: Dr. Emily SkidmoreDescription: Historian Emily Skidmore will present a chapter of her in-progress book on the history of breastfeeding in the United States.
October 31, 2025
“'Some Decks May Be Stacked Against Us, But This Deck is Ours’: Justice-Centered Traditions in a Modern World”Speaker: Dr. Krystal ClearyDescription: This lecture examines how contemporary spiritual and cultural practices reflect broader efforts…
November 07, 2025
“BEYOND ALL BINARIES: An Introduction to the Life and Thought of German-Jewish Physician and Rights Advocate Magnus Hirschfeld (1868–1935)”Speaker: Daniel BrookDescription: Daniel Brook offers an engaging introduction to the life of Magnus…
