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Arlene Susan Kohn biography

Arlene Susan and her twin brother Harold Lewis were born April 1, 1945, to Karl and Martha Kohn in New York City. Arlene was born with Down syndrome. Her older sister, Lenore Kohn Damrauer, and her twin, Harold, both earned BS degrees in...

Karl and Martha Kohn biography

  Karl Kohn and Martha Sternberg were born and raised in established, upstanding German Jewish families in the Franconia region of Bavaria. They grew up just 55 kilometers apart. Both families had lived in the region for more than 200 years,...
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Dominguez on economic fallout from COVID-19 pandemic

Aug 12, 2020
The economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic has been dramatic and wide ranging, affecting millions of Americans and their employment, incomes, health care, and access to education, while exposing significant inequality in all of those...
Public Policy and Institutional Discrimination Series

Lobbying and mass incarceration

Mar 11, 2021, 12:00-12:50 pm EST
Broderick Johnson, a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School, will lead the discussion on lobbying and mass incarceration.
Public Policy and Institutional Discrimination Series

History, reparations and policy 2.0

Feb 18, 2021, 12:00-12:50 pm EST
As part of the Public Policy and Institutional Discrimination Discussion Series, faculty discussant, Earl Lewis, will share knowledge and ideas about history, reparations and policy. 
Public Policy and Institutional Discrimination Series

Race, media and political attitudes

Nov 12, 2020, 12:00-12:50 pm EST
Faculty discussant, Mara Ostfeld will discuss emerging trends in race, media and political attitudes.
Public Policy and Institutional Discrimination Series

Political Conflict

Oct 7, 2020, 12:00-12:50 pm EDT
Join faculty discussant, Christian Davenport, to hear about political conflict.