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Global Institutions, Local Impact: Power & Responsibility of Engaged Universities
Saturday, October 2 • 08:00 - 10:00
TNLC 2021: University-Community Partnerships: How universities work with local leaders to solve global problems

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Plenary Session: University-Community Partnerships:  How universities work with local leaders to solve global problems, with speaker Michael Nutter, former Mayor of Philadelphia, Sara Ladron de Guevara, President of Universidad Veracruana, Setti Warren, Executive Director, Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and moderated by Mark Gearan, Director, Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

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Moderator
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Mark Gearan

Director, Institute of Politics at Harvard University
Mark Gearan is the 19th director of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government. A leading voice at the intersection of education and public service, Mark has held numerous leadership roles in American politics, government, and education.From 1999-2017, Mark served... Read More →

Speakers
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Jim Breslin

Secretary General, Ireland's Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Jim Breslin was appointed Secretary General of Ireland’s new Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in July 2020. The establishment of this new Department reflects the priority attached by the Irish Government to the contribution that further... Read More →
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Michael Nutter

David N. Dinkins Professor of Professional Practice in Urban and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Michael Nutter served as the 98th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia.As mayor, he managed the Philadelphia through the Great Depression, and the City's credit rating was upgraded to “A” by the three major credit agencies for the first time since the 1970s.Mayor Nutter and New Orleans... Read More →
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Sara Ladrón de Guevara

Presidente, Universidad Veracruzana
Sara Ladrón de Guevara was Rector of Universidad Veracruana (UV) in Veracruz, Mexico from 2013 to 2021. She previously served as Provost of Academic Affairs at the same institution, between 1997 and 2001. In addition, she was the Director of the Museum of Anthropology of Xalapa... Read More →
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Setti Warren

Executive Director, Institute of Politics at Harvard University
Setti D. Warren is the executive director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to this role, he served as the executive director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. He previously served as Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts from 2010... Read More →


Saturday October 2, 2021 08:00 - 10:00 EDT
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