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Business & Leadership

Women in Leadership: Organizational Challenges and Championing Change
Digital Transformation in the Supply Chain: What Lies Ahead
The Future of E-commerce and Retail Post COVID-19
Marc Benioff on Sustainability and Growing Business in the Digital World
The Barriers to California Housing Development
Promoting Competition in the American Economy: Policy and Perspectives
The Future of Investments: A Conversation on Crypto, NFTs and Private Markets
Shaping Brand Activism in Communications
Women in Health Care Leadership
The GameStop Short Squeeze and Its Risks to Our Economy
Antiracism in Business
Leading Change Through Football with Pete Carroll
Completing M&A and Corporate Financing Transactions in the Pandemic
NBA All-Star Chris Paul on Leadership and Communication
Building Resiliency within Teams
Adapting to the New Working World

COVID-19 & Societal Impacts

How Working Remotely May Improve Lives and Cities
The Politics of Education at School Boards: Elections and Parental Alliances
The Evolution of COVID-19: Variants, Long-Term Consequences and Coexistence
How Education Leaders Can Face Today’s Challenges and Controversies
How Pandemics Impact Art
Coping with COVID: Mental Health and Young Adults
Addressing Inequalities Exposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic
How Will Life Change After The COVID-19 Vaccine? Health and Wellness in a Post-Pandemic World
Advancing Equity: Improving Outcomes for All Children After the Pandemic
Conflicts Between Law and Trust in the Name of Public Health
The Future of Entertainment
Going Back to School After COVID: Controversies and Challenges
Improving and Accelerating Vaccine Distribution
Behind Bars: Life and Death for Inmates in the Age of COVID-19
How Do Renters Cope with Unaffordability?
An Equitable Restart: Back to School, Not to Normal
How Can Haptic Technology Improve Social Connections During COVID-19?
Health Equity in the Time of COVID-19
The School Safety Net in the Age of COVID-19
What the Pandemic Means for the Future of Public and Private Space
How Social Impact Organizations Maintain Success in a Virtual Environment
What’s the Best Use for American Rescue Plan Education Funds?
How Business, the Economy and Citizens Rebound from the Pandemic
Building an Inclusive Post COVID-19 Economy for Unemployed Black Youth
Modeling Epidemics as a Chemical Reaction Process

Diversity, Equity & Social Justice

How the L.A. City Council Recording Represents Political Power Through Racism in the U.S.
Hispanics in the White House: From the Secret Service to the First Lady’s Office
How to Have Fearless Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
Indigenous Scholars on the Challenges of Decolonizing Research
The 1992 Los Angeles Uprising and Civil Unrest: Examining Its Causes and Legacy
Assessing the Impact of the Latinx Community on National Politics
Combating Racism in Religious Traditions and Communities
Angela Davis on Activism, Writing and Politics
Exploring DEI Through Public Service Leadership
Busting the Brass Ceiling: Women in Policing
How Can Cities Meaningfully Support Indigenous Communities?
Law Enforcement Training Beyond the Police Department
White People Talking to White People About Racism
Transformative Justice: Community Health and Policy
UN Human Rights Advocacy: Black Victims of Police Brutality, Peaceful Protestors and Systemic Racism
What’s Unique About the Afro-Latinx Experience?
Racism and Maternal Health in the Age of COVID-19
Protesting in Los Angeles: Past and Present
Systemic Racism and the History of Policing
Advocating for Survivors of Human Rights Abuse
Social Justice and Policing
The Truth of Being Black in America
Policing While Black

Health & Well-Being

Shuttered Pharmacies: A Major Hole in Health Care
Eating Right for a Better, Longer Life
The Urgent Need for a New Generation of Antibiotics
Are There Still Good Germs?
Health Care Delivery in California: Post-Pandemic Changes and Challenges
How Technology is Transforming Humanitarian Response
Combating the Opioid Crisis with Effective Pain Management
Poetry as the Conscience of Culture
How Systemic Racism Impacts African-American Family Caregivers
Achieve Your Goals Through the Power of Habits
Rainn Wilson on the Importance of Spirituality
How Spatial Sciences Connect Health and Place over the Life Course
How to Practice Mindfulness Meditation
Managing Family Life and Children During Quarantine
How Deepak Chopra Finds Joy in These Uncertain Times
Anxiety in the Age of COVID-19

Politics & Policy

Trump Indictments and the Politics of 2024
Avoiding Cannabis Chaos: Better Policies and Strategies for a Legal Market
Global Mega-Events: From Expo Dubai to World Cup Qatar
An Electorate (Not So) Divided: How We Can Help Mend the Political Divide
The Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe V. Wade
Rethinking Public Employee Unions
2022 Midterms: Who Will Control Congress?
Election Renaissance: Changes and Challenges to U.S. Voting
Russia and Ukraine Political Crisis: Past and Present
Propaganda, Sanctions and NATO: A Dive Into the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
One Year After Insurrection: How Has Our Democracy Changed?
The Political Legacy of 2021: Insurrection, Pandemic and Biden’s Big Agenda
Is California Still a Golden State? A Conversation About What Lies Ahead
Trade Relations with China: From Silk Roads to the Modern Era
How Can Information Be Leveraged for Military Defense?
The 2022 Midterms: Predictions, Hopes and Fears
Voting Rights and Voting Wrongs: Lasting Impacts of the 2020 Election
Redistricting Explained: Science, Art and Skullduggery
Resiliency as a Political Act
Envisioning the Future of Los Angeles with Gloria Molina
Does Public Diplomacy Sway Foreign Public Opinion? Identifying the Effect of High-Level Visits
From Middle Ages to the Modern: Comparing the Politics and History of Conspiracy Theories
California Recall Election: Assessing the Campaign to Recall Governor Gavin Newsom
Sports, Politics and Community Engagement
Exploring the Role of the U.S. on the Global Stage
The Future Soft Power and Public Diplomacy
A Woman’s Place Is in the Economic Recovery
The Politics of Care
Beyond 1/21/2021: What to Expect from the Biden Administration
One Woman, No Vote: A Conversation on Journalism, Justice and the 19th Amendment
Women Who Lead: Redefining American Politics

Science & Technology

Exploring the Enigma of Consciousness: AI and the Mind
How is Modern Technology Affecting Politics?
How Technology Impacts Diversity and Inclusion: A Look Into Fintech
How Technology is Transforming Humanitarian Response

Sustainability & The Environment

Mending the Metro: How to Make LA Public Transportation Safer
How to Sustainably Cool a Warming World
The Power of One: Individual Actions to Stem Climate Change
Communicating Science in a Climate of Mistrust
Should Nuclear Energy Power Our Cities?
Los Angeles’ Troubled History With Water
Curing the Climate Change: How Experts are Addressing Global Warming
Challenges and Opportunities in Climate Diplomacy with John Kerry
How Science Fiction Resembles the Current Climate Crisis and Social Collapse of California
What’s Changed 5 Years After the Paris Agreement? Insights from the COP26 Summit
The Opportunity for Offshore Wind Electricity and Farms in California
How to Tackle Climate Change Through Organizational Culture
L.A.’s Fossil Fuel-Free Future
How Researchers Are Combating Plastic Pollution Today
The Past, Present and Future of Fire in the American West
The Social Side of Sustainability
Climate Justice and Environmental Mobilization During COVID-19