Douglas Elmendorf (Opening Remarks)
Dean, Harvard Kennedy School
Paul Monteiro
Acting Director, Community Relations Service at U.S. Department of Justice
Brittany Packnett
Vice President of National Communities Alliances, Teach for America
Co-founder of Campaign Zero
Avik Roy
President, The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and Editor, Forbes Opinion
Leah Wright Rigueur
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Panelists Paul Monteiro, Acting Director of Community Relations Service at the U.S. Department of Justice; Brittany Packnett, Vice President of National Communities Alliances, Teach for America and Co-founder of Campaign Zero; and Avik Roy, President of The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and Editor of Forbes Opinion joined moderator Leah Wright Rigueur, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, for a panel discussion to reflect on the race and justice in the Obama Era. The panelists discussed the way in which President Obama has shaped national movements in race and justice over the past eight years. In particular, they focused on his unique voice as the first black president, successfully balancing all concerns in the national discussion on racially tense issues, such as Ferguson and Dallas.

The panel was co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance & Innovation, the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

The My Brother's Keeper Alliance and how to improve the livelihood for Boys and young men of color.

Doors open at 9:15pm.

Community Conversation at 9:30pm

Location: Littauer 166.

Interested in exploring military service? Join the IOP and the Office of Career services Friday, October 7, at 12:30-1:30 PM to meet Kevin Mott, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, and a joint MPP/MBA candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School.  Learn more about his career, the generous funding the military offers to support graduate and professional school training, and the many ways to serve. Pizza will be provided! Please register through Crimson Careers.The Office of Career Services is located at 54 Dunster St, Cambridge, MA. 

Next Thursday, October 6, 2016, from 7-8pm in L-166 the IOP will be hosting ‘Careers Within Government: What it Means to Be A Political Appointee’. This career roundtable is an opportunity for students to understand the path to some of the most sought out positions within a government administration.  Please RSVP here

Michael S. Rogers
Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service

Graham Allison (moderator)
Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School

Admiral Michael Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, joined Professor Graham Allison, for a discussion on the role of America’s intelligence community in ensuring the country’s safety. Admiral Rogers stressed the strong legal framework within which the NSA operates and the necessity of maintaining the integrity of its activities. He also addressed the challenges we face in defending America’s critical infrastructure from foreign cyber attacks. At the conclusion of the Forum, Admiral Rogers addressed the audience, thanking them for the open and civil discussion related to often-contentious matters of national security.