Hosted by Ben Jealous, Visiting Scholar, Annenberg School for Communication, Penn Carey Law School, and School of Social Policy & Practice and President, People for the American Way, this series will focus on how data-informed social policy and evidence-based practice in social work are being used to identify and design solutions for the complex social problems in America today.
Each 60-minute session will include an introduction by Ben Jealous followed by a presentation. The program will conclude with a Q&A and closing remarks from Ben Jealous.
January 13, 2021 – 12-1pm
Part 1: Race, AI & the New Frontier for Civil Rights
At the intersection of race and technology, this first installment in the series will focus on:
- How technology and digital platforms shape race and impact communities of color
- The role of social policy
- The opportunities to create constructive interventions
Featured Speakers:
Ezekiel Dixon-Roman, PhD
Associate Professor,
Director, MS in Social Policy Program,
Chair, Data Analytics for Social Policy Certificate Program
Ben Jealous
Visiting Scholar, Annenberg School for Communication, Carey Law School, and School of Social Policy & Practice and
President, People for the American Way
Mutale Nkonde
CEO, AI for the People.
Fellow, Digital Civil Society Lab, Stanford
Fellow, Institute for Advance Study, Notre Dame
Ben Jealous
Ezekiel Dixon-Roman
Mutale Nkonde