On Wednesday, September 2, 2020, the National Institute hosted a virtual forum in which PBS NewsHour anchor and journalist Judy Woodruff interviewed Max Stier, the President of the Partnership for Public Service, about his two decades of bi-partisan efforts to improve the practice of government in America and the future prospects for making government more efficient and effective.
Fixing Government: Judy Woodruff in Conversation with Max Stier
Please join us for a special live event on September 2, 2020. Renowned broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff of the PBS NewsHour will interview Max Stier, the President of the Partnership for Public Service, on his decades-long bi-partisan work to improve the quality of government in the United States and the challenges facing us today when public trust in government is at historic lows.
What’s Next for Broadway? (video)
On Thursday, August 20, 2020, the National Institute hosted a virtual forum on how Broadway and live theatre in America is currently coping with the pandemic shutdown. National Institute Trustee Angela Cason was joined by three theatre insiders for a lively, entertaining, and inspiring conversation about the future of the Great White Way.
What’s Next for Broadway?
Please join us IN ONE WEEK for a fascinating and informative virtual conversation on the future of Broadway and live theatre featuring four experts: the President and CEO of Playbill, two Tony Award-winning musical theatre performers, and a Princeton University professor of theatre and American studies.
What’s Next: Policing in Crisis (video)
On Thursday, July 23, 2020, the National Institute hosted a virtual forum on policing in America. National Institute President Fred Larsen was joined by three criminal justice scholars for a wide ranging discussion of the sources of and potential solutions to the current crisis of policing in America.
What's Next: Policing in Crisis
Please join us for a fascinating and informative virtual discussion forum featuring three outstanding scholars who study policing and the criminal justice system from the diverse disciplines of law, criminology, economics, and sociology as they discuss the sources of and potential solutions to the current crisis of policing in this country.
What’s Next: Higher Education in the Pandemic Age (video)
On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the National Institute hosted a virtual forum on the current and future effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education. National Institute President Fred Larsen was joined by three dynamic leaders in higher education for a wide ranging discussion of the challenges and opportunities facing colleges and universities in America.
Juneteenth
What's Next: Higher Education in the Pandemic Age
Last Call for 2020 Dissertation Grant Donations
What's Next?
Message from the National Institute President
Dear Trustees, Members, and Friends of the National Institute —
By now, I have no doubt that all of you are well aware that the world is under a serious pandemic attack by the novel coronavirus know as COVID-19. I have no wish to clog your communications with yet another message of solidarity, no matter how useful or welcome, but I did want to share with each of you with a few important messages.
Max Stier, Darren Walker, and Judy Woodruff to Receive 2020 Gold Medals
Max Stier, founding president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, and Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour, will be honored at the 106th Gold Medal Dinner of the National Institute of Social Sciences on Wednesday, December 2, in New York.
UPDATE | 30th Annual Florida Luncheon Postponed
UPDATE | March 18, 2020 — Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 30th annual luncheon of the Florida Chapter of the National Institute of Social Sciences has been postponed indefinitely. Members and those who have already purchased tickets to the luncheon will be sent more information as it becomes available.
AHA Awards Inaugural NISS Travel Grants
This year, the National Institute of Social Sciences is partnering with the American Historical Association to support graduate students participating at the AHA’s annual meeting. The “National Institute of Social Sciences Annual Meeting Travel Grants” provide modest grants to defray expenses incurred by graduate students who are presenting papers or making presentations.
Board of Trustees Welcomes Three New Members
Paul Edward Farmer and Peter Gelb Awarded 2019 Gold Medals
National Institute Mourns Paul Volcker
The National Institute of Social Sciences mourns the passing of Paul A. Volcker, former chair of the Federal Reserve, who died on December 8. Mr. Volcker, whose aggressive policies are credited with subduing the country’s rampant inflation of the 1970s and 1980s, received the National Institute’s Gold Medal in 1988.
NISS Partners with American Historical Association to Support Graduate Students
The National Institute of Social Sciences has partnered with the American Historical Association to support graduate students attending the AHA’s annual meetings, which take place each January.
The first grants will be awarded to support students at the AHA’s 2020 annual meeting, which will be held in New York City from January 3-6.
Living Landmarks to Honor Barbara and Donald Tober
Barbara and Donald Tober are among those being honored on Wednesday, November 6 at the 2019 Living Landmarks Celebration at The Plaza in New York. Both Mr. and Mrs. Tober are devoted New Yorkers, and noted philanthropists supporting various New York cultural institutions. Mrs. Tober is chair emerita of the Museum of Arts and Design while Mr. Tober is chair of the Sugar Foods Corporation.