Hess Week – Union Power! Academic Freedom and the Future of Higher Education
Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger AuditoriumThe panel will explore the role of academic labor unions in defending academic freedom in the current political moment.
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Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence Program
Hess Week – Blueprint for Solidarity: Black, Latinx, and Asian American Freedom Struggles
Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger AuditoriumThe panel will explore lessons to be learned from Black, Latinx, and Asian American freedom struggles.
Hess Week – A Social Movement History of the United States
TBDProfessor Ortiz delivers the 2024 Hess Memorial Lecture based on his forthcoming book, A Social Movement History of the United States.
Election 2024: What Now? A Conversation with Hess Scholars Melissa Murray, Paul Ortiz, and Barbara Smith
ZoomHess Scholars Melissa Murray, Paul Ortiz, and Barbara Smith discuss our post-election landscape
Welcome Ceremony, Hess Week 2025
Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger AuditoriumThe Brooklyn College community welcomes 2024–25 Hess Scholar Melissa Murray.
Abortion and Democracy
Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger AuditoriumConversation on abortion and democracy after the Dobbs decision, led by Hess Scholar-in-Residence Melissa Murray.
History and the Courts
Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger AuditoriumA conversation on what it means for the Court to "do" history, led by Hess Scholar Melissa Murray.
Dobbs and the Future of Individual Rights
Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger AuditoriumA discussion on the future of individual rights, led by Hess Scholar Melissa Murray.
The Role of the Courts in Our Democracy
Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger AuditoriumA discussion on the role of the Court with Hess Scholar Melissa Murray and other legal experts.
The 2025 Robert L. Hess Memorial Lecture: Funhouse Footnote Four—How the Roberts Court Is Remaking the Constitutional Order
Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger AuditoriumMelissa Murray discusses her upcoming book, Woke Warriors: The Roberts Court’s Racial Reckoning.