Pop-up Discussions
Online opportunities to explore timely topics.
Many Academy projects take place over many months, involve many members, and issue multiple products. The Academy also convenes experts to illuminate complex, fast-moving, and timely issues; as exemplified by this series of pop-up discussions. Some pop-ups are only for members, some for the public. Some are recorded and some are not. All are dedicated to increasing understanding of current issues.
Learn more about future events and register here.
How Can We Assess Recent Changes to Vaccine Policy?
with
Penny Heaton (Johnson & Johnson)
Norman Baylor (FDA)
Paul Offit (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
introduced by Academy President Laurie L. Patton
Is there a path forward for inclusion in Higher Education’s shifting landscape?
with
Joanne Berger-Sweeney (formerly Trinity College)
Tyrone Howard (UCLA)
Laura Perna (University of Pennsylvania)
Regina Petty (Fisher and Phillips)
introduced by Academy President Laurie Patton
Can congress better represent Americans?
with
Andy Craig (Joseph H. Rainey Center)
Michel Li (Brennan Center for Justice)
Norman Ornstein (American Enterprise Institute)
Maria Perez (Democracy Rising)
moderated by John Carey (Dartmouth College)
introduced by Academy President Laurie Patton
Recording: https://www.amacad.org/events/can-congress-better-represent-americans
We the People: A Conversation on the Fate of the Constitution with Jill Lepore
with
Jill Lepore (Harvard University)
in conversation with Academy President Laurie Patton
Recording live: https://www.amacad.org/events/conversation-on-our-constitution-jill-lepore
What are the limits of executive power — and citizen power — in America?
with
Akhil Amar (Yale)
Eric Liu (Citizen University)
introduced by Academy President Laurie Patton
What can be learned from international perspectives on autocracy and democracy?
with
Stephen B. Heintz (Rockefeller Brothers Fund)
Miguel Angel Lara Otaola (Electoral Integrity Project)
Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University)
Timothy Snyder (University of Toronto)
introduced by Academy President Laurie L. Patton
Recording live: https://www.amacad.org/events/international-perspectives-democracy-and-autocracy
Why do tariffs matter for Americans?
with
Judith L. Goldstein (Stanford University)
Ronald Kirk (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher)
David A. Lake (UCSD)
Michael R. Strain (AEI)
introduced by Academy President Laurie L. Patton
Recording: https://www.amacad.org/events/tariffs-matter-discussion
What Is a constitutional crisis? A conversation on courts and executive power
with
Eric Posner (University of Chicago Law)
Judge Tom Griffith (BYU)
Janet Napolitano (University of California, Berkeley)
Vanita Gupta (NYU)
moderated by Academy Board Chair Goodwin Liu
introduced by Academy President Laurie L. Patton
Recording: https://www.amacad.org/events/constitutional-crisis-courts-law
Conversation on the potential impact of proposed funding cuts to science.
with
Nancy Andrews (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School),
Maria Zuber (MIT)
William Tate (LSU)
and Paul Clement (Clement & Murphy PLLC)
moderated by Academy President Laurie Patton
This series began in February 2025.