Common Ground Events

Common Ground is hosting a campus-wide dialogue on the guiding question: "AI: A Force for Good or Bad?" This is an opportunity to talk about the good, the bad, and the unknown effects of artificial intelligence. We will have dinner from Minar. Unlike a debate, this dialogue won’t have fixed positions or formal sides. Instead, it’s an open conversation where perspectives from every angle are welcome. There will be pre-selected opening speakers, and then the floor is open for attendees to speak and respond to other speakers. Each speaker will hav...

Common Ground speakers will examine the power and responsibility of the President and its limitations. The speakers are Jack Goldsmith and Bob Bauer, co-authors of "After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency". Bob Bauer previously served in government as White House Counsel to President Barack Obama. He now teaches at New York University School of Law. Jack Goldsmith previously served as Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel during the George W. Bush administration. He now teaches at Harvard Law School.

Join Common Ground and Community Conversations for a lunch discussion about last night's Common Ground event. Open dialogue space to talk about your thoughts, reactions, and ideas related to last night's event.

"Common Ground Continued" invites campus experts to respond and react to what Common Ground speakers share at our Common Ground events. Robert Martin, Walcott-Bartlett professor and associate chair of government, and Annabelle Hutchinson, assistant professor of government, will respond to our November 3 event about the power of the President that featured Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith. Rob and Martin will examine the speaker's arguments, respond to information shared from their expertise and background, and answer audience questions. Lunch will ...