Centers and Institutes

Activist Artists Share Their Work. Playwright, actor, singer-songwriter, performance artist, and social critic Taylor Mac, choreographer and disability rights advocate Heidi Latsky, Joes Pub Director Shanta Thake and Urban Bush Women, who are developing a work about race, gender, and economic inequality in the lives of African-American women at BPAC, offer examples of their activist work.

The Concrete Justice troup of Theatre of the Oppressed NYC engages the audience in a Forum Play, using theatre as a medium for communal problem-solving around injustices experienced by homeless and jobless New Yorkers.

Mellon Foundation president Earl Lewis and Dean David Birdsell discuss the role of philanthropy in higher education.

More than 6 years have passed since the historic Supreme Court Citizens United V. FEC decision. Is the ruling impacting the 2016 presidential election? If so, how? Join Baruch College’s Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity and Corporate Communication International (CCI) to find out. Panelists include Keith Reinhard, DDB Worldwide Chairman Emeritus, Allen Rosenshine, BBDO Worldwide, Emeritus CEO and Daniel I. Weiner, Senior Counsel, Democracy Program Brennan Center for Justice.

Operation Perfect Hedge was an one of the most successful and aggressive investigations into wrongdoing on Wall Street. It would bring down billionaires, hedge fund managers, lawyers and members of boards of directors who had traded on confidential information. It would redefine the area of compliance and change the hedge fund industry forever.br /

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At the center of this investigation, was Roomy Khan, who had made her way on Wall street as an analyst and trader in high technology stocks. She cooperated with the federal government for over 6 years during which she expounded the mechanics of the financial industry, various conduits of information and ultimately testified in federal court. She was personally charged with wire fraud and insider trading and she served 1 year in the federal prison.br /

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Roomys case and her role have been cited extensively in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and on major television business networks such as CNBC., research papers and media. Now she is telling her story at business schools and other venues. Roomy aims to share her cautionary tale and industry insights to educate audience and prepare them to face ethical challenges in the business world.br /

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Join the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity for this luncheon program on October 20th when Roomy is joined by Walter Pavlo, a Contributor to Forbes.com and consultant on white collar crime.

Big business has sadly evolved over the last 40 years from an engine of growth, innovation and prosperity to a wealth concentrating and environment destroying force. A force that leverages almost unlimited power to write it’s own rules and do almost anything to ensure it’s own short term financial success. We must recapture the potential of business to create a sustainable and equitable future. Business must learn to survive and thrive on a planet with limited resources, facing the certain impacts of climate change and increasing competition for talent. New rules and regulations will increase the cost of doing business for organizations that cause adverse impacts to the environment. These factors, together with the increased transparency that results from social media will cause business to peruse new systems-based, regenerative strategies. Mr. Hollender will share his story from Seventh Generation to Sustain, discussing the different obstacles overcome and opportunities seized through his journey. He will explain why the businesses of tomorrow will need a systems-based, holistic perspective to succeed.

The seminar will discuss: How nonprofits are creating long-term change in systemic inequities by engaging constituents as leaders ; How service organizations are integrating social change models into their work through participant engagement ; What some challenges are in changing the bigger systems that shape participants’ lives, and why this work matters

From the Washington Redskins to the Cleveland Indians. From the Florida State Seminoles to the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. North American sports teams are rife with Native American themed nicknames, mascots and logos. Many Americans don’t think twice about this fact. However, for many others, these team names and associated imagery are an added insult in the cruel history of our nation’s indigenous people. They see their culture bastardized and their traditions mocked as professional and collegiate teams seemingly appropriate Native American identity to sell tickets and merchandise. Join the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity as we host a panel of experts who will draw from their own unique perspectives on the issue.

Panel discussion and Q A.

The 2015 Paris COP 21 was hailed as a historic show of solidarity among nearly 200 nations. The pact aims to curtail greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees C in the hope of averting natural disasters, like proliferating floods and wildfires. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also launched by the UN in 2015, offer companies an additional opportunity to merge climate and sustainability practices with larger business goals. Business is buying into the Agreement. The large business presence at the Paris negotiating table and support from corporate leaders of all stripes to cut GHGs are positive signs.

This panel will examine how leading businesses are adapting to climate change and moving to mitigate its impact, while seeking ways to engage the SDGs in the years to come. Panelists will include civil society leaders and executives from companies spotlighted in Adapting to Change: The Business of Climate Resilience, authored by panel moderator Dr. Ann Goodman. The session will offer attendees a change to explore:

-The progress of companies in building climate resilience into operations and goals;

-What corporate leaders have done to make their companies more resilient - before, during and since the Paris Agreement - and their plans going forward;

-What motivates companies to build climate resilience;

-How it benefits them and other stakeholders, and;

-Costs incurred and obstacles that remain