Events & Calendars“COVID Conversations: Thinking Through the Pandemic,” with Arthur Brooks, hosted by the Rev. Philip A. Jackson ’85

COVID-19 has caused upheaval and grief; it has also led us to a new appreciation of compassion, resilience and selflessness. It has laid bare social inequalities and caused us, as individuals and as societies, to think more deeply about interdependence and responsibility to the common good.

Amherst is convening a series of live-streamed conversations addressing different facets of the pandemic's impact. Esteemed alumni experts and friends of the College will share their insights and answer your questions concerning this cataclysmic event and its ramifications for our society and ourselves. I hope you will join us and add your voice to the conversation.

Arthur Brooks, professor of the practice of public leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, former president of the American Enterprise Institute, host of the popular podcast The Art of Happiness with Arthur Brooks and author of Love Your Enemies, will be joined by Phil Jackson '85, Amherst College trustee and priest-in-charge and vicar of Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City.

Audience members may submit live questions for the Q&A portion of each conversation. Please use the button under each event to register for the event(s) of your choice. After registration, you will receive instructions for how to view the live-stream of the event. Login is required.

Questions? Please contact events@amherst.edu.

This series is sponsored by the President's Office and funded by the Croxton Lecture Fund.