Get ready for a deep dive into the world of American politics at the 2025 Stanley Feingold Lecture Series — it’s going to be enlightening!

Come join us for an engaging discussion on the current state of American politics.

Our distinguished speakers will delve into key issues shaping the political landscape and share insights on the future of democracy in the United States.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and be part of the conversation!

Join former Under Secretary of State and Time magazine editor Richard Stengel for a timely discussion on the proliferation of digital disinformation and its impact on democracy. With political divides widening and conspiracy theories rising, can open dialogue still lead us to the truth?

Moderated by — Michael Miller, Managing Director, The Moynihan Center

This discussion confronts the urgent question: how do we strengthen democratic discourse in an era of uncertainty and manipulation?

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Richard Stengel is the former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the Obama administration. Before serving in government, Stengel was the Editor of TIME for seven years. He was also the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center. In the 1990s, he collaborated with Nelson Mandela on the South African’s bestselling autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. The many hours of taped interviews from that time were the basis of Stengel’s 10-part, award-winning audiobook, Mandela: The Lost Tapes, from Audible. Stengel is the author of a number of books, the most recent of which is Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation. He is the co-chair of CARE, the global humanitarian organization, and a political analyst for MSNBC. Stengel is a graduate of Princeton University, where he played on the 1975 NIT championship basketball team. He then studied at Christ Church, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar.

Stengel is also a Leader-in-Residence at the Colin Powell School at CCNY.

About the Stanley Feingold Lecture Series

Stanley Feingold taught political science to a generation of CCNY students. To his students, he was far more than an exceptional teacher: he was a mentor, a guide for their lives, and an inspiration to live lives with integrity, intellectual honesty, and, for many, to devote their lives to public service. He made his students intellectually hungry, challenged their assumptions, and taught them analytic rigor and careful reasoning. He retained an intellectual/teaching relationship with his students from the 1950s and 1960s for over fifty years, until he died in 2017 at the age of 91.

This Lecture Series has been supported by many of his students, in loving memory of a teacher who personified the highest values of The City College of New York.

Time: 3:30 pm EST

Free!

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