Johns Hopkins SAIS Black Student Union to host inaugural W.E.B. DuBois Lecture featuring Darrick Hamilton, one of the country’s leading economists on racial disparity, on February 18

MEDIA ADVISORY 

The Black Student Union at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will host its inaugural W.E.B. DuBois Lecture on February 18, featuring Darrick Hamilton, the Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and founding director of the Institute for the Study of Race, Stratification and Political Economy at The New School. One of the country’s leading economists examining racial disparity, Hamilton will deliver a lecture focused on how economic equality can help address racial injustice.  

Speaker

Darrick Hamilton
Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of Race, Stratification and Political Economy, The New School 

Time and Date

Thursday, February 18, 2021
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EST 

Registration

This virtual event is open to the public and media, with registration.  

Media Contact

Jason Lucas
Communications Manager
Johns Hopkins SAIS
+1 (202) 663-5620
[email protected]  

About the Speaker

Darrick Hamilton is the Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and founding director of the Institute for the Study of Race, Stratification and Political Economy at The New School. Considered one of the nation’s foremost scholars, economists, and public intellectuals, Hamilton’s accomplishments include being recently profiled in the New York Times, Mother Jones, and the Wall Street Journal, and featured in Politico Magazine’s 2017 50 Ideas Shaping American Politics and the People Behind Them issue. He is a member of the Marguerite Casey Foundation in partnership with the Group Health Foundation’s inaugural class of Freedom Scholars.
 
Hamilton has been involved in crafting policy proposals, such as Baby Bonds and a Federal Job Guarantee, which have garnered a great deal of media attention and served as inspirations for legislative proposals at the federal, state, and local levels. He was a member of the economic committee of the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force and has testified before several Senate and House committees, including the Joint Economic Committee on the nation’s potential policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic-induced health and economic crises. Hamilton served as a surrogate and advisor for Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign and has advised numerous members of Congress, which include several 2020 presidential candidates. 

Johns Hopkins SAIS

A division of Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a global institution that offers students an international perspective on today's critical issues. For more than 75 years, Johns Hopkins SAIS has produced great leaders, thinkers, and practitioners of international relations. Public leaders and private sector executives alike seek the counsel of the faculty, whose ideas and research inform and shape policy. Johns Hopkins SAIS offers a global perspective across three campus locations: Bologna, Italy; Nanjing, China; and Washington, D.C. The school's interdisciplinary curriculum is strongly rooted in the study of international economics, international relations, and regional studies, preparing students to address multifaceted challenges in the world today.
 
For more information, visit sais.jhu.edu or on Twitter @SAISHopkins
 
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