At its Annual Meeting of Members on December 17, the National Institute of Social Sciences elected three new members to the Board of Trustees.
Paul Edward Farmer and Peter Gelb Awarded 2019 Gold Medals
National Institute Mourns Paul Volcker
The National Institute of Social Sciences mourns the passing of Paul A. Volcker, former chair of the Federal Reserve, who died on December 8. Mr. Volcker, whose aggressive policies are credited with subduing the country’s rampant inflation of the 1970s and 1980s, received the National Institute’s Gold Medal in 1988.
NISS Partners with American Historical Association to Support Graduate Students
The National Institute of Social Sciences has partnered with the American Historical Association to support graduate students attending the AHA’s annual meetings, which take place each January.
The first grants will be awarded to support students at the AHA’s 2020 annual meeting, which will be held in New York City from January 3-6.
Living Landmarks to Honor Barbara and Donald Tober
Barbara and Donald Tober are among those being honored on Wednesday, November 6 at the 2019 Living Landmarks Celebration at The Plaza in New York. Both Mr. and Mrs. Tober are devoted New Yorkers, and noted philanthropists supporting various New York cultural institutions. Mrs. Tober is chair emerita of the Museum of Arts and Design while Mr. Tober is chair of the Sugar Foods Corporation.
At NISS Forum, Social Media Experts Extol Its Powers and Warn of Its Perils
Social media has the power to save the world—and shrink our brains. That sums up the vast spectrum of views expressed by industry experts at the Power & Perils of Social Media Forum sponsored by the National Institute of Social Sciences (NISS), held on October 17 at Viacom’s White Box event space at its midtown Manhattan headquarters.
National Institute Donates Historical Collection to Yale
Hirokazu Shirado to Teach at Carnegie Mellon
National Institute Mourns the Passing of Robert Morgenthau
The National Institute of Social Sciences mourns the passing of former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. Mr. Morgenthau, who served as Manhattan’s D.A. for more than 30 years, died on Sunday, July 21. He was 99. The National Institute had honored Mr. Morgenthau with a Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to Humanity in 2008, and he had served as one of the National Institute’s honorary trustees for many years.
Paul Edward Farmer and Peter Gelb to Receive 2019 Gold Medals
The National Institute of Social Sciences is pleased to announce that it will present its 2019 Gold Medals to medical anthropologist and physician Paul Edward Farmer, the co-founder and chief strategist of Partners in Health, and to celebrated arts administrator and leader Peter Gelb, who has been general manager of the Metropolitan Opera since 2006.
National Institute Experience "The Presence of the Past" at the Morgan Library on May 15th
Glenn Nye and Joshua Graham Lynn on Reforming Our Political System
The National Institute of Social Sciences held its annual luncheon on June 20th at the Princeton Club of New York. The members and guests heard Glenn Nye, the president and CEO of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, and Joshua Graham Lynn, managing director and co-founder of Represent.Us, the country’s largest grassroots anti-corruption organization, discuss ways to reform the nation’s political system.
Glenn Nye and Joshua Graham Lynn to Headline Luncheon on Thursday, June 20th
On Thursday, June 20, the Hon. Glenn C. Nye III, the president and CEO of the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress in Washington, D.C., will discuss “Breaking the Gridlock: Reforming Our Broken Political System” at the annual luncheon of the National Institute of Social Sciences. The luncheon will be held at the Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street in Manhattan, beginning at noon.