You are cordially invited to the 112th Annual Gold Medal Gala, honoring Peg Breen, Jon Meacham, Louise Mirrer, and Jimmy Wales. This event will take place live in person on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, from 6:00 to 9:30 pm Eastern Time at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.
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You are cordially invited to the 111th Annual Gold Medal Gala, honoring Christopher Eisgruber, Claudia Goldin, and Alison Gopnik. This event will take place live in person on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 6:00 to 9:30 pm Eastern Time at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.
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The National Institute of Social Sciences is delighted to announce the 2021 Honorees for its Gold Honor Medal for distinguished service to society and humanity. This year, we honor three accomplished scholars and public intellectuals: Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Amartya Sen. These Honorees will be celebrated at the 107th Gold Medal Gala, which will be held in person in New York City on Thursday, December 2, 2021.
On May 27, 2021 the National Institute hosted an entertaining and enlightening virtual panel discussion between two expert panelists discussing lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and what we should be prepared for in the future. With participation by Christopher P. Austin of Flagship Pioneering and 2019 NISS Gold Medal Honoree Paul Edward Farmer of Harvard Medical School and Partners In Health.
Please join us for a fascinating and informative virtual discussion forum featuring two prominent healthcare experts who share their perspectives on what lessons we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, what mistakes were made, and what we should be prepared for in the future of global healthcare.
On April 29, 2021 the National Institute hosted a virtual panel discussion among four expert panelists about the complex issues surrounding food and how to feed humanity in the face of climate change. With participation by Eleanor Sterling of the American Museum of Natural History, Kyra Busch of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Will Rosenzweig of UC Berkeley, and Don Taylor of AmplifiedAg, Inc. Moderated by NISS Trustee Angela Cason.
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, the National Institute hosted a virtual panel discussion among four expert panelists discussing how cultural institutions are addressing the challenge of increasing diversity in their staffing, collections, and public outreach. With participation by Tom Hill of the Metropolitan and Guggenheim Museums, Kate Markert of the Hillwood Estate, Mary Pat Matheson of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and Margaret Morton of the Ford Foundation.
On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, the National Institute held its 106th Annual Gold Medal Gala online as a socially-distanced virtual event. National Institute President Fred Larsen presented Gold Honor Medals to this year’s honorees, Max Stier, Darren Walker, and Judy Woodruff, for distinguished service to humanity.
On November 13, 2020, the National Institute partnered with the American Anthropological Association to sponsor their novel “Three Minute Thesis Competition,” which the AAA presented in connection with their 2020 virtual event series, “Raising Our Voices.”
You are cordially invited to the 106th Annual Gold Medal Gala, honoring Max Stier, Darren Walker, and Judy Woodruff. This 100% virtual event will take place live on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, from 6:00 to 9:30 pm Eastern Time.
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On Thursday, September 24, 2020, the National Institute hosted an extremely timely and important bi-partisan virtual forum on the challenges and controversies surrounding the upcoming national election. Represent.us co-founder Joshua Graham Lynn was joined by three electoral politics experts for a fascinating and informative conversation about the importance of the 2020 election to American democracy.
Please join us IN ONE WEEK for an extremely timely and important bi-partisan virtual forum on the challenges and controversies surrounding the upcoming national election featuring four experts on electoral politics: the co-founder of Represent.us, a retired U.S. Navy Admiral, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the CEO of the National Vote at Home Institute and Coalition.
On Wednesday, September 2, 2020, the National Institute hosted a virtual forum in which PBS NewsHour anchor and journalist Judy Woodruff interviewed Max Stier, the President of the Partnership for Public Service, about his two decades of bi-partisan efforts to improve the practice of government in America and the future prospects for making government more efficient and effective.
Please join us for a special live event on September 2, 2020. Renowned broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff of the PBS NewsHour will interview Max Stier, the President of the Partnership for Public Service, on his decades-long bi-partisan work to improve the quality of government in the United States and the challenges facing us today when public trust in government is at historic lows.
On Thursday, August 20, 2020, the National Institute hosted a virtual forum on how Broadway and live theatre in America is currently coping with the pandemic shutdown. National Institute Trustee Angela Cason was joined by three theatre insiders for a lively, entertaining, and inspiring conversation about the future of the Great White Way.