In current polls, the criminal justice system is one of the top three issues Americans are concerned about in the upcoming elections. On October 8, the ACG and Heidelberg University Association featured Staten Island NY District Attorney, former U. S. Congressman, and Heidelberg alumnus Michael McMahon in conversation with Annett Meiritz, a U.S. Correspondent for the Handelsblatt Media Group based in Washington DC, on the unprecedented way in which decisions being made by local police and prosecutors are taking on a national dimension.
Migration continues to challenge governments and communities around the world. Learning about how Germany – and Europe – managed the influx of migrants can provide lessons for communities in the United States.
On October 8, the ACG and the World Affairs Council Pittsburgh hosted a discussion with Regina Omlor, Senior Program Officer for Africa at Relief International, David Lubell, Founding Director of the Welcoming International, and Victoria Rietig, Head of Migration Program at the German Council on Foreign Relations.
This event is part of WunderbarTogether USA 2020, a comprehensive and collaborative initiative funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by the Goethe-Institut.
Just under four weeks before the US presidential election and one year before the German federal election, we are dealing with one of the most dazzling forms of journalistic work: the foreign correspondent. What are the challenges of reporting from Germany to an American audience and vice versa? Speakers are: Melissa Eddy, Correspondent in Germany for The New York Times; Ines Pohl, Washington Bureau Chief for Deutsche Welle; and Andrew Harding, BBC Africa correspondent Johannesburg; and moderated by Leonard Novy.
This fall, as students go back to school – in-person and online – colleges and universities are facing a new set of challenges. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, what is the future of higher education in Germany and the United States? On October 6, the ACG and 1014 hosted a discussion with German and American educators and students to learn about how colleges and universities adapt – with possibly long-lasting changes that will shape higher education for years to come. Speakers include Carson Crochet, a Davidson College Junior, who works on the College Crisis Initiative; Dr. Chris Marsicano, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Educational Studies, Davidson College; and Dr. Uta G. Ploiger, Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities; Professor of History, Northeastern University.
On October 5, the ACG and the German Consulate in New York for a discussion with young Bundestag members Gyde Jensen (FDP) and Elisabeth Kaiser (SPD) as they reflect on the 30th anniversary of German Unification – and what it means for them, given that they were young children when this historic event occurred. How do they view the development of unified Germany over the last three decades? How important is this milestone today and as Germany looks to the future?
This event is part of a series of [virtual] Transatlantic Town Halls: German Bundestag Member Dialogues, which is being organized by the American Council on Germany under the auspices of WunderbarTogether USA 2020, a comprehensive and collaborative initiative funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by the Goethe-Institut.