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2024–2025 Democracy Series

Hopkins School is excited to share its Speaker Series for the 2024-2025 school year, which will focus on the theme of democracy. The series will feature a range of knowledgeable speakers who will offer insights on democracy both in the U.S. and abroad. Through this program, Hopkins aims to deepen students’  knowledge of civics – the mechanics of democracy – and engage in civil discourse. The goal is to educate students on matters of citizenship and prepare them to be critical thinkers.

Scheduled Speakers

See below for our calendar of events for this series. This page will be updated as new presenters are announced.

Please note: Hopkins Assembly events are intended for students, faculty, and staff only. 

List of 2 events.

  • Dec
    13

    Assembly Speaker: Sam Greco '11

    Topic:  Modern Conservatism 
    Hopkins alum Sam Greco currently represents District 19, comprised of Flagler & St. Johns counties, in the Florida House of Representatives. Greco won the endorsements of the Florida Speaker of the House Paul Renner, Senator Marco Rubio, and Governor Ron DeSantis. Greco will discuss modern conservatism and its context in American politics. 
  • Jan
    10

    Assembly Speaker: Juan Sebastián Chamorro

    Juan Sebastián Chamorro is a Nicaraguan economist, businessman, and politician. He was a pre-candidate for president in the 2021 Nicaraguan general election until he was detained in a wave of arrests of opposition candidates and other civic leaders. He was released from prison and banished from Nicaragua in February 2023.

    Chamorro is currently a Hewlett Visiting Fellow for Public Policy at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies of the University of Notre Dame. During his fellowship he is working on a project titled, "Violation of Every Right in Nicaragua, a Personal and Collective Perspective."

    In 1997 Chamorro began his first public service role in Nicaragua, as director of agriculture policy at the Ministry of Agriculture. From 2002 to 2006, he served in the administration of then-President Enrique Bolaños as director general of the Millennium Challenge Account Nicaragua, deputy minister of finance and public credit, technical secretary of the presidency of the republic, and coordinator of the National Public Investment System. Most recently, Chamorro was executive director of the economic think tank Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUNIDES). He holds a PhD in agricultural and applied economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in economic development and econometrics, and a Master’s degree in economics from Georgetown University.

Catch Up on the Series So Far...


In Conversation with Stacey Abrams
October 7, 2024

On October 7, the Hopkins community along with students and faculty from ten New Haven public high schools gathered on the Hill to attend a special conversation with political leader, business owner, and bestselling author Stacey Abrams. Emily Bazelon P ’18, a Senior Research Scholar in Law and Truman Capote Fellow at Yale Law School, and a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine, moderated the discussion. With over 1,200 people in attendance, Abrams discussed voting rights, civil discourse, and staying committed to making a positive impact on one’s community despite setbacks. The conversation was followed by questions from a small group of students representing four New Haven schools, including Asher J. ‘24 of Hopkins.



Jack Greenberg '14 - Civics 101
September 20, 2024

Hopkins Alum Jack Greenberg '14 is a doctoral candidate in political science at Yale University who is currently researching the topic of “presidential prioritization,” the process by which presidents and their teams determine the domestic policy issues on which they will focus at the start of their administrations. At assembly, Greenberg offered a primer on the national and Connecticut state offices being contested this fall.


Akhil Reed Amar - The Constitutional Foundations of American Democracy
October 11, 2024
 
Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law in both Yale College and Yale Law School. Professor Amar addressed the Hopkins community about the foundations of the U.S. Constitution and American democracy and answered questions from the students.


Click here to watch Professor Amar's full presentation.
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