Upcoming Lectures
February 2019
  • The Devaluation of Assets in Black Neighborhoods...
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites you to a lecture titled "The Devaluation of Assets in Black Neighborhoods: How Racism Robs Homeowner of the American Dream" by鈥
    Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
  • Digital Place: How Technology Will Change Our Built...
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites you to a lecture titled, "Digital Place: How Technology Will Change Our Built Environment" by Fellow in Metropolitan Policy, Adie Tomer. 鈥
    Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
October 2018
  • Using Global Goals to Drive Progress in Mountain West
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites you to a lecture titled "Using Global Goals to Drive Progress in the Mountain West" by Senior Fellow in Global Economy and Development, Anthony鈥
    Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
September 2018
  • The New Energy Geopolitics
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites you to a lecture titled "The New Energy Geopolitics" by Fellow in Foreign Policy, Samantha Gross. The global energy landscape is changing鈥
    Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
  • Commercial Interests in American Foreign Policy
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites you to a lecture titled "Commercial Interests in American Foreign Policy, from Dollar Diplomacy to the Trump Administration" by Post-Doctoral鈥
    Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
April 2018
  • The Politics of Republican Governors
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invited the public to a lecture titled "When Interests Collide: The Politics of Republican Governors in an Era of Unified Republican Federal Control"鈥
    Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
  • Challenges Facing Youth Entering the Labor Market
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invited the public to a lecture titled "Challenges Facing Youth Entering the Labor Market" by Fellow in Metropolitan Policy, Martha Ross. Labor force鈥
    Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
March 2018
  • Upward Mobility in the Mountain West
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invited the public to a lecture titled "Upward Mobility in the Mountain West" by Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, Richard Reeves. This lecture鈥
    Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
February 2018
  • A Demographic Bridge to America鈥檚 Diverse Future
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invited the public to a lecture titled "A Demographic Bridge to America's Diverse Future" by Brookings Senior Fellow in Metropolitan Policy, William鈥
    Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
  • Obama鈥檚 Fight for Rigor and Results in Social Policy
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invited the public to a lecture titled "Obama鈥檚 Fight for Rigor and Results in Social Policy" by Brookings Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, Ron鈥
    Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
November 2017
  • What Drives Economic Growth?
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites you to a lecture titled "What drives economic growth? A look into structural transformation and export diversification" by Brookings鈥
    Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
October 2017
  • Paris Agreement 101
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites you to a lecture titled, "Paris Agreement 101" by Brookings Fellow in Foreign Policy, Samantha Gross. The Paris Agreement reached at the end of鈥
    Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
  • An Asia-Pacific Strategy: Where is the U.S. Headed?
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites you to a lecture titled 鈥淭he Search for an Asia-Pacific Strategy: Where is the United States Headed?鈥 by Brookings Fellow in Foreign Policy,鈥
    Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
September 2017
  • Alt-Truth: Can Reality Survive the Era of Trump?
    As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West invites you to a lecture titled "Alt-Truth: Can Reality Survive the Era of Trump?" by Brookings Fellow in Governance Studies, Jonathan Rauch鈥
    Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - First Floor Auditorium
April 2017
  • Narco Noir: Mexico's Cartels, Cops, and Corruption
    The Brookings Mountain West invites you to attend a lecture titled, Narco Noir: Mexico鈥檚 Cartels, Cops, and Corruption given by Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings Scholar. Based on Felbab-Brown鈥檚 forthcoming book of the same name鈥
    Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Greenspun Hall Auditorium; 1st Floor
March 2017
  • Cuba and the United States: Does Engaging Our Adversaries Work?
    The Brookings Mountain West invites you to attend a lecture titled, Cuba and the United States: Does Engaging Our Adversaries Work? given by Theodore Piccone, Brookings Scholar. After fifty years of hostilities, the United鈥
    Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Greenspun Hall Auditorium; 1st Floor
  • Changing the Focus of Urban Transport from Congestion to Access
    The Brookings Mountain West invites you to attend a lecture titled, Changing the Focus of Urban Transport from Congestion to Access given by Jeffrey Gutman, Brookings Scholar The traditional approach of urban transport鈥
    Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Greenspun Hall Auditorium; 1st Floor
  • The New 100 Years War?
    The Brookings Mountain West invites you to attend a lecture titled, The New 100 Years War? Causes of Regional Instability and the Rise of the Islamic State given by John R. Allen, General, USMC (Ret.), Brookings Scholar. The鈥
    Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Greenspun Hall Auditorium; 1st Floor
February 2017
  • Dream Hoarders
    The Brookings Mountain West invites you to attend a lecture titled, Dream Hoarders: The Dangerous Separation of the American Upper Middle Class given by Richard Reeves, Brookings Scholar This lecture blends economics,鈥
    Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Greenspun Hall Auditorium; 1st Floor
November 2016
  • U.S. - Russia Relations: A Reset in 2017?
    Brookings Mountain West presents U.S. - Russia Relations: A Reset in 2017? a talk by Steven Pifer, senior fellow, foreign policy, Brookings Institution, as part of the Fall 2016 Brookings Scholar Lecture Series. Will a鈥
    Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 6:00pm
     Location: Greenspun Hall (GUA) - Greenspun Hall Auditorium (1st Floor)