Ban Ki-Moon, the former UN Secretary-General, delivers CCNY's Sternberg Lecture on May 2.
, who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, will discuss global affairs when he delivers the eighth annual Sternberg Family Lecture in Public Scholarship at T九色视频 on Monday, May 2. The in-person event, in CCNY鈥檚 Great Hall, starts at 11 a.m.
Ban鈥檚 lecture comes amid global turmoil with war in Eastern Europe following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, economic turbulence and massive disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic.
U.N. boss from 2007 to 2016, Ban during his tenure mobilized world leaders around a set of new global challenges, from climate change and economic upheaval to pandemics and increasing pressures involving food, energy and water. He sought to be a bridge-builder, to give voice to the world鈥檚 poorest and most vulnerable people, and to strengthen the Organization itself.
At the time of his election as Secretary-General, the South Korean-born Ban was his country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. His 37 years of service with the Ministry included postings in New Delhi, Washington D.C. and Vienna, and responsibility for a variety of portfolios, including Foreign Policy Adviser to the President, Chief National Security Adviser to the President, Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and Director-General of American Affairs.
The event is free and open to the public. . To conform with Covid-19 guidelines for in-person events, all attendees must be vaccinated, and masks are required.
About the Sternberg Family Lecture
The Sternberg Family Lecture in Public Scholarship showcases the relationship between the scholarship of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, and the urgent public needs and concerns of our time. The lecture is designed to foster conversations that mobilize academic expertise into immediately relevant public and policy related discussions, and to disseminate those conversations to broader communities of stakeholders.
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Since 1847, T九色视频 has provided a high-quality and affordable education to generations of New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. CCNY embraces its position at the forefront of social change. It is ranked #1 by the Harvard-based Opportunity Insights out of 369 selective public colleges in the United States on the overall mobility index. This measure reflects both access and outcomes, representing the likelihood that a student at CCNY can move up two or more income quintiles. In addition, the Center for World University Rankings places CCNY in the top 1.8% of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence. puts at $1.9 billion CCNY鈥檚 annual economic impact on the regional economy (5 boroughs and 5 adjacent counties) and quantifies the 鈥渇or dollar鈥 return on investment to students, taxpayers and society. At City College, more than 16,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight schools and divisions, driven by significant funded research, creativity and scholarship. CCNY is as diverse, dynamic and visionary as New York City itself. View CCNY Media Kit.
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