Tuesday 24 September 2024
07:45
Professor Larry Kramer
The Role of the University
With all the turbulence in our politics and on our campuses, what can universities do to address the major challenges our societies face? Larry will talk about how universities balance the political challenges they face from within while fostering ideas that can help institutions outside address people’s economic and other needs.
Larry became President and Vice Chancellor of the London School of Economics and Political Science in April 2024. He previously served as President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation from 2012 to 2024. Larry has spent most of his career in the academy, including as the 15th Dean of Stanford Law School, a position he assumed in 2004. Previously, Larry researched and taught at the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, and New York University, where he served as Associate Dean for Research and Academics and Russell D. Niles Professor of Law. He serves as board chair of iCivics and has been a director on the boards of numerous nonprofit organisations, including the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the ClimateWorks Foundation, the Independent Sector, and Equal Justice Works.
President and Vice Chancellor of the LSE
Larry became President and Vice Chancellor of the London School of Economics and Political Science in April 2024. He previously served as President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation from 2012 to 2024. Larry has spent most of his career in the academy, including as the 15th Dean of Stanford Law School, a position he assumed in 2004. Previously, Larry researched and taught at the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, and New York University, where he served as Associate Dean for Research and Academics and Russell D. Niles Professor of Law. He serves as board chair of iCivics and has been a director on the boards of numerous nonprofit organisations, including the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the ClimateWorks Foundation, the Independent Sector, and Equal Justice Works.
