Lectures

The PJHC Program brings occasional speakers to Rice whose works illuminate aspects of poverty, social justice, and the human capabilities approach.  Past speakers have included:

•    Cecilia Conrad, CEO of Lever for Change and a Managing Director at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
•    Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
•    Bill Schulz, Senior Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University
•    Amartya Sen, Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University
•    Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Director, Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University