The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
On October 28, 2025, the Andrea Mitchell Center, along with the Middle East Center and Penn Global, hosted an event with Middle East distinguished visiting scholar Dahlia Scheidlin focused on Palestinian and Israeli public opinions.
The event was covered by the Daily Pennsylvanian. Click here to read full article.
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Oct 31, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
On October 20, 2025, the Andrea Mitchell Center, alongside Perry World House, the Middle East Center, and SNF Paideia hosted a discussion between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidwa.
The event was covered by the Daily Pennsylvanian. Click here to read article.
Oct 21, 2025
On October 16, 2025, the Andrea Mitchell Center held the event Tech and Well-Being. Featuring experts in AI, homelessness policy, and digital sociology, the conversation discussed how technology is reshaping care, community, and democracy. Click here for more information on The Politics of Well-Being, a full year of programming in collaboration with the School of Social Policy & Practice.
Sep 26, 2025
Mitchell Center Executive Committee Member and Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History Sophia Rosenfeld has been long-listed for the prestigious Cundill History Prize for her book, The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life. The Cundill History Prize recognizes and rewards the best history writing in English.
Sep 20, 2025
Former AMC Postdoctoral Fellow (2017-2018) William Schultz's new book, Jesus Springs: Evangelical Capitalism and the Fate of the American City has been published by UNC Press. See below for a description of the book.
Jesus Springs
Evangelical Capitalism and the Fate of an American City
William J. Schultz
Aug 4, 2025
Associate Director Ibrahim Bakri joined the Middle East Center's Liyan Alkawafhah in a lecture for PennRSSA -- an intensive, hybrid summer program focused on academic, career, and postsecondary preparation. Their lecture focused on the importance of language learning, and the unique role that linguistic skills play in career advancement and cultural competence.