Conn alumna to appear on PBS series
Arien Mack β51, a psychology professor at The New School for Social Research, will be featured on βAcademics in the Crosshairs,β an , a PBS weekly series, hosted by Alexander Heffner, that explores βthe world of ideas across politics, media, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.β
Mack is the founder of the , of which Conn is a founding member. Established in 2018 by The New School for Social Research, the consortium is united by the belief that the academic community has both the responsibility and capacity to assist persecuted and endangered scholars everywhere, and to protect the intellectual capital that is jeopardized when universities and scholars are under assault.
Currently, Conn is hosting Binalakshmi “Bina” Nepram, a humanitarian and peace advocate from Manipur, India.
, which airs in June.