Events
Joint Center Hosts Convening on the Future of Work in Chicago
On April 26, 2019, the Joint Center, Comcast-NBCUniversal, and Black Action in Public Policy Studies (a student group at the University of Chicago) hosted a day-long convening at the UChicago…
Joint Center President Joins Verizon and NACCE Panel on Building a Diverse and Skilled Tech Workforce
Joint Center President Spencer Overton moderated Verizon and National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship’s event on “building a diverse and skilled tech workforce” as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates a…
Joint Center Hosts Roundtable With Waymo Chief External Officer Takedra Mawakana
The Joint Center hosted a roundtable lunch with Waymo Chief External Officer Tekedra Mawakana. The off-the-record conversation focused on autonomous vehicles and communities of color. Participants from AFL-CIO, Demos, Lyft,…
Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Meets With FCC Commissioner
The Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor provided key insight in a meeting with FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks. This included the fact that “connectivity is key for the Black…
Joint Center Economic Policy Director Moderates Panel at Data4BlackLives Conference
Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton moderated a panel at the Data4BlackLives second annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Jessica’s panel,Black People vs Robots: Reparations and Workers Rights in the…
Joint Center Hosts Congressional Roundtable on Solutions to Automation and Work
U.S. House Education and Workforce Ranking Member Congressman Bobby Scott (VA), in conjunction with the Joint Center, hosted a Member Roundtable to focus on options for federal policy responses to…
Joint Center Moderates Congressional Smart Cities Caucus Future of Work Roundtable
Today, Joint Center President Spencer Overton moderated the Smart Cities Caucus Future of Work Policy Roundtable at the Congressional Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol. The Smart Cities Caucus, co-chaired…
Joint Center Hosts Future of Work Members Roundtable on Capitol Hill
On May 8, the Joint Center partnered with U.S. House Education and Workforce Ranking Member Congressman Bobby Scott (VA) to host a Member Roundtable exploring the impact of automation on…
Joint Center & U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott Host Transportation Future of Work Roundtable
On April 11, the Joint Center in conjunction with U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Congressman Bobby Scott hosted a roundtable exploring the impact of autonomous…
Diversity in Advocacy Reception
On March 7, approximately 50 individuals attended Joint Center’s Diversity in Advocacy reception to network and learn about our work for Staff Up Congress. The reception was co-hosted by the…