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Maya Vinokour, “Work Won’t Set You Free.”| Boston Globe

On August 7th, 2023, Maya Vinokour, co-organizer of the IPK’s Global New Right Working Group, penned an opinion piece for the Boston Globe titled “Work Won’t Set You Free.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. The emphasis on skills in discussions of world-historical atrocities like American slavery and the Holocaust points…

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“Atlas of Disaster,” New Report by Rebuild by Design

Ninety percent of U.S. counties have experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021, with some having as many as 12 disasters during that time. In 2021 alone, the U.S. experienced 20 separate billion-dollar climate disasters with over 688 direct or indirect fatalities. We can do better. Rebuild by Design worked with APTIM and iParametrics and an unbelievable team of engineers,…

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Eric Klinenberg, “Infrastructure Isn’t Really About Roads. It’s About the Society We Want.” | NY Times Op-ed

On April 26, 2021, IPK Director Eric Klinenberg penned a NY Times Op-ed titled, “Infrastructure Isn’t Really About Roads. It’s About the Society We Want.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. Until recently, the question of what counts as infrastructure was an academic matter. Today, thanks to President Biden’s $2 trillion proposal to upgrade…

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Social Infrastructure is a Right: Places for Gathering, Sharing & Learning | Eric Klinenberg with Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress in Radical Knowledge series

On March 4, 2021, Eric Klinenberg will be appearing in the Open House New York Series, Radical Knowledge: Libraries as Community Catalysts.  The series kick-off will feature a thought-provoking conversation about the ways in which libraries provide social infrastructure for their communities with Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, and sociologist Eric Klinenberg, Director of the…

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Announcing new event series “COVID-19 and Inequality”

The Institute for Public Knowledge, in partnership with NYU’s Cross-Cutting Initiative on Inequality, invites you to join a series of six conversations about the COVID-19 pandemic. Our series explores a variety of social problems that the pandemic accelerated and made more visible, from health disparities to social distancing, urban segregation to the decline of public goods….

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Eric Klinenberg “How Libraries Can Save the 2020 Election” | NY Times Op-ed

On September 3, 2020, IPK Director Eric Klinenberg penned a NY Times Op-ed titled, “How Libraries Can Save the 2020 Election.” Read the excerpt below, then click for the full article. As states rush to adapt their election systems amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials estimate that 80 million Americans plan to vote by mail this fall, twice…

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Announcing new event series “The Shift”

NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge is pleased to announce a new event series, The Shift: Episode 1: “Introducing The Shift: Public Space” – You can watch the episode here. Episode 2: “Education”- You can watch the episode here. Episode 3: “Art & Activism”- You can watch the episode here. Episode 4: “Food”- You can watch…

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