Washington Post feature writer Manuel Roig-Franzia has profiled national figures, major world events, and more

Josef Korbel, Rachel Epstein and Oliver Kaplan discuss how to best communicate with policymakers about the research process.

Get in the spirit of America's 250th birthday in 2026 with a lively conversation between two historians.

This in-depth panel discussion dives into two of the most talked-about antitrust cases in recent history: the attempted Kroger-Albertsons

Join our panel of experts as they take us through a deep look at the costs of electricity and solar grids, the technology as it exists

In this hour-long conversation, a powerhouse of experts in “Shakespeare and Violence Prevention,” “Applied Shakespeare,” theatre and

Dr. Worden guides attendees on a journey of self-assessment to identify health concerns and develop strategies for prevention and wellness.

Major General Mari K. Eder, a retired Army major general, knows quite a bit about being in extraordinary circumstances. A historian, she

In October 2020 in The Atlantic, David Brooks wrote “Social trust is a measure of the moral quality of a society—of whether the people and

We’ve all been there — first as a child ourselves, and then watching our children, nieces and nephews and maybe our grandchildren —

AI is moving into our lives at the speed of light. It's the subject of multiple headlines and, while it brings numerous benefits, it can

Conversations on Controversial Issues moderated by Clay Jenkinson: Books under Siege in America PEN America, a first amendment watchdog

Conversations on Controversial Issues moderated by Clay Jenkinson: Books under Siege in America PEN America, a first amendment watchdog

Zeal Optics, Snowboard Outreach Society and Artist Pat Milberry collaborate for profit, community well-being and environmental

These trying times invite each of us to contribute to the creation of a better world. Through inspiring stories of leaders at all levels,

The changing climate is a reality in 2023 but how will the world realistically meet its growing energy needs? The panelists are experts in

The Ethical Leadership Forum is a collaborative event that brings together emerging and experienced leaders across sectors—education,

During the Yemeni civil war, Mohammed Al Samawi became the target of death threats because of his work with interfaith groups promoting

William Browder was once the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia until being declared "a threat to national security" in 2005.

In the first four months of 2023, we had more than 140 mass shootings in the United States. And yet mass shootings are a small fraction of

Most Americans don’t know much about Native Americans beyond pow wows, dream catchers, poverty and a sense that Native Americans were

Every year, Bravo! Vail brings the finest orchestras in the world to Vail to present classical repertoires, world premieres and popular

Dr. Peter de Menocal is a paleoclimatologist and oceanographer with a passion for understanding the ocean and Earth’s past climate and for

A rising tide of intolerance characterizes higher education. The crisis in higher education comes chiefly from the left, though the

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As the harsh Ukrainian winter ends, Ambassador William Taylor will speak to the most recent developments on the ground and discuss what to

Author/photographer Paola Gianturco will share slides and stories from “COOL: Women leaders Reversing Global Warming,” the first book to

An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged into the

In a new series from Vail Symposium, humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson gathers experts for a thoughtful, civil, rigorous and

In 1996 at the age of 37, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s

Believing in the afterlife is one thing… proving it is another. This year, people from around the world competed in an essay contest

Marco Siffredi was the first person to make a complete snowboard descent of Mount Everest in 2001 and was regarded by many as the world’s

COVID-19 spread across the globe like a true tsunami: almost imperceptible at the outset, building inexorably, resulting in tremendous

The future of money will be here faster and be more diverse than you think. What are cryptocurrency and digital currency? The terms are not

For half a century, statisticians, pundits and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon overwhelm the earth’s

A pandemic that has raged for more than a year, annual wildland fires that are the new normal, and mudslides throughout the valley and in

The free solo climber discusses his mental approach to scaling big walls.