The U.S. Ambassador to Japan is a Columbia University alumna who has spent much of her adult life in public service.

In this year’s George Ball Lecture, a former foreign minister of Mexico focused his remarks on issues of immigration, drugs, and prosperity.

Yasmine Ergas, director of SIPA’s Gender and Public Policy specialization, discussed Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi and what their recognition means for human rights awareness.

The Financial Times columnist says today’s system is extraordinarily similar to the one in place before the crisis.