These are the presentations by the HGP Scholarship winners for 2019. The topic is "#MeToo" and "Black Lives Matter". The winners were: Emily Anderson, Lily Beeson-Norwitz, and Lana al-Hahim. The dates of the presentations were: July 21, 2019, July 28, 2019, and September 1, 2019.
This is an extended Q&A that followed Lily Beeson-Norwitz's July 28 presentation on "#MeToo" and "Black Lives Matter".
Juan Carlos Ordóñez provides an overview of Oregon’s budget and tax system, the shortcomings of that system, and what reforms are needed to allow Oregon to better address the needs of its people. Ordóñez is the communications director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
Doug Matheson discusses encounters with Muslims in Oman and with Americans here in Oregon. He explores the need for us to change our minds as new evidence comes in. Mr. Matheson grew up a missionary kid in India, Later he came to realize that when beliefs contradict evidence, personal honesty requires changing one’s beliefs. He has taught science and has done public health work in various parts of the world.