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An Evening with Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope

Public Programs | Words and Ideas

Watch An Evening with Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

This is a past program

This program took place on
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Now streaming on YouTube

About the Program

Journey across twenty-first-century America with Pulitzer Prize–winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, whose book Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope serves as inspiration for the Skirball’s online exhibition. In a discussion and Q&A moderated by Eric Liu, Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen University, Kristof and WuDunn provide a compassionate look at the many challenges facing the American public and offer ideas for how we might forge a new path forward.

Signed books available for purchase at bronxriverbooks.com.

Donor Support

The exhibition Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope and its related educational programs are made possible by generous support from the following donors:

Rebekah and Howard Farber
Karsh Family Foundation

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