Sycamore at the Aspen Ideas Festival
Sycamore's Courtnee Melton will be participating in a panel discussion on the connection between "Health and Wealth" at The Aspen Institute's Aspen Ideas Festival.
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Aspen, CO
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Book Discussion: The Righteous Mind
Why do we (and others) think and feel the way we do? And how can we empower our leaders (and ourselves) to find a healthier approach to public discourse?
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Book Discussion — The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Brian Straessle of The Sycamore Institute and Kenyatta Lovett with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development will co-facilitate this conversation.
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An Evening with Jonathan Haidt & Laura Berlind
Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist whose research examines the intuitive foundations of morality, will be in Nashville Oct. 17, 2019, for a lecture and conversation with Laura Berlind, Sycamore's executive director. Hosted by Lipscomb University, the event will take place from 6-8 p.m. in the George Shinn Event Center. Tickets are free and can be […]
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Medical Debt in Tennessee: Causes, Effects, and State-Based Solutions
Tennessee policymakers have a wide range of options to prevent medical debt, help people manage it, and mitigate its effects.
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2019 Holiday Open House
The Sycamore Institute has had a whirlwind year in 2019, and what better way to celebrate than with you?
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Aspen Institute Event on Financial Security and COVID-19
Sycamore's Laura Berlind will be a featured speaker at an Aspen Institute webinar on consumer debt and financial security in the time of COVID-19.
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Community Connection: Unemployment Insurance in Tenessee
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a historic spike in people filing for unemployment benefits. Join The Sycamore Institute for a conversation about Tennessee’s unemployment insurance program — what it is, who it covers, how it’s funded, where it stands compared to other states, and what’s been changed recently.
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Community Connection: The Numbers Don’t Lie…or Do They?
From the pandemic to politics to the recession, you’re often bombarded with conflicting information. How do you know what’s reliable? Join us for a digital happy hour on September 2nd to learn how savvy consumers of news and statistics use critical thinking to navigate the confusion and sort good info from bad. Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsd-mqrDkvHNXkWRDGP-utC7nysb3mnptr […]
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Lifting the Veil on Tennessee’s Budget with the Sycamore Institute
While it may sometimes go unnoticed, most nonprofit work is tied to or affected by government funding decisions. Some nonprofits carry out their missions with the direct support of government dollars. All are working on issues and in environments that are shaped by the financial decision-making of our public sector leaders. Tennessee’s state budget is […]
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Community Connection: Public Health Infrastructure in Tennessee
Join The Sycamore Institute, ETSU's Center for Rural Health Research, and Tennessee Institute of Public Health (TNIPH) for a conversation on public health in Tennessee. From the flu to salmonella to COVID-19, major disease outbreaks often focus the public eye on public health. But what does that phrase mean, exactly? Join our discussion of what […]
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COVID-19 and Economic Opportunity Across Zip Codes in America
Acclaimed Harvard economist Raj Chetty in a Tennessee conversation on economic mobility, data science, and public policy.