President’s Forum
What is the State of Democracy?
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Date: Monday, May 15, 2023
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual Event
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MODERATOR
Jacqueline Alemany
Congressional Correspondent, The Washington Post
EXPECTED SPEAKERS
Michael Beschloss
Presidential Historian

Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian, scholar of leadership and bestselling author of ten books. At the Harvard Business School Beschloss studied leadership in both the private and public sectors. He has served as an historian at the Smithsonian, a scholar at the University of Oxford, and a senior fellow of the Annenberg Foundation.
The panel will be responding to questions submitted from the audience in advance. If you would like to submit a question to the panelists, please send it to wccfoundation@sunywcc.edu by May 8, 2023.
Jamie Raskin
United States House of Representatives
Congressman Jamie Raskin proudly represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Raskin was chosen by the Democratic Caucus to be the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the 118th Congress. This is his fourth term serving on the Oversight Committee.
The panel will be responding to questions submitted from the audience in advance. If you would like to submit a question to the panelists, please send it to wccfoundation@sunywcc.edu by May 8, 2023.
Jeremy Hunt
Media Fellow, Hudson Institute
Jeremy Hunt serves as Media Fellow at Hudson Institute and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Veterans on Duty (VOD)-a veteran-led 501(c)(4) policy advocacy organization. Previously, Mr. Hunt commissioned as an active-duty military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of captain. Mr. Hunt now serves in the U.S. Army Inactive Ready Reserve and prepares to graduate from Yale Law School. In 2022, Mr. Hunt ran for U.S. Congress, coming up only 700 votes short in the Republican primary runoff election.
The panel will be responding to questions submitted from the audience in advance. If you would like to submit a question to the panelists, please send it to wccfoundation@sunywcc.edu by May 8, 2023.
Lester M. Crystal President’s Forum Committee Co-Chairs:
Jacqueline Alemany, Betty Cotton, Evelyn Stock
Special Events Committee Chair: Susan Yubas
Event Sponsor
The Crystal Family
Cornelia and Rob Spring
Barbara Abeles
wccfoundation@sunywcc.edu
The Westchester Community College Foundation was established to meet College and student needs that are not met by public funds. In its 50-year history, the Foundation has awarded almost $25 million in scholarships to more than 18,500 students.