Public Lecture

We are pleased to welcome Ruha Benjamin, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, and Meghna Chakrabarti, host and editor of WBUR’s On Point, for a conversation exploring ethical issues in artificial intelligence and healthcare, with a focus on racial equity.

In-person registration is limited. All attendees are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 (once eligible and by NYU’s deadline). Proof of complete vaccination will be checked at the door. Current NYU students, faculty, and staff must show their Violet Go pass to enter.  

Unable to attend in person? The conversation portion of this event will be livestreamed beginning at 6:30PM.

About the Speakers:
Ruha Benjamin is Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, founding director of the Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab, and author of the award-winning book Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code, among many other publications. Her work investigates the social dimensions of science, medicine, and technology with a focus on the relationship between innovation and inequity, health and justice, knowledge and power. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Marguerite Casey Foundation Freedom Scholar Award and the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton. Her most recent book, Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want, was born out of the twin plagues of COVID-19 and police violence, and offers a practical and principled approach to transforming our communities and helping us build a more just and joyful world. 

Meghna Chakrabarti serves as host and editor of WBUR’s On Point. She is the former host of Radio Boston, WBUR’s acclaimed weekday show with a focus on news, in-depth interviews with extraordinary people, and analysis on broader issues that have an impact on Boston and beyond. She also served as the primary fill-in host for Here & Now, NPR and WBUR’s co-produced national midday news program. And she is the host of Modern Love: The Podcast, a collaboration of WBUR and The New York Times. Radio Boston has been frequently recognized for journalistic excellence by many of the nation’s top journalism associations, including a regional Edward R. Murrow award for best news documentary, among others. Before taking the helm at Radio Boston in 2010, she reported on New England transportation and energy issues for WBUR’s news department, and produced and directed On Point for five years. Chakrabarti has won awards for individual reporting from both the Associated Press and the Radio Television News Directors Association for her writing, hard news reporting, and use of sound.