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From License to Practice: Gender Disparities in Health Care
Zoom · Event date: April 16, 2025 · Event time:4:30–6:00 PM ET
Overview
Join us for an online discussion exploring the negative impact of occupational licensing in health care. This conversation will delve into the ways licensing regulations limit women’s scope of practice and contribute to adverse patient outcomes.
After brief presentations, participants can share their research and discuss policy recommendations. Your insights and expertise will be invaluable as we work together to identify solutions that empower women in health care and enhance overall patient outcomes.
Speakers
- Darwyyn Deyo, San Jose State University & Knee Regulatory Research Center
- Shishir Shakya, Walker College of Business & Knee Regulatory Research Center

Unpacking Immigration Narratives and Sentiments
Zoom · Event date: April 24, 2025 · Event time:4:30–6:00 PM ET
Overview
What shapes public attitudes toward immigration beyond the familiar economic and social arguments? With a rise in negative and harmful narratives being shared about immigration, it is important to unpack these narratives.
This program aims to explore these less visible drivers of immigration attitudes, examining how such narratives arise, spread, and influence opinions. By unpacking these factors, we aim to better understand the complex roots of public views on immigration and how they evolve in response to societal and cultural trends.
This program will begin with presentations from Tomás Jiménez, professor of sociology, and Claire Adida, professor of political science, followed by breakout sessions where participants can ask questions and network with each other.
Please come prepared to discuss your current research and share ideas for future academic research, public-facing work, or applied contributions.
This event will take place on April 24 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM Eastern Time, and will be hosted via Zoom. If you have research interests in this area, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.
Speakers:
- Tomás Jiménez, Stanford University
- Claire Adida, University of California, San Diego

Populist Attitudes in America
Zoom · Event date: May 2, 2025 · Event time:12:00–1:30 PM ET
Overview
What was the frequency of populist sentiments among the US electorate during the 2024 presidential race and what was the populist following of each of the presidential candidates?
The Institute for Humane Studies invites faculty, graduate students, and practitioners to discuss the results of the August 2024 survey, “Populist Attitudes in America,” developed by the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism (ISMA) and fielded by YouGov.
Tom Shull, ISMA’s director of survey research, will present on the survey design and results before opening the floor for Q&A and discussion.
The session opens at 12:00 PM ET on Friday, May 2, and concludes by 1:30 PM ET.
If you are a scholar or practitioner with interest in this area, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.
Speaker
Tom Shull, Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism
Schedule
*All times are listed in Eastern Time
Friday, May 2
11:45 AM | Room Opens
12:00 PM | Welcome and Opening Remarks
12:05 PM | Presentation
12:25 PM | Discussion
1:25 PM | Closing Remarks
Join our research community and collaborate on research with academics and explore current topics through moderated panel discussions and breakout sessions.

Self-Governance and Pluralism in Divided Times
Arlington, VA · Event date: April 24–25, 2025
Overview
How can federalism and subsidiarity promote self-governance and pluralism while mitigating partisan animosity?
The Institute for Humane Studies, in collaboration with the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh, invites faculty and practitioners to consider how a renewal of federalism and subsidiarity might strengthen self-governance, reduce partisan animosity, and sustain peaceful pluralism in the United States.
Join us to discuss cutting-edge research, network with others working on these issues, and explore opportunities for new projects and collaborations to drive policy change.
The symposium opens at 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, April 24, and concludes by 7:00 PM on Friday, April 25.
For your full participation, IHS will provide a travel stipend and accommodations at the symposium hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City.
Keynote
- Yuval Levin, American Enterprise Institute
Panelists
- Andrew Bibby, Utah Valley University
- Philip Howard, Common Good
- Nicholas Jacobs, Colby College
- Jayme Lemke, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
- Emmett McGroarty, Belmont Abbey College
- Lisa Parshall, Daemen College
- Alasdair Roberts, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- Colleen Sheehan, Arizona State University-Tempe
Schedule
*All times are listed in Eastern Time
Thursday, April 24
3:30 PM | Registration with Coffee
4:00 PM | Opening Remarks
4:15 PM | Session 1
5:15 PM | Dinner
Friday, April 25
8:30 AM | Optional Breakfast
9:30 AM | Keynote
10:15 AM | Coffee Break
10:45 AM | Session 2
11:45 AM | Lunch
1:00 PM | Session 3
2:00 PM | Coffee and Break
4:15 PM | Session 4
5:15 PM | Cocktail Hour
IHS attends multiple academic conferences a year across a variety of disciplines. Catch up with IHS staff, learn about our support, and discuss ideas at an IHS-sponsored conference event.
American Economic Association (AEA)
Academy of Management (AOM)
American Philosophical Association-East (APA)
American Political Science Association (APSA)
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE)
Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
International Studies Association (ISA)
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society (PPE)
Public Choice Society (PCS)
Southern Economic Association (SEA)
Southern Political Science Association (SPSA)
Western Economic Association (WEA)
Participate in conversations around cutting-edge scholarship and fresh perspectives on liberalism from some of the brightest minds in our academic network.