Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business to Host Panel Discussion on Income Inequality
In partnership with the Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, the Baruch College Zicklin School of Business will host a panel discussion entitled “The Tale of Two Cities: Turning Rhetoric into Reality” on April 16th at 6 pm.
Income inequality is the topic of the day globally, throughout the nation and in New York City.
Moderated by Nicole Gelinas, Searle Freedom Trust Fellow, Manhattan Institute and a Contributing Editor to City Journal, the panel will address and seek to answer pressing questions raised by an increasing gap between the richest and poorest citizens. Here in New York City, Mayor de Blasio was elected in large-part due to his criticism of “the two New Yorks” and his promises to work to combat the increasing income disparity in this city.
What will it take to turn de Blasio’s rhetoric into reality? Can he substantially improve life in New York City for the nearly 2 million residents living below the poverty line? Can he protect and restore the disappearing middle class? Can the Mayor accomplish all of this without alienating Wall Street and other industries crucial to the city’s economy? Can he keep the city solvent and avoid a repeat of the catastrophic budget failures that have plagued the city’s past? On April 16th the Sustainability Practice Network and Baruch College’s Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity will convene a panel to address these questions and more.
The event is free, but pre-registration is required: Registration / More information about this event
