scott was recently a fellow at the georgetown university institute of politics and prior to joining the washington post he was a washington correspondent at siena politics. please help me welcome kirsten and eugene. the screen is yours. >> thank you, it is so good to see you kirsten. >> i am so happy you are doing this with me. >> i feel like the last time i saw you -- >> it is so good to know that the pandemic housetop hasn't stopped people from writing things that matter and discussing these issues that are affecting so many of us and maybe especially during this time. >> definitely turned into 2010 in my lifetime than the time as bad as it would get in it was interesting to look back now, as i write this book is as relevant things are probably going to get better and then who could have seen what was coming there was no way so i was writing this book to all of that and i came out on the other end i think this is actually a super relevant topic. >> absolutely of nothing where i think people felt the same way you did about this is bad and this is our new normal didn't know how to move

scott was recently fell at the georgetown university institute of politics, and prior to joining the "washington post" he was a washington correspondent at cnn politics. please help me welcome christine and eugene, and the screen is yours. >> thank you so much. it is so good to see you, kirsten. >> i i know. i'm so happy we are doing this. >> me, too. i thought the last time i saw you -- [inaudible] >> very d.c. it's so good to know that the pandemic has an stop people from running about things that matter come discussing these issues that are just affecting so many of us and maybe especially during this time. >> definitely. it's interesting when i came up this idea for the book was really sort towards the end of 2018 and i was at the time i thought we are at the worst place we had been comfortably in my lifetime and i think of the time a public thought this is probably as bad as it gets. look back now, even as of writing the book, is this relevant? things are going to probably get better and then of course who could have seen what was coming? there was no way. i was writing this boo

starting january 21, georgetown university will join several other institutions in requiring boosterstaff and visitors. martha? >> martha: thanks, jonathan serrie in atlanta. here now live with dr. marty makary from john hopkins school of health. thanks for being here today. what is the best approach for people with regard to omicron as we head into this busy holiday season? >> hi, martha. i'd tell people to feel good about your immune level of protection. people need the booster unless they had covid in the past. it functions as a vaccine dose. if you've had the j&j dose, one is probably not the right number and you need a second dose if you want good immune protection. you're an adult at risk. for else, there's no need to do anything different. we're getting new data and it appears to be more mild. it will be the dominant covid strain in the united states probably by february. i'm not sure that is something to worry about since it was displace a more dangerous virus, delta. >> martha: so you called it omicold. some people take issue with that. why don't feel confident calling it omn

when we're talking about georgetown university as a case study for dealing with injustice in general, if a predominantly white institution the rest of the country can. and so in being that example, especially in the racially tensioned country that we are now, we have now or never, and i don't think that in graduating in six months, if this doesn't happen, i view that as failure of my leadership and georgetown's leadership. >> julia, are you in touch with any other school or university on this topic? >> i'm not. i've been working with nile and other students on this topic heavily, but i haven't heard from any other university on this topic. >> now, this money is being raised through fundraising, not from student fees like students wanted. why is that? >> i think it's because georgetown and other institutions like it -- even talking about the terminology of reparations, it's complicated and it's unfortunately. when we're talking about the history of the united states in general it makes people unfortunately. but when we look to the student body and the people who originally crafted the referendum, it's one thing i referenc

university and these are institutions with 40,000 enrollments combined. so thinking about those institutions, thinking about institutions like georgetown i think particularly the unrestrictedrequests , maybe those unrestricted requests can be equitably distributed to help other institutions. and i also think this is sort of the lastthing . i had a conversation with mrs. simmons a couple of years ago where she talked about universities as sort of truth telling. it's one of the department of universities as truth telling and the university does tell the truth than they just become another corrupt institution that deserves to be cobbled so these institutions are going through that work of uncovering their history of telling the truth about where they've been and where they need to go. i think that using these other institutions that have done such significant work for black and brown students. is should fit squarely into that. >> we actually have a follow-up question from denise in the audience. that denise says i love to hear you discuss performance-based funding in the context of equity. performance-based fundingis antithetical to equity and the manifestati

at the bush school of texas a&m university and director of the skullcroft institute of international affairs. he's been a distinguished affair on diplomacy at georgetown, vice president of world vision, a veteran who served in the gulf war, u.s. special envoy to sudan in the darfur crisis, and most importantly, administrator of the u.s. agency for international development. today, they have edited and produced transforming our world. president h.w. bush, and american foreign policy. a collection of essays from well known foreign policy practitioners who participated in the unfolding of international events as part of that bush administration. now, as we get going, i want to make sure everyone knows we'll have time to take a few audience questions right near the end of our program. if you have questions, please submit them to event@wilsoncenter.org. please include your name and affiliation. so let me get things going. you know, for me, a recurring theme in this book, even though it was written by, what, 20 authors in terms of the essays, is good fortune. the notion that george h.w. bush was uniquely qualified to lead the free world when he did. as you

university combined only had a couple hundred more black students than they have. these institutions 40000 enrollment combined. hints are thinking about this institution and private institutions like georgetown, i think for particularly the unrestricted is maybe we think about those under restricted bequest be equitably distributed in order to help other institutions. i also think, i had a conversation a couple of years. she talked about universities as truth telling were the primary functions the universe is truth telling. if they don't tell the truth and become another corrupt institution. as institutions are going through this work uncovering their history of telling that truth about where they have been and where they need to go. that's other institutions that have done significant work for black and brown students should fit squarely into that. >> that is fascinating, thank you. we have a follow-up question she says i love to hear talk about performances the context of equity and in some manifestations that is warranted it all comes on the policy design you speak a little bit more on how they could enhance equity? >> absolutely. and so i think in relation to, if you think about building