Alex Vitale. "Mamdani and Public Safety: Charting a New Path"
2025-10-16 13:30 - 15:00 UTC | Room L2.85, John Jay College 524 West 59th Street
Prof. Alex Vitale will discuss the Mamdani campaign’s proposal to create a new Department of Community Safety to address a wide variety of public safety concerns independently of the NYPD. Over 50 cities have created similar departments or offices, and the results have been very positive. What will it take to get such a Department established and what kinds of jobs will be created in the process?

Yakov Feygin
2025-11-03 13:30 - 15:00
Details TBA.

Olufemi Taiwo
2025-11-11 13:30 - 15:00
Details TBA

Justin McBrien
2025-11-13 13:30 - 15:00

Chris Hughes
2025-11-17 13:30 - 15:00

The John Jay-New School Conference on Contemporary Political Economy
2026-02-27 08:00 - 2026-02-28 18:00 | John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street
This new conference is a collaborative initiative aimed at sustaining and strengthening critical political economy scholarship. While URPE has traditionally organized panels at the Eastern Economic Association’s annual conference (URPE@Easterns) alongside other organized streams in political economy, the EEA’s 2026 meeting—scheduled to take place in the Dominican Republic in May—presents a number of challenges to many who frequently participate in the our February meetings, including for those who rely on staying with friends or colleagues in the conference city to meet total conference costs.
In response, faculty at John Jay College and the New School for Social Research, in collaboration with colleagues from several other institutions and with the support of URPE, are organizing a two-day conference as an alternative forum. As with URPE@Easterns, the objective is to foster rigorous and critical dialogue among scholars across the heterodox spectrum. The event is not limited to URPE members: participation is open to all scholars working within the tradition of critical political economy.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/J6Y3BCwSj2M6zMxR8
PANELISTS: If you are using slides in your panel, please email your slide deck as an attachment (not a link) by Wednesday February 25th to: URPEjohnjay2026@gmail.com
Detailed Conference Program (Updated 2/27)
Schedule

Friday
February 27th, 2026
Location:

Registration Begins 8:00am

524 West 59th Street. New York, NY

8:00am
Welcome Coffee and Pastries
Room L.61

8:30 – 9:20
Panel Session 1

9:35 -10:55
Panel Session 2

11:10 – 12:55
Panel Session 3

12:55- 2:00
Lunch Break

2:00 – 3:45
Panel Session 4

4:00 – 5:45
Panel Session 5

6:00pm
Conference Happy Hour at Gossip Bar
733 Ninth Ave, New York, NY

Saturday
February 28th, 2026
Location:

Registration Begins 8:00am

524 West 59th Street. New York, NY

8:00am
Welcome Coffee and Pastries
Room L.61

8:30 – 9:20
Panel Session 1

9:35 -10:55
Panel Session 2

11:10 – 12:55
Panel Session 3

12:55- 2:00
Lunch Break

2:00 – 3:45
Panel Session 4

4:00 – 5:45
Panel Session 5

6:00pm
LGBTQ+ Happy Hour at Gossip Bar
733 Ninth Ave, New York, NY

While this event is taking place at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, please note that the comments, views, and opinions expressed in this program are solely those of the speaker(s) and do not reflect or represent the views of the college. The location of the event should not be considered and does not imply an endorsement of the viewpoints presented during the program.

Güney Işıkara: Marx's Value Theory at the Frontiers
2026-03-19 13:30 - 15:00 | Room L.76
Professor Işıkara (New York University) will present research from his recent book, Marx’s Value Theory at the Frontiers (2026), relating political economy to the topics of imperialism and ecological breakdown.

Economics Department Student Conference 2026
2026-05-15 09:30 - 18:00 | Haaren Hall Room 335
Department of Economics Student Conference 2026

Spring BBQ & Show at The People's Garden
2026-06-20 14:00 - 22:00 | The People’s Garden, 1237 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, 11221, United States
