What:

Andy Slavitt, Former Senior Advisor to the Biden Administration COVID Response, will join Amy Dacey, executive director of the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics at American University, for a virtual conversation about Mr. Slavitt’s book “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response,” the U.S. response to the COVID pandemic, and how America must respond to public health emergencies of the future.  

When:

Friday, June 17, 2022, 12 p.m. EST

Background:

This virtual discussion is the opening event of the annual Summer with Sine series. Future events in the series will feature leading experts in politics, public policy, food security, and the media as they share their ideas, perspectives, and creativity to re-imagine the post-pandemic nation and world.

Summer with Sine series builds on the university’s new “Challenge Accepted” campaign that highlights the passionate and engaged AU community and the meaningful change it creates in local, national, and global pursuits.

Media RSVPs:

Register for the event here .