Hughes Center Conversations

Our Conversation series features prominent guest speakers to engage the public and policymakers alike, as part of our mission to provide a forum for discussing important policy issues.

2026

A Conversation with Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and columnist at Foreign Policy magazine (September 15)

2025

A Hughes Center Conversation with Christy Bowe, White House photojournalist and author (February 28)

2024

A Conversation with N.Y. Times Journalist Peter Baker - read the news release and watch on YouTube (September 12)

A Hughes Center Conversation: Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy(May 29)

2023

A Hughes Center Conversation: Dr. Patrick R. Hossay Explains Wind Energy (September 28)

A Hughes Center Conversation: Pandemic’s Effect on New Jerseyans’ Mental Health (September 6)

A Hughes Center Conversation: Stockton’s Cannabis and Hemp Research (May 25)

2022

A Hughes Center Conversation: Local News and Civic Life (December 15)

A Conversation with Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney on Ukraine (April 6)

2020

A Conversation with Don McGahn(January 24)

2018

A Conversation with United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch(January 23)

2015

A Conversation with N.Y Times David Sanger (November 17)