Based in New York City at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, The Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies was founded in 1982 with the support of philanthropist Albert Bildner (1915-2012).
The non-partisan and multi-disciplinary Center sponsors:
· Public forums for dialogue, debate and sharing ideas via lectures, film series and expert panels
· A community of scholarship through seminars and conferences
· Special events with political leaders of the Americas
· Expert research through its publications, including an in-house book series