American Civil Liberties Union President Susan Herman, BC ’68, Harri Hursti, a data security advocate, and Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice spoke to students Thursday evening about of voter suppression, voting rights legislation, and gerrymandering in the current political climate.

Conservative radio host and author Lawrence B. Jones emphasized the importance of diversity outreach within the Republican Party at the Columbia University College Republicans’ first event of the year on Tuesday.