Van Jones

Van Jones portrait

Van Jones is a CNN political contributor, and the host of The Van Jones Show and The Redemption Project. He is the author of two New York Times best-selling books, The Green Collar Economy (2008) and Rebuild the Dream (2012). In 2009, Jones worked as the green jobs advisor to President Barack Obama. He also founded several non-profit organizations including Color of Change, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and the Dream Corps.

Presentation

Student Debt: The Next Credit Bomb

Hālau O Haumea, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies

Monday, March 19, 3:30 to 5:00 PM

Co-sponsors: American Studies, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affaors, Richardson School of Law, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities

Van Jones event poster