Global Perspectives Speaker Series
1st Annual SGIS Global Perspectives Speaker Series, Spring 2013: “Coexistence and Conflict Mediation across the Globe”
The Global Perspectives Speaker Series hosts a wide array of prominent public servants, scholars, and activists whose professional accomplishments demonstrate impact and leadership on the global stage.
The series is an initiative of the School of Global and International Studies (SGIS) in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Established in 2012, the School of Global and International Studies offers opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and research, providing students with the global competencies and leadership skills needed in the 21st century.
Lee H. Hamilton
Former Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, U. S. House of Representatives
Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University
“Observations on Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building”
Tuesday, January 29, 4 pm
State Room East, Indiana Memorial Union
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Maya Jasanoff
Professor of History, Harvard University
Center for European Studies
“The Worlds of Joseph Conrad”
Thursday, March 7, 4 pm
Dogwood Room, Indiana Memorial Union
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Matthew Connelly
Professor of History at Columbia University
Visiting Scholar for IU’s Framing the Global project
“The History and Future of Official Secrecy: The Last Frontier of State Sovereignty”
Thursday, March 21, 4 pm
State Room East, Indiana Memorial Union
Linda Woodhead
Professor of Sociology of Religion at Lancaster University
“God Has a Purpose for You: the Global Transformation of Religion Since the 1980s”
Tuesday, April 2, 4 pm
Neal Marshall Black Culture Center, Bridgewaters Lounge
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Michael Guest
Former United States Ambassador to Romania
Senior Advisor, The Council for Global Equality
“Power, Principle, and Image: U.S. Leadership and Global LGBT Rights”
Thursday, April 4, 12:00 pm
Moot Court Room, Maurer School of Law
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