Lecture

A Conversation with Jonathon Ned Katz

Type: 
Monday, September 12, 2022 - 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

Jonathon Ned Katz will discuss his 2021 biography, The Darling Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams, followed by a Q&A session. Born Chawa Zloczewer into a Jewish family in Poland, Eve Adams emigrated to the United States in 192, took a new name, sold radical publications, and ran lesbian-and-gay-friendly speakeasies in Chicago and New York. In 1925, she wrote and published a book titled Lesbian Love.

Willem Noe - A Career as a Dutch Economist at the European Commission--Working for Europe

Type: 
Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 12:45pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

In this brief presentation, Willem Noe, European Commission Official and former EU Fellow at GSPIA, will give a brief overview of working at the European Commission as an international organization, and his own career path as an economist at the Commission dealing with globalization, European Union Enlargement (entry of new Member States into the EU), and the economies of several Member States.

Careers in Global Health

Type: 
Friday, April 1, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

This area refers to how globalization affects people’s susceptibility to physical and mental illnesses, their access to appropriate kinds of care, and their general well being within the context of their community. Speakers include dedicated professionals within the fields of global health, public health, medicine, policy and advocacy.

Careers in Health and Social Justice

Type: 
Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

This area refers to how globalization affects people’s susceptibility to physical and mental illnesses, their access to appropriate kinds of care, and their general well being within the context of their community. Speakers include dedicated professionals within the fields of global health, public health, medicine, policy and advocacy.

Beyond Angela Merkel's Footsteps?

Type: 
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - 5:30pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

The conditions on the Ukrainian border and throughout Europe are rapidly changing. Peace and security in Europe are in doubt and the reach of diplomacy seems to be limited. Often overlooked in the US media, Germany plays a key role in the decision-making process on the ground, given her status as an economic engine and primary trading partner with Ukraine and Russia. Germany's new government has to balance its policies between contradicting aims of history, politics, civil foreign policy, and the EU, as an emerging international power.

Multilingualism in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A tour behind the scenes

Type: 
Friday, February 25, 2022 - 5:00pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

Anet a Pavlenko grew up in Kiev, Ukraine, and left the USSR just before it collapsed (a coincidence, not a consequence). After a short stay in a refugee settlement in Italy, she came to the United States
and, for reasons she is still trying to comprehend, decided to get a doctorate. While in graduate school, she supported herself and her son by working as an interpreter and case worker for the Refugee
Assistance Program in Ithaca, New York. She received her Ph.D. in General Linguistics at Cornell

Study Abroad & Disability Inclusion: Ensuring Access for All Students

Type: 
Friday, January 28, 2022 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

Topics include:
Disability-related accommodations
Recruitment and advising
Funding Considerations
Case Scenarios
Discussion leader: Monica Malhotra (Program Manager, National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange)
Mobility International USA (MIUSA); www.miusa.org