This international conference will address international and cross-disciplinary perspectives on prolonged solitary confinement. It will bring together leading legal academics, UN officials, social and political scientists, prison experts, prison managers in Europe and the United States, psychologists, neuroscientists, former prisoners and activists from around the world to discuss the legality, advisability, history, and alternatives to solitary confinement.

If you are interested in applying to graduate school in public health, social sciences, or humanities, join us for this panel featuring invited guests:

Michael Rizzi, Director of Student Services, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)

Natalie Fiato, graduate student, Public Health/Internaitonal Development

Lauren Perez, doctoral candidate, Political Science

Marcy Ladson, graduate student/assistant, History

This talk will address whether women’s movements in the 21st century have impacted legal and ethical reform in Islamic family law. This talk will further explores the degree to which Muslim women, through religious activism, are bridging the gap between Islamic jurisprudence and gender justice in the realm of family law.

In our hypermediatized era, the power of the image increasingly rivals the power of the sword and of the pen. Inspired by the drama of Middle Eastern politics in general and Turkey in particular, Nora Fisher Onar will examine how established and emerging actors like women’s activists use public spectacle to pursue political goals.

Learn how to strengthen your application. Bring your resume to receive personalized recommendations on how you can increase your competitiveness for your Peace Corps service.

Happy Valentines Day! Join us to hear stories of local returned Peace Corps volunteers who served with their partners or who met their partners in service.
All are welcome to attend.
Lunch will be served.

Learn about different cultures from a variety of countries around the globe.

Come to the Service Panel and listen to different experiences from various organizations of work done overseas.

What drives certain groups, especially Islamists, in different degrees to regulate and event prohibit fun?

This talk will explore what fun is, who its main participants are, and who are its adversaries, in particular Islamists. The history of Islamism has been one of a battle against fun, playfulness, and diversion. The talk will look at questions such as: Is there such a thing as a politics of fun? Is there a politics to anti-fun-damentalism? Is there a subversive potential to fun?

CERIS Undergraduate Symposium