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Apr 8

Friday Apr 8, 2016

Senior Thesis Reception 2016

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Location: O'Shaughnessy Great Hall

Dean John McGreevy will honor the accomplishments of undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Letters by hosting a reception for students completing a senior thesis project, as well as their thesis advisers or mentors.

 

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Apr 12

Tuesday Apr 12, 2016

Colonel L. Wilkerson to present "A Bias Toward War"

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Location: Hesburgh International Center Auditorium

The Notre Dame International Security Center (NDISC) is hosting a talk by COL (r) Lawrence Wilkerson of the College of William and Mary on Tuesday April 12, from 4:15 to 6:00 PM in the Hesburgh International Center Auditorium on the theme "A Bias Toward War."  Colonel Wilkerson served as Secretary…

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Apr 13

Wednesday Apr 13, 2016

Lecture: "Death by Demography"

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Location: 119 O'Shaughnessy Hall

The Notre Dame International Security Center presents, “Death by Demography,” a lecture by Professor Monica Duffy Toft of the University of Oxford.

NDISC explores the major scholarly and policy debates in the field of international security, broadly defined. Within the Speaker Seminar series,…

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Apr 14

Thursday Apr 14, 2016

"A Hole at the Center of the State: Prison Gangs as Threat to State Authority"

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Location: C103 Hesburgh Center

In many contexts, the primary challenges to state authority are criminal. The common response of mass incarceration may incapacitate and deter individuals but can empower criminal organizations. From California and Texas to El Salvador and Brazil, sophisticated prison gangs have come to control inmate…

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Apr 14

Thursday Apr 14, 2016

Senior Awards Event

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Location: Hesburgh Library - Carey Auditorium

Join the Department of Political Science in recognizing the outstanding academic achievements of our students. For additional information, please contact the department at 574-631-7472. 

Thursday, April 14, 2016
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Hesburgh Library - Carey Auditorium

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Apr 18

Monday Apr 18, 2016

Latino Studies Seminar: Marisel Moreno

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Location: 100-104 McKenna Hall

The Institute for Latino Studies’ Spring 2016 Latino Studies Seminar series concludes with Marisel Moreno, Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, presenting “Undocumented Migration in the Hispanic Caribbean: Insular and Diaspora Literary Perspectives.”

This series provides…

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Apr 19

Tuesday Apr 19, 2016

ND Votes Pizza, Pop, and Politics: Foreign Policy

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Location: Geddes Hall, Coffee House

This session will include a faculty panel and discussion of immigration or foreign policy as a campaign issue.

There will an opportunity to register to vote at each of these events and request an absentee ballot. Additionally students may find voter registration information through their dorm…

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Apr 20

Wednesday Apr 20, 2016

Lecture: "The Political Origins of Elite Support for War: How Democratic Leaders Manage Public Opinion"

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Location: 119 O'Shaughnessy Hall

The Notre Dame International Security Center presents, “The Political Origins of Elite Support for War: How Democratic Leaders Manage Public Opinion,” a lecture by Professor Elizabeth Saunders of George Washington University.

NDISC explores the major scholarly and policy debates in the field…

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Apr 27

Wednesday Apr 27, 2016

Lecture: “Shared Sovereignty in State-Building: Explaining ‘Invited Interventions’”

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Location: 119 O'Shaughnessy Hall

The Notre Dame International Security Center presents, “Shared Sovereignty in State-Building: Explaining ‘Invited Interventions,’” a lecture by Professor Aila Matanock of the University of California, Berkeley.

NDISC explores the major scholarly and policy debates in the field of international…

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