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First day of classes.

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Diane Nash will be the keynote speaker at this luncheon. Nash became a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in 1959 while a student at Fisk University. By the time she was 22, Nash was a Freedom Rider and had co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She worked closely with Dr. King and played a pivotal role in the Selma Voting Rights Movement.

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This roundtable discussion about recent protests in Latin America will be led by Kellogg Faculty Fellow Scott Mainwaring, who will moderate a conversation with commentary by specific Kellogg community members who have recent on-the-ground experience in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. Contributions will also be encouraged from all attending the event. Join the conversation and share your perspective!…

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Oriana Skylar Mastro is an assistant professor of security studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University where her research focuses on Chinese military and security policy, Asia-Pacific security issues, war termination, and coercive diplomacy.  Dr. Mastro is also a..

Read More about Deciphering State Intentions: China’s South China Sea Strategy and Implications for the United States

The Department of Africana Studies is coordinating this Walk the Walk Week lecture featuring Pulitzer Prize winner Annette Gordon-Reed, the Charles Warren Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School, and Peter Onuf, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor Emeritus, at the University of Virginia. The speakers co-authored Most Blessed of Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination.

A reception will be held in the Atrium immediately following the lecture.

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Network with employers from across the country, meet with returning Notre Dame alums, learn about potential opportunities, and explore several industries at the Winter Career Fair! 

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Powell will discuss her new book "Islamic Law and International Law: Peaceful Resolution of Disputes."

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About the panel

Since December, India has been rocked by nationwide protests drawing millions of citizens. The public demonstrations are against a controversial citizenship law passed by the government. Protestors describe the law as discriminatory against Muslims and an assault on the secular ethos of India’s constitution. The protests have continued despite several incidents of police violence. …

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Debra Javeline, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, presents her research project, “Coastal Homeowners in a Changing Climate,” to an interdisciplinary group of NDIAS Fellows, guest faculty, and students.

Professor Javeline divides her time between the study of Russia and the study of global environmental problems, especially climate change. She is the author of Protest and the Politics of Blame: The Russian Response to Unpaid Wages…

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Enjoy a free lunch and seminar-style conversation with Clemens Sedmak, professor of Social Ethics in the Keough School of Global Affairs and concurrent professor at Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns. Sponsored by the McGrath Institute for Church Life.

Lunch is free but you must register.

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The Nanovic Institute invites all interested undergraduate students to stop by our spring undergraduate social, Wednesday, February 5th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls. We will provide dinner and a brief overview of upcoming opportunities such as summer grant opportunities and our undergraduate seminar in Berlin. You are encouraged to stop by for as long as you please, bring friends, and connect with other students involved in Nanovic programs!…

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About the Lecture

Hong Kong on the Brink: Historical and Comparative Perspectives

With Liu Institute Fellow Victoria Hui, Political Science, University of Notre Dame

This talk will focus on patterns of protest and the tightening of political controls in Hong Kong during the last few decades, paying particular attention to the 2014 Umbrella Movement and of this dramatic events of 2019, including the most recently June 4th anniversary vigil, which the speaker attended. The presenter, who has been visiting Hong Kong regularly since 1987, will draw on his work as a specialist in the history of anti-authoritarian movements in various parts of the world and his work on global cities of Asia. The presentation will showcase ideas in his new short book Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink, which publishes February 11, 2020, in the Columbia…

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Jasen J. Castillo is an associate professor and Evelyn and Ed F. Kruse '49 Faculty Fellow in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

Read More about The Imperfect Nuclear Revolution: Implications for U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

The Constitutional Studies Program and the Dean's Fellows proudly present a panel discussion on "The Trump Impeachment."

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Professor Christina Wolbrecht will be on 88.1 WVPE from 1 to 2pm today discussing her book, "A Century of Votes for Women." You can also listen on your computer and smartphone by clicking listen live at https://www.wvpe.org/…

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The College of Arts and Letters Showcase for Junior Parents Weekend will begin at 10 am on Saturday, February 15, with a presentation by Arts and Letters faculty in the Browning Cinema. 

From 11:15 am to noon there will be an informal reception for parents and students to meet with faculty and other representatives from the College of Arts and Letters.…

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Join us for a panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Will Ruger, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Charles Koch Institute, about America's 19 years of war in Afghanistan.…

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Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.

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Kroc Institute Faculty Fellow Alan Dowty will discuss his new book "Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine."

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In his book Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me: Why Governments Discriminate Against Minorities (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Jonathan Fox, Yehuda Avner Professor of Religion and Politics at Bar-Ilan University, examines the causes of government-based religious discrimination (GRD…

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Featuring David W. Yang, Vice President, Applied Conflict Transformation, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

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Applications for Undergraduate Summer Travel & Research Grants are due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2020.  Please read all guidelines and gather all materials before starting the application process online:…

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Applications for Dissertation Fellowships and Graduate Student Summer Travel & Research Grants are due by 11:59 p.m.

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View current works, projects, and publications from Nanovic Fellows on display in the Nanovic Forum throughout the afternoon. 

Representatives from Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore will be on site with copies of books available for purchase.…

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John Schuessler is Associate Professor in the Department of International Affairs and Academic Director of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University.

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Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.

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Read More about Lina Benabdallah lecture: "Shaping the Future of Power: Knowledge Production and Network-Building in China-Africa Relations"

A community celebration of women's suffrage sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the South Bend area and featuring Dr. Christina Wolbrecht, professor of political science and director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame. All are welcome!…

Read More about CANCELED: Rhetoric and Reality: A Century of Votes for Women

Social media offers new ways for citizens to discuss and debate politics and engage in the democratic process. These online platforms can host rich policy relevant debate or provide space for disinformation and hate speech. In this talk, Michael Best will overview his lab's experience tracking and responding to social media content during national elections, especially in African nations. He will then foreshadow the lab's current work to develop machine learning classifiers designed to identify hate speech in the forthcoming election in Myanmar. 
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