The Center for Civic Engagement at Hofstra University is proud to be working with the Departments of Economics, History and Sociology The Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, The Hofstra Cultural Center and The Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives in presenting:
International Scene Lectures
presents
Foreign Policy Challenges in Obama's Second Term
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Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 246 East Library Wing, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus. |
U.S. Policy: Human Rights, International Law and the Role of Citizen Activism Speaker: Medea Benjamin, Founding Director, Global Exchange |
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013 11:15a.m.-12:30p.m., Leo A. Guthart Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus |
National Insecurity: the Cost of American Militarism Speaker: Melvin A. Goodman, Director, National Security Project, Center for International Policy Senior Presidential Fellows, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra University Co-sponsored by the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency |
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Monday, March 11, 2013 3-4:30 p.m., 117 Berliner Hall, California Avenue South Campus |
U.S. As Middle East Peace-keeper? Speaker: Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies and Director, Middle East Institute, Columbia University |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 3-4:30 p.m., 117 Berliner Hall, California Avenue, South Campus |
The U.S. and Pakistan: Friends or Foes? Speaker: Bernard Alter, Career Foreign Service Officer , U.S. Department of State |
All lectures are free and open to the public. For more information call: 516-463-5595.
Question-and-Answer period to follow each lecture: ADMISSION IS FREE
Series Co-Directors:
Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg
Dr. Linda Longmire
Prof. Martin Melkonian
For further information:
(516) 463-5595
Fall 2012:
Election 2012: A Citizens Guide to U.S. Foreign and Economic Policies
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Thursday, September 27, 2012 11:15am-12:30pm Leo A. Guthart Theater Axinn Library |
The New Face of Warfare: Drones, Special Ops, Cyber Attacks
JEREMY SCAHILL Award winning investigative journalist, The Nation |
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012 7:00pm-9:00pm Adams Playhouse, South Campus |
Making Abolishing Poverty a Priority in the Presidential ElectionCORNEL WEST Co-author, The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto A live viewing of the first scheduled presidential debate to follow, 9-11 p.m. |
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:10am-12:35pm Leo A. Guthart Theater Axinn Library |
The Foreign Policy Debate in 2012 Election MICHAEL COHEN Policy Analyst, The Century Foundation CAROLYN EISENBERG Prof. of History, Hofstra University |
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