Speaker: Professor Selwayn Cudjoe, Wellesley College Monday, February 25, 2019 5:30-7:00 p.m., Fusco Hall, Marist College, Choir Room, MU 3201 William Hardin Burnley (1780-1850) was the largest slave owner in Trinidad during the nineteenth century. Born in the United States to English parents, Burnley settled on the island in 1802 and became one of its […]
Archive | 2018.Past Events
Great Decisions: Russia’s Foreign Policy
Monday, November 19th. Facilitator: Matthew Murray, Dutchess Community College Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia is projecting an autocratic model of governance abroad and working to undermine the influence of liberal democracies, namely along Russia’s historical borderlands. Russia caused an international uproar in 2016, when it interfered in the U.S. presidential contest. But Putin’s foreign policy […]
Great Decisions: South Africa’s Fragile Democracy
Monday, October 15th. Facilitator: Michael O’Sullivan, Marist College The African National Congress (ANC) party has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994. But the party today suffers from popular frustration over official corruption and economic stagnation. It faces growing threats from both left and right opposition parties, even as intraparty divisions surface. […]
“China Town Hall: Becoming Enemies? US-China Relations in Turmoil”
Tuesday, October 9th at 5:30 PM in the Villard Room, Vassar College. This event will be an interactive webcast with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with on-site facilitators and is co-sponsored by several academic departments of Vassar College and other community organizations.
“The fall of the Weimar Republic: What it means for us”
Tuesday, October 2 at 6:30 in Hancock 2023, Marist College. Lecture with Dr. Benjamin Carter Hett, Professor of History, Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. This event is co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Marist College’s History Department
Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 6:30pm: The United Nations: America’s Greatest National Strategic Bargain – A lecture with Christopher Holshek
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 6:30pm – Marist College – Henry Hudson Room, Fontaine Hall, 3rd Floor Meet retired U.S. Army Col. Christopher Holshek, a senior military advisor at Narrative Strategies, the Alliance for Peace Building, and the UN Association of the USA and author of Travels with Harley-Journey in Search of Personal and National […]
Cancelled: Student World Affairs Conference – Friday March 2, 2018 – SUNY New Paltz
The fifth annual Student World Affairs Conference will be held at Suny New Paltz on Friday March 2, 2018. Students will present papers on international security, global governance and international institutions, development and democratization, and foreign policy analyses. 8am – 9am: Breakfast Reception, Student Union Building, Multi–Purpose Room 9am – 10am: Keynote address by former […]
Academic World Quest – Saturday, March 3, 2018 – Wallace Center
Come observe talented regional high school students compete in teams in a contemporary international affairs trivia challenge. You will be proud of our students. The winning team will go on to compete at the national level in Washington DC.
Great Decisions: Monday April 9, 2018, 7pm-8:30pm: The waning of Pax Americana?: Facilitator James Ketterer
Boardman Road Library: During the first months of Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. began a historic shift away from Pax Americana, the liberal international order that was established in the wake of World War II. Since 1945, Pax Americana has promised peaceful international relations and an open economy, buttressed by U.S. military power. In championing “America […]
Monday, April 23, 2018, 5pm: Careers in Diplomacy: Usha E. Pitts at Bard Campus Center, Weis Cinema
Please join us for a lecture by Usha E. Pitts, Diplomat in Residence for the State Department and Career Foreign Service Officer, on Careers in Diplomacy. High School and College students are welcome to attend. Usha E. Pitts, will visit Bard College to share her experiences working abroad and discuss career opportunities for students interested […]
