The War in Israel and Gaza: Constructive Campus Conversations

 

 "A Conversation with Dr. Fiona Hill: Ukraine, Russia, and U.S. Public Opinion," will be conducted virtually on Wednesday, October 11 from 2-3pm EDT. 

Dr. Fiona Hill is the Chancellor of Durham University in the U.K. and Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe within the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. She is also the Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. She was previously Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on the U.S. National Security Council from 2017-2019 and a National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council from 2006-2009. One of the most preeminent experts on Russia and Ukraine, Dr. Hill is a prolific author of multiple books and articles, including Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin (with Clifford G. Gaddy), and her latest memoir, There Is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity In The 21st Century. 

Introducing Dr. Fiona Hill will be Dr. Jennifer King Rice, Senior Vice President and Provost of the University of Maryland. This forum will address where things stand regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its implications for the U.S. and the international community. In addition, the conversation will probe the shifting level of American public support for Ukraine, especially during the 2024 election season. To RSVP, please visit: go.umd.edu/SadatForum-Hill-2023

Invitation to Sadat Forum with Fiona Hill

The Anwar Sadat Chair would like to invite you to join them for their next Sadat Forum, "A Conversation with Dr. Fiona Hill: Ukraine, Russia, and U.S. Public Opinion," which they will conduct virtually on Wednesday, October 11 from 2-3pm EDT. The forum will also include the release of their latest University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll on American public attitudes about Ukraine and Russia. 

Dr. Fiona Hill is the Chancellor of Durham University in the U.K. and Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe within the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. She is also the Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. She was previously Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on the U.S. National Security Council from 2017-2019 and a National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council from 2006-2009. One of the most preeminent experts on Russia and Ukraine, Dr. Hill is a prolific author of multiple books and articles, including Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin (with Clifford G. Gaddy), and her latest memoir, There Is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity In The 21st Century. 

This forum will address where things stand regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its implications for the U.S. and the international community. In addition, the conversation will probe the shifting level of American public support for Ukraine, especially during the 2024 election season. To RSVP, please visit: go.umd.edu/SadatForum-Hill-2023

RSVP for Friday's Sadat Forum with Mary Robinson and Kenneth Roth!

Please join us for the Sadat Forum on "Israel/Palestine, Human Rights, and the Quest for Liberal International Order". This event features Mary Robinson; Chair of The Elders, Former President of Ireland, and Former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Kenneth Roth; Senior Fellow of the HKS Carr Center at Harvard University, Visiting Professor at Princeton University, and Executive Director of the Human Rights Watch from 1993-2022.

The event will include introductory remarks by President Darryll Pines of the University of Maryland, College Park, and Dean Susan Rivera of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and will be moderated by Shibley Telhami. It takes place this Friday, September 15 at 10am. To RSVP, please visit: https://go.umd.edu/SadatForum_Fall2023.

 

Celebrating Women in US National Security Careers Panel

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) invite undergraduates, faculty, and staff to a special session for Women's History Month Celebrating Women in US National Security Career on Thursday, March 30, 2023 from 2:00 - 3:45pm ET. 

The panel will feature representatives of the US National Security Council and the conversation will include one segment with more senior officials and one with more junior officials. Undergraduates from any institution are welcome.

Register by Midnight ET on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. 

Upcoming Big Ten Collaboration: Democracy in the 21st Century Event

On October 11th, Jeffrey Minear, counselor to Chief Justice John Roberts, and the Hon. Jeffrey Sutton, chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, will convene at the UM Law School to discuss the constitutional roles and responsibilities of the U.S. federal courts to the American government and its democratic institutions.  The event is co-sponsored by the Big Ten Collaboration, UM, and Rutgers. All Big Ten students will have the opportunity to submit questions in advance. 

The Federal Judiciary in the 21st Century -- Big Ten Collaboration: Democracy in the 21st Century

July 16 APSIA Diversity Forum for Students & Young Professionals

 

You are invited to attend the 2022 Diversity Forum for Students & Young Professionals, hosted by the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), taking place in person at the George Washington University Elliott School on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

 

This free event is intended for US community college students, undergraduates, recent graduates, and young professionals who are from backgrounds historically excluded from International Affairs.

 

This professional development opportunity will help students get to know what the dynamic field of International Affairs has to offer, provide useful tools to strengthen their professional skills, and share helpful resources that can support them in becoming competitive, inspired and empowered as they explore educational and career opportunities.

Read about past Diversity Forum events on the APSIA website

 

Where: George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E St NW, Washington, DC 20052 (Foggy Bottom Metro)

 

When: July 16, 2022 10:00am - 4:00pm ET

 

Register here: https://bit.ly/diversityforum22

China's Strategic Assessment of Russia

 

Constitution Day Special Event 9/17 -- Registration Open!

 CONSTITUTION DAY

An Audacious Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Democracy Constitution 

Friday, September 17, 2021

12:00 – 2:00 PM

Held virtually on Zoom

Most Americans think that contemporary political dysfunction is rooted in a failure to follow constitutional rules and live up to constitutional ideals. From this celebratory perspective, the solution to our political ills is a renewed commitment to the Constitution of the United States.  Professor Sanford Levinson and Michael Tomasky think this consensus may be fatal to the future of American constitutional democracy.  Their bold view is that political dysfunction is rooted in our commitment to following the constitution. The solution to our political ills is a constitutional convention that would draft a new and better twenty-first century Constitution for the United States. 

In our 15^th annual Constitution Day program, Levinson and Tomasky will explain why they believe the United States needs a new constitution, and why their proposed constitution may be what the United States needs. That Constitution can be found at The Democracy Constitution published recently in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas with commentary and dissents.

Professors Marley Weiss and Mark Graber from the law school and Professor Brian Gilmore from the MLAW program at College Park will offer comments in response. The panel will be chaired by Associate Dean Peter Danchin.

Sponsored by:

League of Women Voters of Maryland, the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the University of Maryland, College Park, Dept. of Government and Politics, and MLAW Programs.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://umaryland.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrc-iprT0sH9QApIlrcJsBmBZUDd2S8Ja5 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Speakers:

 

Sanford (Sandy) Levinson, W. St. John Garwood Centennial Chair in Law and Government, University of Texas School of Law

 

 

Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic and Democracy: A Journal of Ideas

 

 

Commentators:

Brian Gilmore, Senior Lecturer, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences and MLAW Program, University of Maryland College Park

 

      

Marley Weiss, Professor of Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law

 

        Mark A. Graber, University System of Maryland Regents Professor

 

 

Moderator:

 

Peter G. Danchin, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development

Jacob. A France Professor of Law

 

Sadat Forum

 

UMD School of Public Policy - MOBILIZING THOSE WHO MATTER: A CONVERSATION WITH NYKIDRA ROBINSON

The Norman and Florence Brody Family Foundation Public Policy Forum

MOBILIZING THOSE WHO MATTER: A CONVERSATION WITH NYKIDRA ROBINSON

Founder & CEO, Black Girls Vote

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020

VIRTUAL 12-1PM

Join us for a discussion with Nykidra “Nyki” Robinson moderated by Dean Robert C. Orr.

Voter mobilization is tough in the best of times, but the pandemic environment in which this year’s election is taking place is unprecedented. America as a nation is also more engaged with the issue of racism than in previous years, making Robinson’s mission especially critical. Come participate in this important conversation with a proven, grassroots leader from Maryland.

RSVP HERE

Sadat Forum: The Accords' Impact on US Foreign Policy

RSVP for The Sadat Forum with Ambassador David Satterfield