World Affairs Council speaker series free for GVSU community to attend

January 24, 2023 (Volume 46, Number 10)
Article by Michele Coffill

The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan will host its "Great Decisions 2023" speaker series from February 6-March 27 on the Grand Rapids Community College campus.

Because Grand Valley is a World Affairs Council member, GVSU students, faculty and staff members can attend these events at no cost. The schedule is below; information about the speakers and other details are online.

All programs will run from 6-7:15 p.m. at the Wisner-Botrall Applied Technology Center auditorium, 151 Fountain St. NE. Free parking is available in parking lot A on Ransom Avenue.

February 6: "Reckoning on War Crimes," by Deborah Amos of NPR
February 13: "What's Ahead for China and the U.S.," by Mary Gallagher from the University of Michigan
February 20: "Preventing Global Famine," by Brittany Cook from the University of Kentucky
February 27: "Iran at a Crossroads," by Suzanne DiMaggio, director of the Iran Project for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
March 6: "Latin American Politics: A Shift to the Left?" by P. Michael McKinley, retired ambassador to Brazil, Peru and Colombia
March 13: "Energy Politics: New Power?" by Wiebe Boer, president of Calvin University and former executive for Shell All-On
March 20: "Climate Migration and the Nomad Century," by Gaia Vince, U.K. journalist
March 27: "Sanctions: Costs and Effects," by David Cortright, Kroc Institute for International Peace, Notre Dame