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REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., - YUSEF SALAAM PRESENTATION - LIB 100/201 APPROVED!
January 20, 2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Yusef Salaam was 15 years old in 1989 when he and four other teenagers were wrongly accused and convicted of attacking and raping a woman in New Your City's Central Park. Collectively know...
REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., - CEDRIC TAYLOR PRESENTATION - LIB 100/201 APPROVED!
January 22, 2020 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Cedric Taylor, associate professor of sociology at Central Michigan University, is the writer, director and co-producer of "Nor Any Drop to Drink: The Flint Water Crisis." Taylor...
The Washington Center Informational Meeting
January 23, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Interested in interning in Washington D.C.? Interested in an in-depth academic seminar that you could get credit for in a short time period? Join us to learn from The Washington Center representative...
STEVE LUXENBERG: PLESSY V. FERGUSON--RACE IN AMERICAN MEMORY - LIB 100/201 APPROVED!
January 23, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
In May of 1896, the Supreme Court ruled on the case of Plessy V. Ferguson. Though the justices’ 7-1 decision created little stir among the public, it helped lay the foundation for racial...
THE GLOBAL EXPRESS: HIGHER EDUCATION AS A GLOBAL COMMODITY
January 29, 2020 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
The Global Express is a public forum on global affairs and current events on Wednesdays through the winter semester. Join us when Dr. Mark Schaub, Interim Dean for the Brooks College of interdisciplinary...
HRT Film Series: Blood Diamond
January 29, 2020 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Set during the 1990’s civil war in Sierra Leone, this film tells the story of two men, a white South African mercenary (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a black Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) who form...
What Can I Do with an International Relations or Political Science Degree?
February 11, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Come hear from a panel of GVSU IR and PLS alumni about their career paths since graduating. Alumni Panelists include: Ileana Cardenas McAlary, Associate General Counsel, Wolverine Worldwide Kara...
THE GLOBAL EXPRESS: CHINA'S INTERNET CENSORSHIP AND SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM
February 12, 2020 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
The Global Express is a public forum on global affairs and current events on Wednesdays through the winter semester. Join us on February 12 when Dr. Meghan Cai, Assistant Professor for Modern...
HRT Film Series: On Her Shoulders
February 20, 2020 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
This documentary follows Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old reluctant human rights activist, who works tirelessly to bring international attention to the 2014 genocide of the Yazidis in Northern Iraq. A refugee...
THE GLOBAL EXPRESS: THE CHILEAN UPRISING AND MILITARY RESPONSE
February 26, 2020 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
The Global Express is a public forum on global affairs and current events on Wednesdays through the winter semester. Join us on February 26 when Dr. Joel Stillerman, Professor of Sociology talks...