Archived Programs

Sexual Harassment and Gender Equity in Science

Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 5:00pm
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Sarah Ballard

Astrophysicist, MIT Postdoctoral Fellow and Scholar

In October, 2015, Buzzfeed News reporter Azeen Ghorayshi broke an investigative story detailing astronomer Geoffrey Marcy's long history of sexual harassment. Since then, more female scientists have come forward about their experiences with harassment. Ghorayshi, MIT astronomer Sarah Ballard,... Read more

Nukes, NATO and Right Wing Nationalism

Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 5:00pm
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Reiner Braun

Co-President, International Peace Bureau

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Reiner Braun to campus and hear him speak about his decades-long efforts in working towards global, nuclear non-proliferation. Dr. Braun is currently involved in planning activities for the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty... Read more

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Nadim Shehadi

Director, Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

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Join us for a discussion on the future of Lebanon with noted scholar, Nadim Shehadi. Professor Shehadi is the director of the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies,... Read more

Fighting for Environmental Justice in the South Bronx

Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 6:00pm
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Join us to hear the passion and power of Alexie Torres-Fleming during this lecture and meet-and-greet! Issues of environment and race are intimately tied. Over the past four decades, there has... Read more

Race and Racism in the 2016 Presidential Election

Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 5:00pm
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Jamelle Bouie

Chief political correspondent for Slate Magazine, and a political analyst for CBS News. He covers campaigns, elections, and national affairs. His work has appeared either online or in print including the New Yorker, the Washington Post, and The Nation.

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The 2016 Presidential election brought issues of race and racism to the forefront of American politics and forced journalists to... Read more

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