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When: Tuesday, December 1st @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a CIVIC co-sponsored program from Ambassador Emily Haber, who will speak to us on "German-American Relations After the Elections"  Emily Haber has been German Ambassador to the United States since June 2018. Prior to her transfer to Washington, DC, she served in various leadership functions at the Foreign Office in Berlin. In 2009, she was appointed Political Director and, in 2011, State Secretary, the first woman to hold either post. Thereafter, she was deployed to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, serving as State Secretary in charge of homeland security and migration policy from 2014 until 2018. Emily Haber holds a PhD in history and is married to former diplomat Hansjörg Haber.
In next weeks program... The United States and Germany share a long and steadfast friendship. Both countries are allies within NATO and share fundamental values as well as common interests. Recently, disputes over defense spending, tariffs and sanctions have put a strain on this partnership. At the same time, the major global challenges of our time, including the COVID-19 pandemic, global warming and international terrorism require the United States, Germany, and Europe to stand together. Please join German Ambassador Emily Haber for a discussion on the future of this important partnership following the recent US presidential elections.
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When: Wednesday, November 18th @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a program from Ted Powers, who will speak to us on "COVID-19, Austerity, and State Violence in South Africa"  Following COVID-19’s arrival, the South African government has implemented a restrictive state-led response to the pandemic, limiting infections along with the survival strategies of those at greatest risk of illness. While the country’s aggressive tactics towards the epidemic have been lauded by some, the public health response has taken a violent turn towards the country’s historically marginalized black population. How are we to make sense of the ruling African National Congress’ decision to utilize the South African state’s capacity for violence towards poor and working-class black urban communities? How can this disease response be contextualized within the broader arc of South African history?
When: Thursday, November 12th @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a program from Mark Kende, who will speak to us on "The Truth About the South African Truth & Reconciliation Commission"  Mark Kende is a Professor of Law, the James Madison Chair in Constitutional Law, and Director of the Congressionally endowed Drake Constitutional Law Center. Kende earned his BA cum laude with Honors in Philosophy from Yale University, and his JD from the University of Chicago Law School where he was a member of the Law Review. Before entering academia, he clerked for a federal district judge and litigated employment, civil rights, and constitutional law cases at a Chicago law firm. He has co-taught constitutional law classes with two current U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Kende has previously taught at Notre Dame Law School and the University of Montana Law School. He was Teacher of the Year at Montana in 2002-2003. He has served as a Senior Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, and as a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Paris Law Faculty II – Pantheon. He has lectured at Oxford University and in French at the University of Paris Institute for Comparative Studies, as well as at universities in Hong Kong, Spain, and the former Soviet Union. In 2003, he served as chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Africa, and he was the Constitutional Law Section Chair in 2008. He is the author of several books including Constitutional Rights in Two Worlds: South Africa and the United States (Cambridge 2009), and Comparative Constitutional Law: South Africa in a Global Context (Carolina 2015). He has also published law journal articles in Constitutional Commentary, the Notre Dame Law Journal, the Hastings Law Journal, and journals at Harvard Law School and the Univ. Penn. Law School.
When: Wednesday, October 28th @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a program from Nicholas Grossman, who will speak to us on "Russian Electoral Interference and 21st Century Information Warfare"  Nicholas Grossman is a Teaching Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Illinois, the author of Drones and Terrorism, and the Senior Editor of Arc Digital. You can also find him on Twitter @ngrossman81.
When: Thursday, October 22nd @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a program from Elizabeth Bernal and Nicole Novak, who will speak to us on "Promoting Health and Wellbeing and Reducing inequalities in Iowa: Immigration Policy, Stress, and Community Health"  Elizabeth Bernal lives in Iowa City, where she is involved with multiple community organizations that promote inclusion and wellbeing for immigrant communities. Elizabeth is a founding member of the board of directors of the Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project, a local community organization that pays immigration bond for incarcerated Iowa immigrants who cannot afford their immigration bond. Elizabeth also serves on the board of the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa, and last October she was awarded the Rick Graf award from the Iowa City Human Rights Commission.  Nicole Novak is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health at the University of Iowa College of Public Health. She grew up in Iowa and first became passionate about public health while working as a health aide at mobile clinics for migrant agricultural workers. In her research at the College of Public Health Nicole uses epidemiologic and community-engaged research methods to examine historical, structural and policy influences on the health of immigrants, Latinos and rural residents.
In next weeks presentation... As we mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, we will hear from Iowans about efforts to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals -- including health and equity -- at the community level. Elizabeth Bernal and Nicole Novak will discuss the ways that immigration policy and enforcement affect the health of immigrant communities, particularly Latino communities, in Iowa. They will share research evidence as well as examples of local efforts to promote inclusion and wellbeing for Iowa immigrants and their families. When: Thursday, October 15th @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a program from Chad Hart, who will speak to us on "COVID-19 and Global Agriculture"  Chad Hart is an extension economist and associate professor of economics at Iowa State University. Chad is a native of southwest Missouri, growing up on a rural homestead near Stark City, Missouri. He received his Ph.D. in economics and statistics in 1999 from Iowa State University. His work has concentrated on crop marketing, crop insurance, international trade agreements, and bioenergy policy. Chad is also a partner in FarmRisk, an Iowa firm that develops revenue insurance products for agriculture.
When: Wednesday, October 7th @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a program from Craig Just, who will speak to us on "Community-based Drinking Water Improvements in La Sirena, Nicaragua"  Dr. Craig Just has served the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa since 1993. He earned a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Northern Iowa in 1994 and a Ph.D. in environmental engineering & science from the University of Iowa in 2001. He is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and a research engineer at IIHR – Hydroscience & Engineering. Dr. Just teaches Principles of Environmental Engineering, Fundamentals of Environmental Sampling & Analysis, Water Quality & Flow, and Community-Centered Problem-Solving & Design. Dr. Just has active research in Nicaragua and India focused on flooding and water quality.
When: Tuesday, September 29th @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a program from Erica Frantz, who will speak to us on "How Today's Democracies Fall Apart"  Erica Frantz is an associate professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. From 2011 to 2015, she was an assistant professor in Political Science at Bridgewater State University, and from 2008 to 2011 she worked as an analyst at the Institute for Physical Sciences. She specializes in authoritarian politics, democratization, conflict, and development. She has published seven books on dictatorships and development, including Authoritarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2018).
When: Tuesday, September 22nd @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a program from Russel Ganim, who will speak to us on "From Pandemic to Promise: Rebuilding International Education in the Wake of COVID-19"  As associate provost and dean, Russel Ganim has the privilege of working closely with exceptional faculty and staff who provide leadership and support for internationally-oriented teaching, research, creative work, and engagement. This is done through International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), Study Abroad, facilitating international partnerships around the world, providing student and faculty funding opportunities, and many other programs and services. Before coming to International Programs, he served as the director of the UI's Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures from 2011-2019, where he worked to extend and deepen study abroad and other partnership opportunities in East Asia, Europe, Russia, and Latin America. He also served as chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2001-2011, where he oversaw numerous study abroad programs and served a term as head of the University's International Affairs Advisory Committee. Much of his career has been devoted to shared governance, including serving as chair of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Faculty Assembly, and more recently as president of the UI Faculty Senate. Russel sees his role in International Programs as one of enhancing collaboration between faculty, staff, students, and senior administration across the university for the benefit of the institution. International education has undergone significant changes in recent months, but it is precisely these collaborations that reinforce our mission and underscore the UI's commitment to promoting the world as our classroom now and in the future. In his presentation, Russel Ganim will talk about... How the response to the coronavirus from offices of international programs nationwide places them in a strong position to rebound from the crisis. When: Wednesday, September 16th @ 12:15pm Where: Online via Zoom Please register to receive a link to join the online program live. Join us online for a program from Jovana Davidovic, who will speak to us on "Political Neutrality in the Military"  Jovana Davidovic is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa, where she also holds a complimentary appointment at the Law School and the Center for Human Rights. Her research focuses on military ethics, political philosophy, international law, and organizational ethics. Jovana's publications have covered a wide range of issues including humanitarian military interventions, displacement in war, ethics of collateral damage, and international humanitarian and human rights law. Most recently she has developed an interest in issues around AI ethics, especially in military settings- and issues of the use of algorithms for decision-making in the military.
Commonly the military stays out of politics, and for good reason. Federal law regulates political activity for active duty military rather strictly because the consequences of having a military that is partisan can be devastating, as history has shown us repeatedly. But what exactly does it mean to say that the military ought to stay out of politics? The recent uptick in active duty military personnel commenting on government policy has reignited interest in the military’s political neutrality rules. |
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