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Carry On: The Latter-day Saint Young Women Organization, 1870–2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, February 27
Lisa Olsen Tait & Amber C. Taylor of the LDS Church History Department will lecture at this winter 2025 Global Women's Studies Colloquium event.
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Women and Gender in the Viking Age

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, February 13
Natalie Van Deusen, Professor of Modern Languages & Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta, will lecture at this fall 2024 Global Women's Studies Colloquium event.
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Russia as a Global Threat

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Thursday, February 06
Come hear from Sonata Coulter, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State overseeing policy toward Russia and Central Europe, about the importance of studying Russia in the current era.
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Foreign Affairs Open House: Virtual Graduate School Fair

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wednesday, February 05
Join representatives from top programs in public policy, diplomacy, and international studies from the comfort and convenience of your home or personal device!
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Domestic Internship Info Session

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wednesday, February 05
Are you interested in doing an internship but unsure where to start? Then this info session is for you!
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The Truth about Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, April 10
Wharton's Zeke Hernandez lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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Handel’s Messiah as a Global Peace Anthem

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 09
Luke Howard of BYU's School of Music lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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Peacemaking in Africa

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 02
Cecily Brewer of the United States Institute of Peace lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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Ending Civil Wars

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 26
Tufts University's Monica Duffy Toft lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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To Fight or To Bargain? Ukrainian Public Opinion on Prospects for Peace

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 19
Celeste Beesley from BYU's Political Science department lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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Gender and Cultural Rights in Afghanistan

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 13
Karima Bennoune of the University of Michigan Law School lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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The Super Bowl and American Culture

5:00 PM
Tuesday, February 04
Join us for a panel discussion about how the Super Bowl both reflects and shapes American life. Super Bowl snacks for the first 100 attendees!
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The Citizen as a Democratic Safeguard

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 12
Milan Svolik of Yale University lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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How Misperceptions Lead to International Conflict

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Friday, March 07
Harvard's Joshua Kertzer lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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Unwalling Citizenship

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 05
Come hear from Fonna Forman, professor of political science and director of the Center on Global Justice at the University of California, San Diego. Part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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Mediating Dangerously: How to Transform the World’s Most Intractable Conflicts

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, February 26
Chad Ford, professor at USU and author of Dangerous Love: Transforming Fear and Conflict at Home, at Work, and in the World, lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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Faith in Peacebuilding: The Promise of Covenantal Pluralism

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, February 19
Come hear from Judd Birdsall, assistant professor at Georgetown University and senior adviser at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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Finding Common Ground in a Polarized Society

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, February 12
Stacia George, senior strategist at Global Reach, lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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