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Becoming One: the 35th Annual International Society Conference

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday, April 07
Join us for this annual conference featuring Elder Edward Dube and Mark Ott. This year's theme is "Becoming One: Addressing Global Disparity."
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Shadow Traces: Seeing Japanese/American and Ainu Women in Photographic Archives

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, April 10
Elena Creef, professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College, will lecture at this winter 2025 Global Women's Studies Colloquium event.
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Postgrad Opportunity with the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday, March 12
Learn how MIIS’s master’s degree programs will help you launch an international career in global security, sustainability, development, education, or language services.
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Ambassador of Luxembourg Lecture

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Monday, March 17
Her Excellency Nicole Bintner-Bakshian, Ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States, will speak on BYU campus.
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Particles of Truth: Book Launch and Author Discussion

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, April 03
Join us for a launch of the upcoming book Particles of Truth: A Story of Discovery, Controversy, and the Fight for Healthy Air, with a discussion with co-author C. Arden Pope III of BYU's Department of Economics.
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Café Europa: The LDS Church in Europe in the 21st Century

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 02
Join us for a panel discussion with faculty members and Elder Paul Picard, Area Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at this Café Europa event. Sponsored by the European Studies program.
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Blessed are the Peacemakers

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 26
BYU's Josh Gubler delivers the Kennedy Center's winter 2025 Disciple-Scholar lecture. Part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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The Tyranny of a Burning Bosom: Learning God’s Language

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday, March 20
Dr. Janiece Johnson, Acquisitions Director at Deseret Book, will speak at this Women Scholars of Faith Lecture Series event.
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"And God Saw That It Was Good": The Environmental Ethic of the Restored Gospel

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, March 27
Andrew Hedges will speak at this Disciple-Steward Lecture Series event, sponsored by the Global Environmental Studies program.
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Depictions of Disability in Italian Cinema

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 27
Dan Paul, assistant professor of Italian at BYU, will lecture at this winter 2025 Global Women's Studies Colloquium event.
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Kennedy Center Choose2Give Empanadas Event

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 13
Come enjoy empanadas and donate to the Choose2Give campaign! 100% of donations will go towards Kennedy Center student scholarships.
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Fulbright Day

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday, March 28
Are you a student or faculty member interested in going abroad for study, research, or teaching? Come to Fulbright Day to learn about international opportunities available through the Fulbright program!
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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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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 Apartheid in Afghanistan

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 13
Karima Bennoune of the University of Michigan will highlight how Afghan women promote positive peace in a challenging environment for women’s rights. Part of our winter 2025 lecture series, “Building and Brokering Peace," and the Global Women's Studies winter 2025 colloquium lecture series.
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The Citizen as a Democratic Safeguard

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 12
When can we realistically expect ordinary people to check the authoritarian ambitions of elected politicians? Milan Svolik of Yale University lectures as part of our winter 2025 lecture series, "Building and Brokering Peace."
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