Maxwell School Events Calendar

• Arabic Culture and Conversation Table

  March 24, 2025, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Come practice your Arabic language skills and enjoy company and conversation! All levels are welcome.

• The EU’s Role in Reforming Local Self-Government in Ukraine: From Governance to Conditionality

  March 24, 2025, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  In her research, Mariana Semenyshyn explores the EU’s role in supporting LSG reform and how Ukraine and the EU could further build on this reform as part of the negotiations process.

• Crime, Violence and Punishment Working Group Meeting

  March 25, 2025, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 426 (CPR resource room)

  This working group brings together faculty, grad students and advanced undergrad students from across the University who are researching topics related to crime, violence and punishment.

• Theory from the Trenches: Decolonization and the Storm of Subaltern Marxism

  March 25, 2025, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Shozab Raza explores a renewed vision of decolonization—one distinct from the efforts led by bureaucrats, professors or social media activists.

• Bereavement Expectancies: Introduction to a New Population Health Metric

  March 25, 2025, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 060

  Ashton Verdery will present “Bereavement Expectancies: Introduction to a New Population Health Metric” as part of the CPR Seminar Series. This event is co-sponsored by the Sociology Department.

• Understanding Syrian Voices: Refugees’ Stories of Revolution, War, and the Struggle for Home

  March 25, 2025, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  This talk explores the stories collected in two books, “We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria” (2017) and “The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora” (2024).

• Russian Culture and Conversation Table

  March 26, 2025, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Russian conversation skills!

• Decoding Deception: Advancing Critical Thinking to Strengthen Democracy

  March 26, 2025, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. EDT

  Grant Auditorium

  Part of the “Life Together: Seeking the Common Good in a Diverse Democracy” initiative, this event tackles the challenge of confronting mis/disinformation to restore trust and strengthen democracy.

• Ukrainian Culture and Conversation Table

  March 27, 2025, 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  This event is hosted by Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor, with support from the SU Ukrainian Club.

• Maxwell 2025 Awards of Excellence and D.C. Spring Alumni Reception

  March 27, 2025, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. EDT

  1333 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C.

  Maxwell alumni and friends are invited to the school's spring alumni evening in Washington, D.C., featuring the 2025 Awards of Excellence followed by a reception.

• Persian Culture and Conversation Table

  March 28, 2025, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 303

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Persian conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers.

• The Babel Machine Workshop: Multilingual AI for Cross-National and Comparative Research

  March 31, 2025, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Discover how cutting-edge large language models can transform your research across language barriers.

• Putin’s Holy War: Sacred Memory and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

  March 31, 2025, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Sean Griffin traces the career of Patriarch Kirill (Gundiaev), the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, and examines his highly controversial role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

• Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Social Science

  April 01, 2025, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Join us for a thought-provoking discussion with pioneering international scholar Miklós Sebők, who developed a no-code LLM platform for studying international politics across twenty languages.

• Avoiding Trivia: Reflections on U.S. National Security Strategy

  April 02, 2025, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  The Post-Cold War era is definitively over. So now what? Matan Chorev, former principal deputy director of the secretary of state's policy planning staff, will discuss.

• Life Together Leadership Fellows - Session 4

  April 02, 2025, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  A four-part training program on civic engagement and civil discourse offered by the Life Together initiative steering committee and PARCC.

• Social Impact Pitch Competition: Addressing Public Health Misinformation

  April 03, 2025, 12 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Bird Library, PGSC 114

  SU undergraduate students will present health communication tools (videos, social media campaigns, etc.) aimed at combating misinformation and promoting social justice, DEIA and public health.

• Book Talk | ‘Doing Research as a Native: A Guide for Fieldwork in Repressive and Illiberal States’

  April 03, 2025, 2 p.m.-4:15 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Presentation of “Doing Research as a Native: A Guide for Fieldwork in Illiberal and Repressive States” (Oxford University Press 2025), edited by Kira Jumet and Merouan Mekouar.

• Hebrew Culture and Conversation Table

  April 03, 2025, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 306B

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Hebrew conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers!

• What Side Are You On? A Tohono O'odham Life Across Borders

  April 03, 2025, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 060

  Mike Wilson and José Antonio Lucero explore the impact of poverty racism, and border policing on Native peoples, focusing on Wilson's activism and personal journey.