Maxwell School Events Calendar
Social Science and Public Policy Events
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George Fletcher | The American Legal System in Comparative Perspective
Virtual
The Moynihan Institutes’ Law in World Affairs seminar series presents George P. Fletcher, Cardozo Professor of Jurisprudence, Columbia University School of Law.
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Cumulative Disadvantage and the Aging of Mexican Immigrants in the United States
Eggers Hall, 060
Fernando Riosmena will present “Cumulative Disadvantage and the Aging of Mexican Immigrants in the United States” as part of the CPR Seminar Series. Co-sponsored by the Sociology Department.
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Crime, Violence, and Punishment Working Group: Student Presentations
Eggers Hall, 426 (CPR conference room)
Shaneya Simmelkjaer and Anne Getz Eidelhoch, both Ph.D. students in sociology, will share works in progress.
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Austin Kocher | Making Sense of Immigration Policy in 2025
Eggers Hall, 220 - Strasser Legacy Room
How is the second Trump administration reshaping immigration policy, with attacks on birthright citizenship, deportations and shifting legal boundaries for non-citizens?
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Tom Zylkin | Gravity with Persistence
Eggers Hall, 341
How can trade persistence, relationship-building and policy feedback lead to biases in static gravity models, and how does the dynamic extension correct these biases?
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Book Talk | Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir
Eggers Hall, 341
Omer Aijazi explores remote valleys in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, shaped by environmental disasters and the violence of the India/Pakistan border conflict.
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The Right To Stand as a Candidate and the Democratic Value of Elections
Eggers Hall, 220 - Strasser Legacy Room
This talk highlights the overlooked importance of the right to stand as a candidate in elections and its role in enhancing democratic potential.
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Conflict Management Center Workshop - Design Thinking
Eggers Hall, 220
This interactive and immersive workshop will introduce participants to design thinking, a participatory approach to addressing complex problems.
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M. Dores Cruz | A View from the End of the World
Maxwell Hall, 204
The Anthropology Department welcomes M. Dores Cruz to giver her talk titled “A View from the End of the World: The Archaeology of São Tomé's Plantation Complex and the Origins of the Atlantic World.”
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Italian Culture and Conversation Table
Eggers Hall, 341
NEW DATE! April 17 | Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Italian conversation skills!
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Deterritorialized Asiatics, In and Against the Ukraine War
Eggers Hall, 341
The talk bridges the early 20th century to the present, first by discussing contemporary interpretations of Eurasianism by such figures as Alexander Dugin.
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Inheriting Caste: Minorities Out of Time in Muslim South Asia
Eggers Hall, 341
Ghazal Asif explores how Pakistan's 2017 census change on caste sparked debates on religious identity, minority recognition and political reimagining.
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Temporal & Spatial Ecologies of Perceptible Violence | Gina Kim’s Bloodless, Tearless & Comfortless
Eggers Hall, 341
Jinah Kim explores Gina Kim's VR films as a critique of military violence, emphasizing sensory immersion to amplify the hidden, ongoing impacts of war.
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Process of Policy Seminar: A Practitioner-Academic Conversation
Virtual
This virtual, quarterly seminar series examines policy deliberation, design and implementation for many pressing issues—from climate change to voting rights.
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Hebrew Culture and Conversation Table
Eggers Hall, 341
Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Hebrew conversation skills! All are welcome to attend, from beginners to native speakers!
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Debts of Displacement: The Paradoxes of Patronage in a Syrian Refugee Farmworker Camp
Maxwell Hall, 205A
Anthropology Department lunchtime speaker series with China Sajadian, assistant professor of anthropology at Vassar College.
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Trump’s Tariffs: Issues and Implications
Eggers Hall, 220
Maxwell professors Margarita Estévez-Abe, Devashish Mitra, Ryan Monarch and Kristen Patel will discuss President Trump's tariffs and what the implications are for the U.S. and global economy.
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Suspect Citizenship: Rethinking Belonging and Non-Belonging in Plural Societies
Eggers Hall, 060
The Sociology Department's Symposium Series welcomes Jean Beaman, associate professor of sociology at the City University of New York.
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Migratory Journeys to the United States as Seen Through Contemporary Mexican Theater
Eggers Hall, 341
The era of refugees and migrants, encompassing most of the 20th and 21st centuries, is characterized by displaced and transient human masses.
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Book Talk | Claiming Citizenship: Race, Religion, and Political Mobilization among New Americans
Eggers Hall, 341
“Claiming Citizenship” explores Indian American political activism, highlighting diverse advocacy groups, generational differences and the influence of social media.
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