Maxwell School Events Calendar

• Book Launch - ‘Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways: Indigenous Traditions as a Recipe for Living Well’

  September 25, 2024, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 060

  Professor Mariaelena Huambachano's new book “Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways” explores Māori and Quechua well-being through traditional foodways.

• Turkish Culture and Conversation Table

  September 24, 2024, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  The Moynihan Institute's Middle East Program presents the Fall 2024 Turkish Culture and Conversation Table Series.

• Davin Chor: Exclusions for Sale? Tariff Exemptions in the US-China Trade War

  September 23, 2024, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  TDPE welcomes Davin Chor from Dartmouth College to discuss Section 301 tariffs, the role of exemptions and the implications of tariff policy design.

• Poner la vida en el centro: Centering Social Reproduction in Agrarian Studies and Politics

  September 20, 2024, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 018

  "Poner la vida en el centro: Centering Social Reproduction in Agrarian Studies and Politics," with Professor Diana Ojeda from Indiana University Bloomington.

• Japanese Culture and Conversation Table

  September 20, 2024, 2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 009

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

• French Culture and Conversation Table

  September 20, 2024, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 340G

  Do you want to learn more about French culture and language? Come to the French Table! All levels welcome!

• Distinguished Speaker Burkhardt Wolf: ‘Dial A for Anxiety: Media and Affect’

  September 20, 2024, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204B

  Burkhardt Wolf is chair and professor of modern German literature at the University of Vienna, where he studies cultural history at the intersection of literary and media theory.

• Hindi-Urdu Culture and Conversation Table

  September 20, 2024, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 303

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

• The Long-run Effect of Air Pollution on Survival

  September 20, 2024, 12 p.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Julian Reif, associate professor of finance and economics at the University of Illinois, will present "The Long-run Effect of Air Pollution on Survival."

• The Process of Policy Seminar Series: Criminal Justice

  September 19, 2024, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This panel convenes a set of academics and practitioners that will discuss key policy issues in criminal justice.

• Transforming Minds and Policies: The Quest for Religious Freedom in Vietnam

  September 19, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Hein Vu discusses the Institute for Global Engagement's two-decade effort in Vietnam to promote religious freedom through dialogue and diplomacy.

• Maxwell Community Affinity Space Fair

  September 18, 2024, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  Join us at the Maxwell Community Affinity Space Fair, a unique event designed to help Maxwell's staff, students and faculty find community and create their own support systems.

• Russian Culture and Conversation Table

  September 18, 2024, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

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

• Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

  September 17, 2024, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  100 Life Sciences Building

  Join us to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival; a holiday that is widely celebrated in Asia and Greater China. There will be delicious mooncakes (vegetarian) and a delightful game of "Telephone"!

• Kei-Mu Yi: Global Value Chains - Firm-Level Evidence from the United States

  September 16, 2024, 3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  This study analyzes U.S. global value chains from 2002-2017, revealing supply chain patterns, trade linkages and impacts of trade agreements.

• Maxwell School – Demystifying the Graduate Admission Process (Virtual Session)

  September 16, 2024, 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This virtual information session gives an overview of the application process and the opportunity to ask questions.

• Keynote: Eurasia Unbound? Reflections on Empire, Geopolitics and Citizenship

  September 14, 2024, 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, Auditorium

  The Maxwell School is hosting the 2024 CESS Fall Conference, themed "Citizenship Unbound: Central Eurasia in a Changing World" with alumna Bhavna Davé presenting the keynote lecture.

• Outreach: Afghanistan in the Classroom

  September 13, 2024, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This virtual workshop provides approaches and tools for elementary school educators to introduce Afghanistan into their curriculum and provide a nuanced view of the people and culture.

• Arabic Culture and Conversation Table

  September 13, 2024, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 306B - Campbell Institute Conference Room

  The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs and the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics presents the Arabic Culture and Conversation Table.

• Alexander Lee: How Polarization Ends

  September 13, 2024, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 100A

  Join us for an insightful talk on the history of partisan polarization in the United States of America.