Stephanie Kaza, professor of environmental studies at the University of Vermont and director of the Environmental Program, will draw on Buddhist environmental thought to explore climate change and consumerism looking at human behavior and ethical choice.

Joseph R. Núñez, colonel, U.S. Army (ret.), guest speaker.The brutal beheading of American journalist James Foley has dramatically raised the stakes regarding what policy the United States should pursue in reaction to the rise of ISIS in Ira

In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the start of World War I, this panel discussion will explore the consequences of this world-shattering event from multiple and diverse perspectives in an effort to better understand the impact that interna

In recognition of the centennial anniversary of the beginning of World War I, this panel discussion will address the causes of this world-changing event from multiple and diverse perspectives in an effort to better understand the origins of international

Following Russia’s annexation of the former Ukrainian province of Crimea, the United States and its European allies have imposed sanctions on Russia, but pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists have responded by occupying government buildings in eastern Ukrai

Crispin Sartwell, associate professor of philosophy, and Willa Hut ’17, will argue in favor of the motion, while Marc Mastrangelo, professor of classical studies, and Will Nelligan ’14 will argue in opposition. The debate will focus in part on the co

Suzanne Corkin, professor emerita, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Relying on 55 years of behavioral and imaging studies, Corkin shows that short-term, long-term, declarative, and nondeclarative capacities of memory rely on different brain circuit

This is the first panel within the series titled "Revisiting the Cold War: CIA Analysis and Collection." Panelists: John Bird, Central Intelligence Agency (Ret.) Richard Immerman, U.S. Army War College Fred Kaplan, Slate Magazine Gene Poteat, Central In

This panel discussion will focus on the special challenges of democratic political development faced by nations whose social organization is rooted in the traditional extended family. In these social-economic conditions that are based on the clan, what ar

By explaining how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time, from globalization and social justice to terrorism and climate change, and how humans have been wrestling with these problems for centuries, James Salzman, professor a tDuke