Akif Ercihan Yerlioǧlu (Harvard, History & Middle Eastern Studies) “Paracelsus Goes East: Ottoman Medicine in the Early Modern Period”

Co-sponsored by the Early Sciences working group and the History of Medicine Working Group

A conversation with
Garry McCarthy
Former Superintendent, Chicago Police Department

DeRay McKesson
Co-Founder, Campaign Zero

Tom Jackman
Reporter, The Washington Post

Annise Parker
Mayor of Houston (2010- Jan. 2016)
IOP Fellow, Spring 2016

Candy Crowley (Moderator)
Former Anchor and Journalist, CNN
IOP Fellow, Fall 2015

Tuesday, March 8th, 6:00pm

What messages are you sending through your non-verbal communication? In this workshop, discuss how body language is expressed and interpreted differently in various cultural contexts. With a special emphasis on the academic environment here at Harvard, participants will have the opportunity to practice nonverbal communication that will enable them to more effectively connect with others, engage students, and exude openness and confidence.

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Professor Brown-Nagin will discuss the life and times of Constance Baker Motley, a protégée of Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court litigator, and the first black woman, and only the fifth woman, appointed to the federal bench. To observers, Motley’s rise to power looked seamless; she embodied the opening of the modern American workplace to women and minorities. Behind the scenes, Motley faced setbacks. Professor Brown-Nagin will examine how gender shaped Motley’s career as a lawyer and judge.

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A panel discussion of Justice Louis Brandeis’ life, work, and legacy, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of his confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.

 The panel will include Brandeis scholars Melvin Urofsky (author, ‘Louis D. Brandeis: A Life’), Clyde Spillenger (legal historian and professor of law, UCLA Law School), and Jeffrey Rosen (President and CEO, National Constitution Center and author of forthcoming book on Brandeis). Moderated by Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Dean Martha...

The African Development Conference, 7th Annual meeting, covering "The African Renaissance."  Conversations on Re-Imagining Engagement and Opportunities.  Located at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School.  For more information, visit harvardadc.com/register.

"The Fight Against Impunity in Guatemala" March 2nd and 3rd, 2016: Join country experts as they discuss the root causes of the civil war, the pursuit of justice and accountability in post-conflict Guatemala, the nexus between organized crime and armed conflict, and the struggle to fight a growing culture of corruption and impunity. See panelist ...

Anthony Geist
University of Washington

Sponsored by the FAS Provostial Fund for the Arts and Humanities, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, and the Mahindra Hispanic Seminar at Harvard University.

Panel discussion: “The Story of Swahili” 

Featuring author John M. Mugane, Professor of the Practice of African Languages and Cultures and Director of the African Language Program in the Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University

Moderated by:
Marcyliena Morgan, Harvard University

Panelists:

Ali Asani, Harvard University

Laura Fair...

James Loeffler, Associate Professor of History, University of Virginia

 James Loeffler is the author of The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire (Yale, 2010), which won numerous awards in Slavic Studies, Jewish Studies, Music, and...

 Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 4:15pm to 6:00pm 

CGIS S-354

Jews of Russia/Eastern...

Events are free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available starting at noon on the day of each lecture. Tickets will be available in person at Sanders Theatre or online(handling fees apply). Limit of two tickets per person. Tickets valid until 3:45pm.

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