Jodi Magness
Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism
UNC - Chapel Hill

For more information, see the NELC website. 

Ann Killebrew
Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Jewish Studies, and Anthropology
The Pennsylvania State University

For more information, see the NELC website. 

David Schloen, 
Associate Professor of Syro-Palestinian Archaeology
The University of Chicago

For more information, see the NELC website. 

University communities generate huge numbers of ideas with commercial potential, and that potential is becoming increasingly realized. You might be familiar with high profile start-ups with university roots (e.g., Genzyme, Akamai, Google, Facebook) and the associated ‘creation stories’ (e.g., “Genius researcher spins-out breakthrough scientific discovery”, “Computer Science whiz drops out and moves to Silicon Valley”). The reality is more varied, with new companies emerging from all disciplines, including the social sciences. These companies commercialize academic research, internally...

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.

Enrollment for this workshop ...

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 ...