Queering Development: Genders, Sexualities and Global Power

Apr 10, 2007, 1:00-3:00 pm EDT
Institute for for Research on Women and Gender
Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) Suzanne Bergeron, UM Dearborn and IRWG. Amy Lind, University of Cincinnati. Andil Gosine, University of Toronto. Alexandra Texeira, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. Ara Wilson, Duke University. Co-sponsored by the U-M Dearborn Womens Studies Department and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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U.S. Policy in the Middle East: The Democracy Agenda

Mar 30, 2007, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Edward S. Walker, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. Edward S. Walker is one of the foremost U.S. experts on the politics of the Middle East. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under both Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell (2000-2001), US Ambassador to Israel (1997-1999), US Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt (1994-1997), U.S.
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Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series

Latinos, immigration policy, and the national interest

Mar 28, 2007, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall
Cecilia Muñoz, Vice President, Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation, National Council of La Raza; Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R.
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Why should low-wage work bother me?: The cost of undervaluing and underpaying women's work

Feb 22, 2007, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
Michigan Union
The Center for the Education of Women 2007 Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist - Anne Ladky Despite women's progress, approximately one-third of all full time working women earn less than $25,000 per year; over 15 million earn less than $9/hour. When millions of workers earn too little to support their families, they are cut off from the American dream– the chance to build a better life for themselves and their children. With lesser incomes, they consume less, which threatens economic growth. Ms.
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Covering the New Secrecy: The Press and Public Policy Public Access to Public Records

Jan 8, 2007, 1:00-5:00 pm EST
The Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan invite you to join nationally recognized journalists and experts as they examine restricted access to public information in an age of terrorism. Keynote Speaker: Bob Woodward, The Washington Post will be joined by journalists Jill Abramson, Managing Editor, The New York Times Jackie Northam, National Security Correspondent, NPR Robert Pollock, Editorial Board Member, The Wall Street Journal Tom Rosenstiel, Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism Greta Van Susteren, Host, 'On the Record,' Fox News Keynote
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The Real Challenges of Latin America

Oct 30, 2006, 12:00 am EST
To Be Announced
José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States. Co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. José Miguel Insulza took office as OAS Secretary General on May 26 of 2005. A lawyer by profession Mr. Insulza has a master's in political science from the University of Michigan. Mr. Insulza was Political Advisor to the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Chile when Salvador Allende was president.
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Citi Foundation Lecture

The challenge of multilateralism: Political and economic needs

Oct 25, 2006, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
Kemal Dervis, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme. 2006 Citigroup Lecture. Co-sponsored with the International Policy Center and the Turkish Studies Colloquium. Kemal Dervis will give the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy's Citigroup Lecture on October 25, 2006. Kemal Dervis was Turkey's Minister for Economic Affairs and the Treasury and is now the head of the United Nations Development Programme, the UN's global development network.
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