Upcoming & Recent Speakers

Fall 2022

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Join the Keck Center for a Hot Topic talk...

Lery Hiciano
CMC Alumnus 2020

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022
12:15 - 1:15pm
Keck Library, KRV 345 

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Professor Minxin Pei

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
4:15 - 5:15pm
Freeberg Forum, Kravis LC62 

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Spring 2022

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Join the Keck Center for a lunch talk...

Professor Adnan Naseemullah

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2022
12:00 - 1:15pm
Kravis 3rd Floor Patio South


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Women In Security Event 

Lizzie Shackelford

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2022
12:00 - 1:00pm

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"Forced Labor and Human Rights
for Uyghurs in Xinjian"

Megha Rajagopalan

TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2022
12:00 - 1:10pm

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Join the Keck Center for a discussion...

with Students from Mgrublian Center, Salvatori Center, and the Rose Institute 

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022
4:15 - 5:30pm
Kravis South 4th Floor Patio

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Join us for a discussion...

Study Abroad Panel 

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2022
4:15 - 5:30pm
Keck Library, Kravis 345 

NEW LOCATION: Kravis 321


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Join us for a conversation on...

Russia's War in Ukraine 

MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022
4:30pm Pacific / 7:30pm Eastern

Professor Hilary Appel
and General (Ret.) William Crouch '63

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Join us for a Lunch Talk...

FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022
(12 noon - 1:00pm)

NEW LOCATION: KRAVIS 321

Robert Carlin

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Join us on Zoom...

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022
(4:30 - 5:30pm)

Technology Careers for IR Majors

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Join us for a Lunch Talk...

FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2022
(12 noon - 1:00pm)

Location: Keck Library, KRAVIS 345

Dr. Jennifer Merolla

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  "China's Dilemma Over
the War in Ukraine"

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022 (5:00pm)

Lingling Wei
WSJ Chief China Correspondent

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Join us at the Athenaeum...

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022
(6pm - 8pm)

Dr. Fiona Hill

2022 Arthur Adams Family Distinguished Speaker  

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Watch us on YouTube!
 

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Join us for a Lunch Talk...

FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2022
(12 noon - 1:00pm)

Location: KRAVIS 321

Professors Appel, Taw, & Koch

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022
(4:15 - 5:30pm)

Location: Pickford Auditorium,
Bauer Center

Professor Appel
Moderated by Prof. Koch

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Join us for a Lunch Talk...

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022
(12:15pm - 1:15pm)

Location: KRAVIS 321

Professor Alev Cinar

Bilkent University (Turkey)
&
Eumarie Curie Fellow, Stanford University  

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 (12:15pm)

The Dollar’s Exorbitant Privilege
in the Age of Digital Currencies

Professor Barry Eichengreen,  UC Berkeley

 Professor of Economics and
Political Science
 

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Join us for a Hot Topic Event...

FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 (4:30pm - 6pm)
Dinner Provided
Location: Kravis 4th Floor Patio South

Professor Hilary Appel,
Director of the Keck Center for International
and Strategic Studies 

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Fall 2021

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Join us for a Zoom Event...

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2021 (4:15pm)

Dr. Tun Myint 

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Join us for a...

DISCUSSION ON CHINA'S RECENT NUCLEAR WEAPONS ADVANCES: What It Means for U.S. Supremacy and the Likelihood of Conflict

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2021 (11am - 12pm)
at the Kravis 3rd Floor Patio North

Any questions, please contact our Keck Center Ambassador,
Sarah Chen at: schen22@students.cmc.edu

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Join us at KRAVIS 4th Floor South Patio

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2021 (12:00pm - 1:10pm)

Professor Lenka Bustikova 


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The Women in Security Program Presents
a Zoom Event
https://cmc-its.zoom.us/j/82342425919

"Women in Security: Challenges and Opportunities in Managing U.S. Alliances and Partnerships"

Grace Park

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021 (1:30pm) 

Women in Security is a joint program between the Keck Center and Pomona College 

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Join us for DINNER at the Ath...
A NEW DATE AND TIME
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021 (6:00pm - 8:00pm)

Ambassador Karl Eikenberry 

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The Women in Security Program Presents
a Zoom Event
https://cmc-its.zoom.us/j/82342425919

"ANARCHY EMERGENT: POLITICAL COLLAPSE &
NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS IN THE SHADOW OF HIERARCHY"

Dr. Bridget L. Coggins

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021 (1:30pm) 

Women in Security is a joint program between the Keck Center and Pomona College 
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Join us for dinner at the Ath...

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021 (6:00 - 8:00pm)

Professor Kathryn Stoner

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Join us for a...

DISCUSSION ON THE U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 & 16, 2021 (12:15 - 1:15pm)
at the Kravis 4th Floor Patio South

Any questions, please contact our Keck Center Ambassador,
Sarah Chen at: schen22@students.cmc.edu

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Spring 2021

 

An Event in Honor of the 40th Year of The Keck Center
for International and Strategic Studies at CMC

 “A Decade After the Killing of Osama Bin Laden”

Former CIA Deputy Director, Michael Morell & Former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan,
Cameron Munter

Fri, April 23 at 12 noon

Recording Link - coming soon

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Arthur Adams Family Distinguished Lecture

 “Bananas, Beaches, and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics”

Cynthia Enloe
Clark University

Wed, April 21 at 4pm

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Human Rights & IR Career Panel
Fri, APRIL 16, 2021
2:00pm (Pacific)

MCHR & KECK - Human Rights& IR Career Pa

Co-Sponsored by The Mgrublian Center for Human Rights & the Keck Center for International & Strategic Studies.

Any questions, Email Sydney Heath at: sheath22@cmc.edu

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 “Experiences as a Women 
in the Military”
Book Reference: "Faithless and Fearless "

Captain Lorraine Manning, US Navy Ret.
Service Women's Action Network 

Thurs, April 15 at 2:30pm

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 "The Global Economy: Five Trends That Will Define The Global Economy"

Dambisa Moyo
World Famous Zambian Economist
and a 4-Time New York Times
Best Selling Author

Fri, April 9 at 12:15pm

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"The Hermeneutics of Race in International Theory"

Siba N. Grovogui
Cornell University
 
Wed, April 7

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“China’s Foreign Economic Policy”

Lingling Wei
Award-Winning Senior China Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal and Co-Author of "Superpower Showdown"

Thur, March 25

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 “Dancing in the Dark: LGBTIQ Rights
and Russian Politics"

Lyosha Gorshkov
Slippery Rock University
 
Wed, March 3 

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Protest Panel
Fri, February 26, 2021
12:00pm-1:15pm (PST)

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Dr. Regina Smyth

Dr. David Ost

Dr. Yuliya Brel

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The Power of Protest in Eastern Europe:
Russia, Poland, and Belarus

Co-Sponsored by European Union Center of California (Scripps) & the Keck Center for International & Strategic Studies (CMC).

Any questions, Email our Keck Ambassador Sarah Chen at: schen22@cmc.edu

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Careers in the Public Sector
Mon, February 15, 2021
5:00 pm (PST)

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Come join us along with CMC alumni with degrees in IR building a career in public service at the Department of State, Department of Defense, US Pacific Command, CIA, National Security Council, and more!
Any questions, Email our Keck Ambassador Jayson Yasukcochi at: jyasukcochi22@cmc.edu

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STATE OF THE WORLD EVENT
FRI, FEBRUARY 5, 2021
4:30-5:30 pm (PST)

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Concerned? Confused? Hopeful?
Join us on Zoom to discuss the events of 2020 and 2021 with the CMC IR Faculty
Any questions, Email our Keck Ambassador Sarah Chen at: schen22@cmc.edu

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Flash Panel and Student Forum
"Making Sense of the Chaos
in American Democracy"
Thurs, Jan. 7, 2021 at 5pm

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Recent Speakers 2020

Fall 2020


 “THE FUTURE OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY"

Francis Fukuyama
Stanford University
 
Mon, November 23 

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Lingling Wei visited Professor Pei's Chinese Politics class

to talk about her experiences as a China Correspondent with Wall Street Journal 

"A Romance Gone Bad: The Chinese-American Economic Relationship"

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Read more about Lingling Wei as an Ath Speaker on Nov. 18, 2020.

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Careers in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) Mon, November 9 at 5pm (PST)

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"UNDERSTANDING THE COLLAPSE OF DEMOCRACY IN INTERWAR
ITALY AND GERMANY " 

Sheri Berman
Barnard College, Columbia University 

Mon, November 2 

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"EXPELLED FROM CHINA" 

A conversation with two journalists:
Chris Buckley and Josh Chin 

Thurs, October 22 

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Hosted by the Keck Center for International & Strategic Studies and The Mgrublian Center for Human Rights

"Combating Human Trafficking"

on Wed, October 14 at 4pm (PST)

Any questions ask 

Yvonne Macias: 

ymacias22@cmc.edu

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Ambassador Michael McFaul visited Professor Appel’s Comparative Politics class

to talk about his experiences serving in Russia.

"Contemporary Issues in Russian Politics and US-Russia Relations"

“Listening to the talk made me realize how precarious the international balance of power is, even with a powerful leader like Vladimir Putin.” — Nathalie Chavez, CMC’23

Read more about Ambassador Michael McFaul as an Ath Speaker on Oct. 13, 2020.

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Wed, Oct. 7, 2020 AT 6pm

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“DIVERSITY IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE"

Thomas Hwei
U.S. Foreign Service

Wed, September 23 

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POSTPONED/CANCELLED 

Tues. April 21, 2020

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 ATH - Evening Program

5:30 - 8pm

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Institute Research Showcase​

 

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POSTPONED - FALL 2020

Mon. March 30, 2020

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 ATH - Lunch Program

Eggert Dining Room

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LUCILLE HORNBY​

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"Taking the Measure of Xi's China"

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Thurs. February 27, 2020

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 ATH - Evening Program

Parents Dining Room

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ZOLTAN BARANY

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"The Burmese Exception: Explaining

Exits from Military Rule"

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HOT TOPICS

FRI, March 6, 2020 at 5:15 - 6:30 pm 

Location: Roberts North 12

 

TOPIC: Talk with Prof. Sinha of CMC on Citizenship Act in India.

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Want to know more about the events unfolding in India? Come join us! Indian food will be provided!

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SPACE IS LIMITED!

RSVP to lmahe22@cmc.edu

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POSTPONED - FALL 2020

Thurs. April 9, 2020

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 ATH - Evening Program

Co-Sponsored with

Phi Beta Kappa Society

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VALERIE HUDSON

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"Sex Ratios, Brideprice, Polygyny:

The Link to Conflict and Instability"

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 Wed. March 4, 2020

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 ATH - Evening Program

Parents Dining Room

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BIAO TENG​

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"From 1989 to 1984: The Formation of China's High-Tech Totalitarianism"

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Thurs. January 30, 2020

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 ATH - Evening Program

Co-Sponsored with

Salvatori Center

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SHERI BERMAN

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"How to think about the development

of democracy today"

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HOT TOPICS

FRI, JANUARY 24, 2020 at 5:00 - 6:30 pm 

Location: KRV 102 

 

TOPIC: Talk with Prof. Bou Nassif of CMC on Current Events Unfolding in Iran

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Want to know more about the current events unfolding here? Come join us! Food will be provided.

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SPACE IS LIMITED!

RSVP to schen22@cmc.edu

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Fri. November 22, 2019

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 ATH - Lunch Program

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IVAN KURILLA

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Can Russian-American Relations

Be Fixed? Lessons from History

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Mon. November 11, 2019

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 ATH - Evening Program

Co-Sponsored with

Religious Studies

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"Israeli Society at a Crossroads"

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Wednesday, Sept 25, 2019

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 ATH - Evening Program

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DAVID ANDREWS

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Crashing Out: Will Britain

Leave the EU on October 31?

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Mon. November 18, 2019

 ATH - Evening Program

JAMES KYNGE​

"Be Water": Hong Kong's Protests
and Beijing's Response"
 

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Monday, Sept 30, 2019

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 ATH - Evening Program

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SUSAN THORNTON

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How to Live with China:

US-China Relations Post-40

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Thursday, Sept 19, 2019

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 ATH - Evening Program

Co-Sponsored Event

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SAMANTHA POWER

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The Education of an Idealist

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HOT TOPICS

FRI, NOV. 8 at 12 noon to 1:15 pm 

Location: KRV 102 with CIRS Students

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PROFESSOR ROD CAMP, of CMC, is a Philip M. McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim that focuses on Mexican Politics, US-Mexico Relations, and Violence and Security in Mexico.

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TOPIC: "Avocados, 9/11, and Narcotics: The Crisis at the Mexico-US Border"

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Want to know more about the current events unfolding here?  Mexican food will be provided. Come join us!

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SPACE IS LIMITED - RSVP to 

Sarah Chen: schen22@cmc.edu

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HOT TOPICS

THURS, OCT. 24, 2019 at 4:00 pm

Location: Ath Eggert Dining Room with CIRS Students

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Meet BENJAMIN WALDMAN, a former Army officer, who will be here to talk about his experience working with the Kurds. There will be more talk on US policy, the challenges of balancing Syrian,  Russian, Kurdish, Turkish, ISIS and AQ actions and agendas. 

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Want to know more about the current events unfolding here?  Come join us! 

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SPACE IS LIMITED - Email Lyn Mahe to reserve your spot: lmahe22@cmc.edu

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HOT TOPICS

FRI, OCT. 11, 2019 at 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm 

Location: Kravis 61 with CIRS Students

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Meet PROF. TOM LE of Pomona College to learn more about the protests in Hong Kong. Chinese food will be catered for this event.  

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Want to know more about the current events unfolding here?  Come join us! 

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SPACE IS LIMITED - Must sign up for this event! 

 

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