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Lectures & panel discussions
CHALLENGES
FACING HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Aaron Burr 216
Lunch discussion
with Jonathan Jansen, vice chancellor and rector of the University of the
Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Sponsored by the Program in African
Studies.
THE
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL PARADOX:
RESOURCE NATIONALISM AND POLITICAL LIBERALIZATION IN THE GULF
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 4:30 PM
Jones 110
Lecture by
Antoine Halff, Deputy Head of Research at Futures
Broker Newedge and Adjunct Professor of
International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Part of the Fall
2009 Oil, Energy, and the Middle East lecture series.
INTENDED
CONSEQUENCES: RWANDAN CHILDREN BORN OF RAPE
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 4:30 PM
Robertson Bowl 016
Panel discussion
in conjunction with an exhibit in the Bernstein Gallery by the same name
featuring the works of photographer Jonathan Torgovnik.
The panel will include Torgovnik; Carl Auerbach, Associate Professor of Psychology at Yeshiva
University; and Charli Carpenter, an Assistant
Professor at the Department of Politics at the University of
Massachusetts-Amherst. A public reception in the gallery will follow the
discussion. The show will run through Friday, Nov. 13. Hosted by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
POWER
AND POLITICS IN THE WTO
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 4:30 PM
Robertson, Dodds Auditorium
Lecture by
Ambassador Susan Schwab, Professor and former Dean of the University of
Maryland's School of Public Policy and former United States Trade Representative.
Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School.
IRAN'S
NUCLEAR ISSUES: DIFFERING PUBLIC OPINIONS IN THE WEST AND IRAN
Thursday, Oct. 29, Noon
Bendheim 012
Lunch talk by Hossein Mousavian,
Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) Visiting Research
Fellow and former Senior Nuclear Negotiator for Iran. Sponsored by LISD.
Lunch will be provided; RSVP: matheney@princeton.edu.
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Events
GREENING
PRINCETON FARMERS’ MARKET
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 11 AM–3 PM
Firestone Plaza
Final fall
appearance of the Greening Princeton farmers' market, a grower/producer
market where all of the vendors make or grow what they sell, including farm
fresh seasonal produce, naturally raised meats, and other artisanal goods.
A
CONVERSATION WITH MARGARET BENEFIEL '75:
A QUAKER PERSPECTIVE ON ETHICS IN THE EXECUTIVE SUITE
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7–8:30 PM
McCormick 101
Conversation
about issues of leadership, spirituality, and decision making with Margaret
Benefiel '75, CEO, ExecutiveSoul.com, moderated
by David W. Miller, Director of the Princeton University Faith & Work
Initiative. Sponsored by the Faith & Work Initiative, Center for the
Study of Religion. For information: http://faithandwork.princeton.edu.
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Internships & fellowships
ECHOING
GREEN FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: Wednesday, Dec. 2
Echoing Green
invests in and supports emerging social entrepreneurs to launch new
organizations that deliver bold, high-impact solutions. Its two-year
fellowship program helps fellows develop new solutions to society’s most
difficult problems. These social entrepreneurs and their organizations work
to solve deeply-rooted social, environmental, economic, and political
inequities to ensure equal access and to help all individuals reach their
potential. The Echoing Green Fellowship provides up to $90,000 in seed
funding and support to help fellows launch their organizations. For
information: Deva Jones, Recruitment Associate, deva@echoinggreen.org.
To apply: http://application.echoinggreen.org.
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Jobs
UNCOMMON SCHOOLS
Uncommon Schools is
a nonprofit charter school management organization that starts and manages
urban charter public schools to close the achievement gap and prepare
students from low-income communities to graduate from college. Uncommon
develops and manages philosophically aligned, highly accountable, and
geographically linked networks in Brooklyn, NY, Newark, NJ, Rochester, NY,
and Troy, NY. The organization is recruiting professionals to teach in
their schools and work within the organization. For information and to
apply: http://uncommonschools.org/usi/careers/.
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Other opportunities
VOTER
PROTECTION PROJECT
Training sessions:
Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 6–8 PM, and Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 11 AM–1 PM
League of Women Voters state office, 204 W. State St., Trenton
Election Day: Tuesday Nov. 3
The League of
Women Voters of New Jersey and ACLU-NJ are looking for volunteers to staff
a voter hotline on Election Day. Volunteers must attend a training session
before Nov. 3. Shifts on Election Day are flexible, but volunteers must
sign up in advance. For information or to volunteer: Jesse Burns, jburns@lwvnj.org or 609-394-3303.
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