February 23, 2015
Speaker series brings global affairs experts to the Penn State School of International Affairs
Several prominent authors, scholars, and experts will visit the Penn State School of International Affairs throughout this semester to discuss the latest research, trends, and challenges presented affecting global affairs. Speakers will present on intelligence, the Middle East, nation-building, the news media, poverty, and world health, during this year's SIA Global Affairs Colloquium.
The semester-long speaker series began on Jan. 12, and continues on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in room 116 of the Lewis Katz Building. All of the presentations are open to the public.
Organized by retired U.S. Ambassador and SIA professor Dennis Jett, each presentation will consider the various global challenges and dilemmas of the world today. The Colloquium is part of a required first-year course for SIA students, designed to provide broad exposure to a wide range of critical issues.
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Upcoming Speakers |
Date |
Topic |
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Lakshman Yapa, professor in the Penn State Geography Department in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences |
Feb. 25 |
Global policy challenges in poverty |
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Kimberly Dozier, national security expert and award-winning CBS News and Associated Press correspondent |
Mar. 4 |
“The Media in the Age of the Internet” |
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Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (Ret.), U.S. Army, former chief of staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell |
Mar. 18 |
“Why We Need Strategic Intelligence; Why We Don’t Have It; How to Get It” |
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Rachel Sayre, SIA graduate and Senior Advisor to the Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
Mar. 25 |
International development |
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Fawad Sultani, SIA graduate and Program Implementation Coordinator, Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) |
April 1 |
Policy challenges dealing with Afghanistan |
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Evans Revere, senior director with the Albright Stonebridge Group and retired foreign service officer |
April 8 |
Global challenges dealing with North Korea |
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Karl Hofmann, SIA board member, president and CEO, Population Services International (PSI) |
April 15 |
Global challenges in health |
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Wayne White, Penn State graduate, Middle East Policy Council, Middle East Institute |
April 22 |
Policy challenges in the Middle East |
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Peter Van Buren, former U.S. State Department official and author of We Meant Well |
April 29 |
Post-conflict nation-building |