Events for the Week of March 28

FGS EVENTS:

Social Media Do’s and Don’ts Workshop

WHEN: Monday, March 28 (2:00-3:00pm) and Tuesday, March 29 (11:00am-12:00pm)
WHERE: 2407 Marie Mount Hall
DESCRIPTION: Most everyone has a Facebook and/or Twitter account, but are you putting out there what you want potential employers to see? In a world where everyone and their grandmother knows how to use the internet, your social media pages are critically important. What you are publishing reflects who you are, and understanding the Do's and Don'ts of social media is important as you seek internships and future employment.
LINK: http://goo.gl/forms/7GZkshCKX2

UMD EVENTS:

Peace Corps Information Session

WHEN: Monday, March 28 (12:00-1:00pm)
WHERE: 3100 Hornbake Library, University Career Center & The President’s Promise
DESCRIPTION: Serving in the Peace Corps is a great way to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new language, and have the experience of a lifetime. Join us at this information session to learn about Volunteer experiences, have your questions answered, and gain tips to guide you through the application process. Food provided!
LINK: https://umd-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?s=event&ss=is&mode=form&id=25e3d8020d0a92c0192d597348155610

Peruvian Ambassador, Dr. Luis Miguel Castilla: Outlooks and Challenges for 2016

WHEN: Thursday, March 31 (12:00-1:15pm)
WHERE: Van Munching Hall, SPP Atrium
DESCRIPTION: Dr. Luis M. Castilla, Ambassador of Peru to the US, will speak on "Outlooks and Challenges for 2016" as part of the Maryland Global Leaders lecture series. All members of the campus community are welcome. Light lunch and beverages will be served.
LINK: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/peruvian-ambassador-luis-miguel-castilla-outlooks-and-challenges-2016-0

Women Leading Women & Fireside Chat with Textron

WHEN: Thursday, March 31 (5:00-6:00pm for chat, 6:30-8:30pm for Women Leading Women)
WHERE: Frank Auditorium, Van Munching Hall
DESCRIPTION: Join female UMD alumnae from Textron, a leading defense company with brands such as Cessna and Bell Helicopter, to learn how women are taking this industry by storm and the career opportunities available in business, engineering and technology.

Afterwards, mingle with panelists over refreshments and join other UMD students and alumnae for the fifth annual Women Leading Women event, a moderated forum that showcases our fearless female Terp trailblazers in business and celebrates women from the classroom to the boardroom. Meet role models, hear their inspirational stories and engage in meaningful dialogue on what it means to be a female executive in non-traditional career fields.
LINK: https://www.cvent.com/Surveys/Welcome.aspx?s=3fd32ac6-dd63-4004-b45f-55e95ffc2c6a

Sustainability in Business Talk
WHEN: Wednesday, March 30 (8:00pm)
WHERE: 1330 Van Munching Hall
DESCRIPTION: Come out to hear Robert Zeinstra from Toyota speak about the evolution of the Toyota Prius and how the company has stayed committed to sustainability, through both its mission and branding. 

Sustainable businesses are essential to our future and we hope you come and see how large corporations are making strides towards being more environmentally friendly.

The dress code for this event is business casual, and dinner will be provided. 
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/events/991203917615440/

DC EVENTS:

The Human Cost of Welfare: The System Hurts the People It’s Supposed to Help

WHEN: Monday, March 28 (12:00-1:30pm)
WHERE: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., 20001
DESCRIPTION: Featuring the authors Phil Harvey, Chief Sponsor, DKT Liberty Project; and Lisa Conyers, Director of Policy Studies, DKT Liberty Project; moderated by Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute.

Every year, federal, state, and local governments spend nearly $1 trillion to fight poverty, yet millions of Americans remain trapped in poverty with little hope for the future. Could the welfare system itself be part of the problem? Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers make the case that our current welfare system has failed the poor, hurting the very people it is supposed to help. They suggest that good intentions are not enough and that if we truly want to reduce poverty, we need to understand the limits of government and radically reform our approach to welfare.

If you can’t make it to the event, you can watch it live online at www.cato.org/live and join the conversation on Twitter using #CatoEvents. Follow @CatoEvents on Twitter to get future event updates, live streams, and videos from the Cato Institute.
LINK: http://www.cato.org/events/human-cost-welfare-how-system-hurts-people-its-supposed-help

China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative and Implications For Global Infrastructure Development

WHEN: Monday, March 28 (2:00-3:30pm)
WHERE: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESCRIPTION: The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies and Project on Prosperity and Development cordially invite you to a report roll out:

China's 'Belt and Road' Initiative and Implications for Global Infrastructure Development

Featuring

Ziad Haider Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, Bureau of Economics and Business Affairs, US Department of State

John Hurley Director, International Debt and Development Policy, US Department of the Treasury

Olin Wethington Founder and Chairman, Wethington International LLC

Christopher Johnson Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS

Moderated by

Daniel Runde Director, Project on Prosperity and Development; William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS

Please join the Project on Prosperity and Development and the Freeman Chair in China Studies for the launch of our joint report assessing China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative and the US' approach to infrastructure development. The report contrasts China's comprehensive, state-led OBOR initiative with the multiple instruments the US government and private sector deploy to support global infrastructure development. After revealing the reports recommendations for integrating these tools as part of a broader strategic approach to infrastructure development, our panel of experts and practitioners will share unique insights on topics related to capacity, financing, practical economic gain, and geostrategic ambition, as well as implications for Asian regional and global trade patterns and realignment.
LINK: http://csis.org/event/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-and-implications-global-infrastructure-development

Democracy in Crisis in Turkey
WHEN: Tuesday, March 29 (2:00-3:30pm)
WHERE: 2200 Rayburn House Office Building
DESCRIPTION:  Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party has been increasingly successful in muzzling the country’s once outspoken press. The dramatic decline in press freedom in Turkey has included government-imposed bans on reporting on controversial topics, witch hunts against journalists amid accusations of “terrorism,” and prosecuting journalists for stories perceived to be insulting to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

This assault on media freedom has escalated dangerously in the past several months, with the Turkish government demonstrating a willingness to seize control over entire news outlets—on March 4, a Turkish court ordered the seizure of one of Turkey’s most widely circulated opposition newspapers, Zaman. A new Bipartisan Policy Center report, Mechanisms of Control: How Turkey is Criminalizing Dissent and Muzzling the Press, discusses the issue.

Please join us for a timely panel discussion with Turkish journalists about the state of press freedom in Turkey, and its impact both on Turkey’s democracy and its relationship with the United States.
LINK: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/media-freedom-turkey/

Solar Power and Resilient Design for Schools and Shelters

WHEN: Tuesday, March 29 (2:00-3:30pm)
WHERE: 121 Cannon House Office Building, Independence Avenue SE and 1^st Street SE
DESCRIPTION: The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing about a “solar secure” recreation center in Brooklyn and a “high performance” school in Kentucky that are benefiting their communities as well as those who use the buildings. This briefing will show how sustainable public buildings can collectively reduce emissions and clear the air, especially in disadvantaged communities where energy utilities are often sited. Case studies will feature buildings—both in urban and in rural areas—that are improving public health and driving economic growth, while protecting and serving their communities and neighborhoods even during emergencies.

This briefing will feature a retrofit project in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City and a net-zero energy high school in rural Kentucky, as well as projects incorporating sustainability principles in Prince George's County, Maryland. After being devastated by Hurricane Sandy and left without power for days, the historic Red Hook Recreation Center was transformed into a community space and safe refuge with the installation of a solar power and battery system. For vocational students near Lexington, Kentucky, the Locust Trace AgriScience Center embodies the principles of sustainability. With daylit classrooms and low-impact land development, the buildings and campus provide hands-on learning of new skills for today’s jobs with minimal energy/water use and low carbon emissions. The Redevelopment Authority (RDA) of Prince George's County, MD, is developing mixed-income/mixed-use projects and affordable housing in urban communities near transit centers using sustainability principles that promote walkability, green design, and energy and water efficiency.
LINK: http://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/032916buildings

Playing to the Edge: American intelligence in the Age of Terror
WHEN: Wednesday, March 30 (5:30-6:30pm)
WHERE: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 1st Floor Conference Room, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20036
DESCRIPTION: Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
(Penguin Press, February 23, 2016) provides an in-depth look at the way U.S. intelligence has responded to terrorism in the aftermath of September 11 through the eyes of General Michael Hayden. General Hayden’s unique experience as both the Director of the NSA and CIA during a time when terrorist threats were on the rise, provides a firsthand look at some of the difficult decisions he had to make to in order to protect the United States. Please join us on March 30 as TNT Director Thomas Sanderson engages General Hayden in a critical discussion of the challenges faced by the intelligence community as the terrorist threat against the U.S. continuously changes. General Hayden will sign books at 5:00pm, followed by the discussion at 5:30pm. Books will be available for purchase on-site.
LINK: http://csis.org/event/playing-edge-american-intelligence-age-terror

Assessing the impact of foreign assistance: The role of evaluation

WHEN: Wednesday, March 30 (3:00-4:00pm)
WHERE: Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
DESCRIPTION: On March 30, Global Economy and Development at Brookings and the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) will host Gayle Smith, administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for an address on the fifth anniversary of the USAID policy on evaluation.

A principal recommendation of the Presidential Policy Determination on Global Development, signed by President Obama in 2010, was greater accountability for U.S. foreign assistance funds, including evaluation of development programs. In 2011, USAID adopted a formal policy on evaluation and since has average some 200 evaluations a year.

Among the issues that will be addressed during the event are the success and challenges in implementing the evaluation policy, the use of alternative evaluation methods, and building a system and process for turning evaluations into learning. Administrator Smith will be introduced by Brookings Senior Fellow George Ingram. Following her address he will moderate a panel discussion of Ruth Levine, Wade Warren, and Jodi Nelson.
LINK: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/03/30-impact-foreign-assistance

NSA Diversity in Intelligence
WHEN: Thursday, March 31 (3:00-8:00pm)
WHERE: NSA Headquarters, Ft. Meade, MD
DESCRIPTION: SA will be hosting its annual Diversity in Intelligence on Thursday, March 31st, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm, at NSA Headquarters in Ft. Meade, MD and would like to extend an invitation to your students.  Students interested in internship and full-time opportunities are encouraged to attend.  STEM students are encouraged to attend, but all majors are welcome to participate!!

This is a site visit which showcases our agency, our various career opportunities and also gives students the opportunity to network with agency employees. Please see the attached invitation for details.
IMPORTANT: As a reminder, students who would like to participate must provide their own transportation to NSA.
LINK: http://umdgeog.blogspot.com/2016/02/nsa-diversity-in-intelligence-thursday.html

The emerging law of 21^st century war

WHEN: Friday, April 1 (10:00am-12:00pm)
WHERE: Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
DESCRIPTION: As the threats posed by violent extremism rise worldwide, governments are struggling to respond in ways that are both effective and in conformity with international and domestic laws. Halting terrorist financing, online recruitment and radicalization, and cyberwarfare are just some of the areas that demand a careful balancing of multiple interests including the protection of freedom of speech, religion, privacy and the Internet. Tools employed in more recent warfare such as the use of drones, private security contractors, and controversial detention tactics add further complexity to the delicate tension between protecting security and human rights. The transnational nature of terrorism requires better international cooperation and coordination across multiple disciplines, as well as greater coherence amongst legal regimes.

On April 1, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings and The Hague Institute for Global Justice will host legal expert Harold Hongju Koh to deliver the Third Annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture on International Law, which addresses critical issues of international law, justice, and policy. Koh will offer an in-depth discussion about the future of international norms as they relate to cybersecurity and counterterrorism.

We are also honored to feature Ard van der Steur, the Netherlands minister for justice and security and current chair of the European Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, will provide a national and European perspective on these issues. Ingrid van Engelshoven, deputy mayor of The Hague, will provide brief opening remarks. Following the keynote presentation, Koh; Minister van der Steur; and Michèle Coninsx, president of Eurojust, will join a panel discussion moderated by Abi Williams, president of The Hague Institute for Global Justice. After the program, the speakers will take questions from the audience.
LINK: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/04/01-21st-century-war-law-koh

Events for the Week of March 21

UMD EVENTS:

Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Conference: Civilizations in Embrace

WHEN: Monday, March 21 (9:00am-3:00pm)
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Juan Ramon Jimenez Room
DESCRIPTION: This conference, presented by the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace, will explore such questions as: What is the relationship between civilizations and power? Do civilizations always clash with each other or (and perhaps more often) interact peacefully and engage in mutual learning? The history of civilizations may thus be told not in terms of blood, treasure and conflict, but of convergence of ideas, identity and mutual benefit. Today, civilizations continue to learn from each other.

LINK: http://www.bahaichair.umd.edu/civilizations

Migration and Education in Mexico with Silvia Giorguli

WHEN: Monday, March 21 (12:00pm)
WHERE: 1101 Morrill Hall
DESCRIPTION: Silvia Giorguli is the first woman to be appointed president of El Colegio de Mexico, the country’s premier social sciences and humanities research university. This talk will be presented by the Maryland Population Research Center.
LINK: http://socy.umd.edu/node/1149

How to Find an Internship

WHEN: Wednesday, March 23 (12:00-1:00pm)
WHERE: 3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing, University Career Center & The President’s Promise
DESCRIPTION: Not sure where to start with your internship search? Or, do you feel like you are at a standstill and unsure about the next steps in your search?

To help you with your internship search, we will discuss:

-Specific resources available to research internship opportunities in non-profit, government and corporate sectors

-Quick tips on making a positive first impression on resumes and during interviews

-Strategies to connect with UMD alumni working within your intended career field
LINK: https://umd-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?s=event&ss=ws&mode=form&id=ca67b9b1f79412a9051ecd13e59d5d7a

CISSM Forum/Development Circle – Asia’s Latent nuclear Powers: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

WHEN: Thursday, March 24 (12:00-1:15pm)
WHERE: 1203 Van Munching Hall
DESCRIPTION: After ten years heading the IISS Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Policy Programme, Mark Fitzpatrick moved to Washington in December 2015 to also take on the role of executive director of the office there. Fitzpatrick's research focus is on preventing nuclear dangers through non-proliferation, nuclear security and arms control. He is the author of "Asia’s Latent Nuclear Powers: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (IISS Adelphi book 455, 2016)", "Overcoming Pakistan’s Nuclear Dangers (IISS Adelphi book 443, 2014)" and "The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Avoiding worst-case outcomes (IISS Adelphi Paper 398, 2008)." He was the editor of the IISS Strategic Dossiers on North Korean Security Challenges (2011), Iran’s Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Capabilities (2011), Iran’s Ballistic Missile Capabilities (2010), Preventing Nuclear Dangers in Southeast Asia and Australasia, (2009), Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East: in the shadow of Iran (2008) and Nuclear Black Markets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and the rises of proliferation networks (2007). He has lectured throughout Europe, North America and Asia and is a frequent commentator on proliferation and disarmament on BBC, NPR and other news outlets.

Fitzpatrick is a founding member of the EU Non-Proliferation Consortium. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Nuclear Security.

He came to IISS in 2005 after a distinguished 26-year career in the US Department of State, where for the previous ten years he focused on non-proliferation issues. In his last posting, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non-proliferation (acting), responsible for policies to address the proliferation problems posed by Iran, North Korea, Libya, Iraq, South Asia and other regions of concern. Among his duties, he also oversaw implementation of the Proliferation Security Initiative, advanced conventional arms and technology controls, proliferation sanctions, and export control cooperation programmes.

Fitzpatrick had previously served for four years at the US Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, including as Charge d’Affairs and as Counselor for Nuclear Policy, in charge of liaison with the International Atomic Energy Agency. In previous State Department postings, he headed the South Asia Regional Affairs Office, responsible for non-proliferation and security policies regarding India and Pakistan; served as special assistant to deputy secretary Strobe Talbott; headed the Political-Military Branch of the US Embassy in Tokyo; served as North Korea desk officer; and held postings in South Korea and New Zealand.

Fitzpatrick received a Master in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and joined officers of the Japanese Self Defense Forces in a one-year post-graduate study programme at the Japanese National Institute of Defense, where his dissertation on Korean unification was published in journals in Japan and South Korea.
LINK: https://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forumdevelopment-circle-asias-latent-nuclear-powers-japan-south-korea-and-taiwan

Sadat Forum: The Consequences of Cyber Spying for U.S. Foreign Policy

WHEN: Thursday, March 23 (3:30-5:00pm)
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Grand Ballroom
DESCRIPTION: The Sadat Forum- The Consequences of Cyber Spying for U.S. Foreign Policy: From Berlin to Tehran will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Stamp Student Union on March 24th, 2016 from 3:30-5pm. The Sadat Forum will include a panel discussion featuring General Michael Hayden(Former Director of the National Security Agency and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency), Professor Dana Priest (John S. and James L. Knight Chair in Public Affairs Journalism at the University of Maryland; Washington Post Investigative Reporter and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner), and Professor Shibley Telhami (Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development; Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution).
LINK: go.umd.edu/sadatforum2016

DC EVENTS:

Cybersecurity and Innovation: It’s The States, Stupid

WHEN: Monday, March 21 (11:00am-12:00pm)
WHERE: Woodrow Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
DESCRIPTION: Second term Governor John Hickenlooper will give a special talk about efforts in Colorado to address a rise in cyber threats while also driving innovation and creating jobs. As Federal support for cyber incidents begins to focus on the most high-level targets, leaving states and their businesses and non-profits to fend for themselves in the event of a breach, new solutions are necessary.

The Governor will describe his state's initiatives, including a new National Cyber Intelligence Center, which will provide training, incident response and serve as a resource for business, non-government organizations, and Colorado government officials. Why does it matter and what will it do? 

Speakers: The Honorable John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO, Wilson Center
LINK: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/cybersecurity-innovation-its-the-states-stupid

The South China Sea: Law, Strategy, and Politics

WHEN: Tuesday, March 22 (10:00-11:30am)
WHERE: CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESRIPTION: A discussion with:

James Kraska

Howard S. Levie Professor of International Law and Research; Director, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law,US Naval War College

Lawrence Martin

Partner, Foley Hoag LLC

Yann-Huei Song

Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica

Moderated by:

Christopher Johnson

Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS

Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies for a discussion on Taiwan's stance on the Philippines-China case and what is at stake from a legal perspecitve in terms of freedom of navigation, joint exploration, and international peace and security.  
LINK: http://csis.org/event/south-china-sea-law-strategy-and-politics

Justice Scalia, Religious Freedom and the Future of the Supreme Court
WHEN: Tuesday, March 22 (7:00-9:00pm)
WHERE: Knight Conference Center, Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
DESCRIPTION: A month before his death, Justice Antonin Scalia expressed the view that the U.S. Constitution permits the government to favor religion over “non-religion.” He clarified, “To be sure, you can’t favor one denomination over another.” How will the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice change or build upon Justice Scalia’s understanding of religious liberty? What is at stake for this appointment, given that, to date, no Native American, Jewish, or Sikh plaintiff has ever won a Free Exercise case before the U.S. Supreme Court?

PANELISTS

Lauren W. Herman (moderator) is a civil rights lawyer, community organizer, and scholar of religion and the law. Lauren currently serves as the Harvard Public Service Venture Fund legal fellow at Make the Road New Jersey and as a curriculum designer and instructor at the Religous Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute.

Hannah Smith (panelist) is the Senior Counsel at the Becket Fund where she recently helped secure victories in key U.S. Supreme Court religious liberty cases, Holt v. Hobbs and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. Previously, she completed two clerkships at the U.S. Supreme Court for Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

J. Brent Walker (panelist), executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, is both a member of the Supreme Court Bar and an ordained minister. He is an adjunct professor at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond and previously served as an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center.

Nathan C. Walker (moderator) is the executive director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute and the community minister for religion and public life for the Church of the Larger Fellowship, a Unitarian Universalist congregation.

Joel Williams (panelist) is the staff attorney at the Native American Rights Fund and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He previously worked as the Senior Legislative Officer with Cherokee Nation and director of the tribe’s Washington, DC office and Assistant Counsel with the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of General Counsel.
LINK: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/event/2016-03-22-p/

The emerging China-Russia axis: The return of geopolitics?

WHEN: Thursday, March 24 (9:00-11:00am)
WHERE: Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium
DESCRIPTION: Over the past decade, Russia and China have come into closer alignment and their bilateral collaboration has grown. At the same time, Beijing and Moscow have each taken steps to alter the status quo in their respective peripheries (e.g. Russia in Ukraine and China in maritime East Asia). Warmer Sino-Russo relations elicit the question of whether the closer alignment of these two neighbors is somehow changing international politics to the disadvantage of the United States and its friends in Europe and Asia.

On March 24, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings will hold a public forum that brings together experts from Japan and the United States to examine how recent actions by China and Russia have impacted the global order. Additionally, panelists will analyze whether new geopolitical rivalries have returned both between and within the East and the West. After the panel discussion, the speakers will take audience questions.
LINK: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/03/24-china-russia-axis-geopolitics

Events for the Week of March 7

3-7 Events

UMD Events:

The Effect of Early Marriage on Maternal and Child Outcomes: Evidence from India

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 (12:00-1:15pm)
WHERE: 1203 Van Munching Hall
DESCRIPTION: Presentation by Annemie Maertans, Faculty Candidate for the School of Public Policy. Annemie is a lecturer (assistant professor) at the Department of Economics at the University of Sussex. She was formerly assistant professor in international development at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her Ph.D. at Cornell in Applied Economics and Management in 2010. She approaches international poverty from a social and behavioral angle (mixed methods) and draws inspiration from current policy issues, fieldwork and interaction with policy makers. Her research agenda includes agricultural productivity, gender decision making and India. She has 15 publications in various venues; three papers under consideration; five working papers. She collaborates with Kaushik Basu who emphasizes her energy and mentoring of both MPP and Ph.D. students.

There’s No Safe Place Called Careful: A Conversation on Race & Racism in America with Kevin Powell

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 (4:00pm)
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Hoff Theater
DESCRIPTION: Kevin Powell is one of the most acclaimed political, cultural, literary and hip-hop voices in America. Author of 12 books, including a forthcoming biography on Tupac Shakur, Powell is the founder of BK Nation, a multicultural organization focused on issues of education, civic engagement, arts and culture, and job and small business creation.

Free tickets are available at umdtickets.com and at the Stamp Student Union’s ticket office.

This event is part of the university’s “Maryland Dialogues on Diversity & Community” series. Learn more at: http://umd.edu/MarylandDialogues/.
LINK/RSVP: http://umd.edu/MarylandDialogues/#feature

Science Communication Workshop

WHEN: Wednesday, March 9 (3:00-4:00pm)
WHERE: Skinner Building, Oral Communication Center, Room 2117
DESCRIPTION: Explore techniques to making your STEM material more accessible without losing the quality and integrity of it. Workshop will be facilitated by Zubin Adrianvala, Ph.D. candidate in the MAPP School.

Workshop is a part of the Oral Communication Center Spring Workshop series.

LINK/RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ppl10ft5KX1UKrzaf-6-KFdBw3xfRyGtvxpQc0GPxRI/viewform

Federal Inter-Agency Career Speaking Series:

WHEN: Thursday, March 10 (4:30-6:30pm)
WHERE: Reckord Armory, Room 0131
DESCRIPTION: Army ROTC is hosting speakers from Federal agencies who will provide information about employment opportunities. This event is open to any student interested in Federal employment following graduation - you do not need to be in ROTC. The event will be in Reckord Armory, Room ARM0131.

Speakers and times are:

Department of State: 4:30-5:15PM

Secret Service: 5:15-5:45PM

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): 5:45-6:15PM

Department of Homeland Security: 6:15-6:45PM

How to Adult: Life After UMD Alumni Panel
WHEN: Thursday, March 10 (7:30pm)
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Margaret Brent A Room
DESCRIPTION: Listen to a panel of young alumni speak about their transition from UMD to the professional world. They will be sharing information about how UMD prepared them for success, how they acquired their first post-grad job, and how they practice a work/life balance. This event is hosted by the Honor Fraternity, Phi Sigma Pi
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/events/581430712024818/?active_tab=highlights

Panel Discussion with Congresswoman Donna Edwards

WHEN: Friday, March 11 (6:00-9:00pm)

WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Pri

DESCRIPTION: Join the student body at the University of Maryland in a panel discussion with Congresswoman Donna Edwards, the first African-American woman to represent Maryland in the US Congress!! Event will be held on March 11th from 6:00 - 9:00PM in the Prince George's Room of the Stamp Student Union.

Congresswoman Edwards will be taking questions and addressing concerns from student organizations on campus and from the general audience. There will be time for questions and refreshments. We hope to see you there!

LINK: www.ter.ps/donnaedwards

DC Events:

The FY2017 Defense Budget and Strategic Outlook

WHEN: Monday, March 7 (9:00-11:30am)

WHERE: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20036

DESCRIPTION: Please join the CSIS International Security Program for a half-day Defense360 conference on the recently released FY2017 defense budget request and strategic priorities. In the first session, Mike McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Dr. Jamie Morin, CAPE Director, and Robert Scher, ASD for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, will discuss the president's FY17 defense budget and the strategic calculus behind it. This session will be followed by a panel of experts that will provide commentary and assessment on defense strategy, the budget and their connectivity.

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Featuring opening remarks at 9am by:

Dr. John Hamre

CSIS President and CEO

With a discussion from 9am-10:30am among:

Mike McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Jamie Morin, Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation

Robert Scher, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities

Followed by a panel discussion from 10:30am-11:30am among:

Andrew Hunter, Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS

Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser, International Security Program, CSIS

Shawn Brimley, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security

Roger Zakheim, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Both sessions moderated by:

Todd Harrison, Director, Defense Budget Analysis and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS

LINK/RSVP: http://csis.org/event/fy2017-defense-budget-and-strategic-outlook - Please RSVP by emailing IntlSecurity@csis.org

US-Japan Relations and Southeast Asia: Meeting Regional Demands

WHEN: Monday, March 7 (12:00-1:30pm)
WHERE: East-West Center, 1819 L St NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESCRIPTION: US-Japan Relations and Southeast Asia: Meeting Regional Demands

An Asia Pacific Foreign Policy and Defense Seminar and report launch featuring:

Dr. Tsutomu Kikuchi , Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University; Adjunct Fellow, Japan Institute for International Affairs

Dr. Satu P. Limaye , Director, East-West Center in Washington        

Until recently, Southeast Asia had not been a region of sustained focus for the US-Japan relationship. Now as the international relations of the Asia-Pacific become more “multipolarized,” and engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become an area for strategic attention; a new era of more coordinated, sustained, and combined commercial and security involvement by the US and Japan in Southeast Asia may be at hand.

In light of these changes, the East-West Center in Washington, in collaboration with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), with the support of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, initiated a multi-year dialogue project with Southeast Asians about their perspectives on how the US-Japan relationship and alliance could or should approach cooperation with the region. In this special report launch, project co-chairs, Dr. Satu Limaye and Dr. Tsutomu Kikuchi, will share their findings on the perceptions of Southeast Asia on the role of and demand for the US and Japan, and policy recommendations for further engagement.
LINK/RSVP: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Z47

Business Engagement in USAID Public-Private Partnerships

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 (4:00pm)
WHERE: Falk Auditorium, Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESCRIPTION: The Addis Abba Action Agenda and the new set of Sustainable Development Goals set a premium on the role of the business community in advancing equitable growth and reducing poverty. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been in the forefront of engaging the private sector in promoting development. Since 2001 USAID has initiated an estimated 1,600 public-private partnerships (PPPs), valued at over $16 billion.

On March 8, the Global Economy and Development program will hold a public discussion on a new report, “USAID’s public-private partnerships: a data picture and review of business engagement.” The report presents data on the nature of these PPPs and provides detail on the extent of corporate involvement and the shared value and technical expertise they contribute.

Brookings Senior Fellow George Ingram will introduce the topic, then co-authors Anne Johnson and Helen Moser will make a brief presentation on key findings in the report. Following their presentation, George Ingram will moderate a panel discussion with Jane Nelson, Ann Mei Chang, and Johanna Nesseth Tuttle. Afterwards, questions will be taken from the audience.
LINK/RSVP: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/03/08-business-engagement-usaid?rssid=UpcomingEvents&utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=FeedBlitzRss&utm_content=Business+engagement+in+USAID+public-private+partnerships

Cybersecurity For A New America 2016: Second Annual Conference

WHEN: Wednesday, March 9 (9:00am-6:30pm)
WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
DESCRIPTION: Join New America for our second annual “Cybersecurity for a New America” Conference. This year our focus is on shaping the cybersecurity of the future. How will cyberspace evolve? What does that mean for cybersecurity? And what can we do to ensure that security gets better not worse?

In a series of traditional panel discussions, interview-style keynotes from government and the private sector, and 'pop-up' presentations we will explore a diverse range of topics looking at cybersecurity of the future. How will we secure growing networks of cars, health devices and other "things"? What can we do to ensure that our cyber workforce is more diverse and representative? How can complex networks of actors work together to mitigate the next Heartbleed-scale software vulnerability? How will global trends affect the cybersecurity challenges that will the United States?

Seats are limited, so RSVP now to confirm your attendance at this exciting event, part of New America’s Cybersecurity Initiative, and watch this page for further details in the weeks to come.
LINK/RSVP: https://www.newamerica.org/cybersecurity-initiative/cybersecurity-for-a-new-america-2016/

State parties: A neglected path to healthier politics

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 (2:00-3:30pm)
WHERE: Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESCRIPTION: Hidden in plain sight, state party organizations are linchpins of the U.S. political process, and evidence suggests they can act as important counterweights to polarization and extremism. Yet campaign finance rules and the explosive growth of super PACs have left state parties struggling on a playing field that is tilted against them. What is the condition of the state parties in the age of Trump? What are their prospects and how can they be strengthened? .

On March 8, the Center for Effective Public Management at Brookings will host a panel of experts to discuss a groundbreaking new report that combines interviews, financial data, and new survey results to assess the state of the state parties in 2016 and offer sensible, attainable recommendations for reform.

After the session, panelists will take audience questions.

LINK/RSVP: http://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-attend-state-parties-politics

A Conversation on Food and Nutrition Featuring Secretary Vilsack

WHEN: Wednesday, March 9 (10:00-11:30am)

WHERE: Bipartisan Policy Center, 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20005
DESCRIPTION: A recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that poor diet was the largest risk factor for death in the United States. An ongoing focus on food and nutrition as a cornerstone of health will be necessary to address both the physical and economic challenges associated with these poor health outcomes.

As part of National Nutrition Month, the Bipartisan Policy Center is hosting a conversation on food and nutrition, featuring Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. We invite you to join us on March 9 for a robust discussion with a bipartisan panel on the current state of nutrition in America and innovative approaches to creating a healthier future.
LINK/RSVP: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/a-conversation-on-food-and-nutrition-featuring-secretary-vilsack/

Media, International Relations, and Public Opinions
WHEN: Wednesday, March 9 (2:00-4:00pm)
WHERE: Confucius Institute U.S. Center, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESCRIPTION: Panel discussion with:
Moderated by Mr. Kevin Klose, Professor of Journalism at the University of Maryland, former editor and national and foreign correspondent with The Washington Post, and award-winning author and worldwide broadcasting executive.
Dr. Carl Botan, Professor of Communication and Public Relations at George Mason University, who has presented more than 50 international lectures on strategic communication and public relations all over the world.
Dr. Lan He, Professor of International Journalism at the Communication University of China, with specialties in international relations and mass communication, international issues and news reports, and public diplomacy.
Mr. Donghui Yu, Chief U.S. Correspondent with China Review News Agency of Hong Kong, a seasoned reporter covering many events on U.S.-China relations, international issues, and public opinion.
RSVP: Email Lauren Schick at cius@ciuscenter.org to RSVP!

Looking Forward: A Conversation with Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State

WHEN: Thursday, March 10 (10:30-11:30am)
WHERE: 6^th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
DESCRIPTION: Over the past 25 years, Kazakhstan has made hard-earned progress, rising from the poverty and chaos of sudden independence to become a middle-income nation. President Nazarbayev recently introduced a strategic vision for its long-term development, “Kazakhstan 2050,” outlining the key reforms necessary for Kazakhstan to become globally competitive.

Please join us for a conversation with Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State Gulshara Abdykalikova and Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev to discuss the road ahead. Secretary Abdykalikova also serves as Chairwoman of the National Commission for Women’s Affairs and Family and Demographics Policy, and will discuss the importance of facilitating women’s empowerment and leadership in order for Kazakhstan to realize its ambitious social and economic goals.

LINK/RSVP: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/looking-forward-conversation-kazakhstans-secretary-state

U.S. Response to Zika: Engagement with International Partners

WHEN: Friday, March 11 (11:00am-12:00pm)

WHERE: Capitol Visitor Center, Room HVC216, First Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20001

DESCRIPTION: Over the last several weeks, there has been considerable attention devoted to the Zika virus spreading throughout the Americas. Most worrisome about this pandemic is the potential link of the virus to a serious and sometimes deadly birth defect, microcephaly.

With the likelihood that there will be more cases in the United States in the coming weeks and months, the U.S. government is ramping up its domestic preparedness and response activities. In addition to this, the United States must also engage internationally with other affected countries and with the World Health Organization in order to reverse the course of the pandemic.

Two recent reports—the first issued by the Bipartisan Policy Center, entitled The Case for Strategic Health Diplomacy: A Study of PEPFAR, and the second issued by the Harvard Global Health Institute and partners, entitled Will Ebola change the game? Ten essential reforms before the next pandemic—offer insights for U.S. policymakers as they engage with international partners.

Join the Bipartisan Policy Center, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, and the Harvard Global Health Institute, as experts discuss these reports and provide additional recommendations to shape the U.S. Response to Zika.

LINK/RSVP: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/u-s-response-to-zika-engagement-with-international-partners/