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Wintersession 2021
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
Responsible Global Leadership and a Path to Rebuilding Global Institutions
An Albright Institute conversation with Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 and Ms. Susana Malcorra, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Argentine Republic (2015-2017). Moderated by Carol Giacomo, Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board (2007-2020). Panelists will share their reflections on the future of cooperative global problem solving.
Wintersession 2021
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
HUMAN RIGHTS
From Impunity To Accountability with David Miliband
The Albright Institute at Wellesley College invites you to a conversation with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and Albright Institute Faculty Director Stacie Goddard. The theme of this talk will be rebuilding accountability amongst international actors responsible for responding to humanitarian crises.
Wintersession 2020
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
A Conversation with Ambassador Susan E. Rice
Susan E. Rice, National Security Advisor (2013-2017), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013) speaks candidly in conversation with Michael Jeffries, Professor in Ethics, Associate Professor and Chair of American Studies at Wellesley College. Ambassador Rice provides thoughtful reflections on the importance of human caring, holding oneself accountable and choosing “what you love” as one moves through career and life decisions.
Wintersession 2020
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
A Conversation with Secretary Madeleine Albright ’59 and Ambassador Victoria Nuland: Leadership on a Global Stage
Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59, U.S. Secretary of State (1997–2001), and Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2013–2017) discuss their experiences as female leaders in a panel moderated by Smitha Radhakrishnan, Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College.
Wintersession 2020
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
HUMAN RIGHTS
How International Organizations Can Direct the Conversation and Create Change Around Gender
Wintersession 2020
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
Bringing Wellesley Perspectives to Global Challenges
Wintersession 2020
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
HUMAN RIGHTS
The Paradox of Civil Resistance in the 21st Century
Wintersession 2020
EDUCATION
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Mathematics and Democracy
Wintersession 2019
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
Challenges To Democracy
Madeleine Albright ’59, Samantha Power, Cass Sunstein
Wintersession 2018
EDUCATION
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
In the Balance: Setting a Course to Restore Democratic Principles
In the Balance: Setting a Course to Restore Democratic Principles
Wintersession 2018
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
HUMAN RIGHTS
Who Is Mr. Putin and What in the World Is He After?
Nina Tumarkin, the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Slavic Studies and a Professor of History at Wellesley College, shared her insight into the history of the rise of Vladimir Putin and his role and goals in the current global landscape.
Wintersession 2018
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
How the World Sees America In the Age of Trump
Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center, shared global polling data depicting attitudes toward the United States and explained the implications of recent trends.
Wintersession 2018
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
HUMAN RIGHTS
Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Korea
Jieun Baek, PhD Candidate of Policy Policy at Oxford University, Melissa Hanham, Senior Research Associate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and a human rights activists shared their various experiences living in and working with the people of North Korea in a panel moderated by Kathy Moon, Edith Stix Wasserman Professor of Asian Studies and professor of political science at Wellesley.
Wintersession 2018
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
North Korea's Pursuit of Nuclear and Missile Weapons: A Chinese Perspective
Xiaohe Cheng, an Associate Professor of International Relations at the School of International Studies at Renmin University of China, provided insight into the Chinese perspective on current affairs in North Korea, what he sees as the countries’ options for action, and what he predicts will happen between the two moving forward.
Wintersession 2018
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
North Korea: Myths, Lies and Truths
Kathy Moon, the Edith Stix Wasserman Professor of Asian Studies and a Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, examined many of the most common myths surrounding life in North Korea and shared with Fellows the facts of the country, its government, and the life of its citizens.
Wintersession 2018
ENVIRONMENT
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
The Republican Reversal: Conservatives, Climate Change, and Global Environmental Governance
Jay Turner, associate professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College, discusses the science, history, and politics of climate change.
Wintersession 2018
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
HUMAN RIGHTS
Aiding Refugees: Obama and Trump Administration Policies
Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (2012-2017), shared her experience working in the Department of State and discussed the evolving policies around aid given to refugees.
Wintersession 2018
INEQUALITY
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Altered Political Bodies: Gender, Disinformation, and Democracy
Sandra Pepera, Director of the Gender, Women and Democracy branch of the National Democratic Institute, spoke about her experiences working with intersectional thinkers around the world to tackle issues of gender inequity.
Wintersession 2018
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
HUMAN RIGHTS
Criminalizing and Surveilling Immigrants: How Increased Enforcement Threatens Safety and Democracy
“Criminalizing and Surveilling Immigrants: How Increased Enforcement Threatens Safety and Democracy," Sarah Sherman-Stokes
Wintersession 2018
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Populism: Types, Policies, Consequences, Alternatives
Joseph Joyce, the M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations; Professor of Economics at Wellesley College spoke on the different understandings of populism from an economic perspective.
The Spoke
EDUCATION
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
LEADERSHIP
Meet The Spoke
Feb 2, 2018
by The Albright Institute
Halimatou Hima Moussa Dioula
’10
Minister Counsellor - in Charge of Security Council Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Niger to the United Nations
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Véronique Christory
Senior Arms Control Adviser, International Committee of the Red Cross
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Kim Yi Dionne
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California Riverside
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Carol Giacomo
Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)
CULTURE
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Maya Nandakumar
’19
Doctoral Candidate in Political Science, The University of Chicago
CULTURE
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Annie Pforzheimer
Senior Non-resident Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Sandra Pepera
Senior Associate and Director for Gender, Women and Democracy, National Democratic Institute
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Sarah Lucas
’92
Program Officer, Global Development, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Suzy George
Chief Operating Officer, ONE
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Minh-Thu Pham
Former Executive Director of Global Policy, United Nations Foundation
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Antonia De Meo
’89
OHCHR Representative & Chief of Human Rights and Rule of Law Service, United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
HUMAN RIGHTS
Erica Chenoweth
Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights & International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
INEQUALITY
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Susan E. Rice
National Security Advisor (2013-2017), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Farah Pandith
Former Diplomat & Author
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Victoria Nuland
Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Véronique Christory
Senior Arms Control Adviser, International Committee of the Red Cross
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Leta Hong Fincher
Associate Research Scholar, Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Ivar Tallo
Executive Director, Allazo Polis Foundation
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
SCIENCE & TECH
Jessica "Zhanna" Malekos Smith
’13
Reuben Everett Cyber Scholar, Duke University Law School
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
SCIENCE & TECH
Seva Gunitsky
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY