Government Events

Chitralekha Zutshi, Class of 1962 Professor of History, will read excerpts from and discuss her new book, Sheikh Abdullah: The Caged Lion of Kashmir, a biography of the controversial Kashmiri leader, recently published by HarperCollins India.

“The future of this Republic is in the hands of the American voter.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

Free elections are among the strongest pillars of democracy. In the midst of primary season, join us for a panel conversation on the state of American elections.

Computational social scientist Sam Bestvater will provide an overview of the  Pew Research Center Data Labs team's methodological toolkit as well as current research on social media usage, podcast content & guests, & attitudes toward EV adoption.

The Politics of Zionism: Conflict & Reconciliation

Palestine and Palestinians in Modern History: Denialism & the Question of Genocide

Palestinian-Israeli Relations Before and After October 7th

A panel on "US, Japan, and Baseball" with baseball historian Rob Fitts and former player and manager Ken Macha

Investigative journalist, author and activist Elena Kostyuchenko will deliver a talk at William & Mary on March 21st at 5pm. The title of her talk is "The New Social Journalism in Russia & Ukraine," and it is part of the Tepper Lecture Series.

Join us on Thursday, March 21 to kick off the 4th Annual National Security Conference with a book talk and signing from Shane Harris & Stephanie Pell!

4th Annual National Security Conference - Data & Democracy: AI, Cyber Defense, & National Security

Alissa Johannsen Rubin, Senior International Correspondent for the New York Times, covering climate and conflict issues in the Middle East, will deliver the George Tayloe Ross Address on International Peace at the symposium on climate and conflict.

In this one-day symposium at the Law School, speakers will explore the urgency of the interrelationships between climate and conflict and potential avenues (legal, political, scientific, diplomatic) to address this growing threat. 

Dr. Alex Dehgan, Snow leopard and Afghanistan conservation specialist, conservation innovator and mobilizer, co-founder and CEO of Conservation X Labs gives an IIC Conservation Speaker Series  talk: "Preventing the Next Pandemic through Planetary Health"