Reves Center for International Studies Events

Miss watching the Fresh Prince of Bel Air? The Proud Family? A Different World? Martin? No worries! Join us for a series of skits based on the popular '90s and '00s TV shows, with an African twist! Tickets will be $3 presale, $5 at the door.

Human Security Law Center invites you to join us for former U.S. Ambassador to Belize, Vinai Thummalapally's talk on US Trade Policies: Where We've Been, Where We Are Going and How to Get Back On Track. Pizza will be served. 

This year?s Schmidt speaker is Marya Doerfel from Rutgers University, speaking on ?Social Networks, Disrupted: How Organizations and Communities Achieve Resilience in Volatile Conditions.? Wednesday, April 5th, 4:00pm in ISC1127.

The James A. Bill Memorial Conference honors the Reves Center's Founding Director and brings renowned scholars and experts from the fields of international relations, diplomacy,  journalism and history to share insights and perspective on the Middle East.

Join us as our Africana Studies seniors present brief presentations of their individual research.

Join the PIPS undergraduate research fellows as they present innovative solutions to emerging international security challenges.

Admission: FREE

Pre-concert lecture at 6pm

Please join the Japanese section for a trip to the National Cherry-Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri) in Washington, DC, on April 8th! 

Come sing your favorite songs in English and Chinese with WMCI!

?The Washington Home of the Philippine Suffrage Movement?  

A lecture honoring the esteemed group of women Filipino suffragists and independence fighters

Monday, April 10
2:00 -3:00 PM
Andrews Hall, Room 101

*Free Banh Mi Sandwiches to First 30 Attendees!

The Reves Center presents historian and author Jeremy Black for a lecture entitled Rethinking the Holocaust.

 Keynote Speaker: Fuseo Kato, Ph.D., M.D., (Jikei University, Tokyo, Japan).  Title: "Synaptic plasticity in the nociceptive amygdala - What is the biological role of emotion in pain?"

Lecture by visiting scholar Giovanni Capoccia, Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford, where he is a Fellow of Corpus Christi College.

Eat at Chipotle on April 12th between 2:00pm and 9:00pm and 50% of the proceeds will be donated to the Bosnia Project! Don't forget to tell the cashier you're supporting the Project!

Emiko Soltis, Executive Director of Freedom University, and several Freedom University students give the third of three campus COLL 300 presentations scheduled for Spring 2017.

Join the PIPS undergraduate research fellows as they present innovative solutions to emerging international security challenges. 

Please join MLSA and the Mediation Society to meet author, attorney and human rights activist Qasim Rashid as he shares lessons he has learned from advocacy and how his personal ethics have impacted his work. Lunch (not pizza) will be served!

Guest lecture by Burcu Bayram, who is currently doing cutting-edge work investigating how the public perceives foreign aid and is working on a policy-relevant project on how foreign aid projects are communicated to the public.

The deadline to apply for Study Abroad Non-W&M Programs and Fall 2017 and Academic Year Scholarships is April 14 at 5:00pm.

This fascinating new book chronicles the decades of ground-breaking research being done by a team of Russian scientists in Siberia studying the mechanisms of domestication in silver foxes.  

Come out to the 5K Run for Refugees sponsored by Amnesty International Saturday, April 15th and help raise awareness and money for ShelterBox, an amazing organization that provides emergency shelter and relief to refugees!

Facebook: Run for Refugees 5K 

The William & Mary Confucius Institute invites the greater Williamsburg community to explore ancient Chinese martial arts and health improvement techniques on World Taiji and Qigong Day.

Join the Japanese Culture Association on Monday, April 17th at SadlerTerrace from 11AM to 3:00PM for some delicious Japanese food for $1!

Please join us for the AMES & APIA Capstone Conference Keynote Lecture: "Recasting Caste: Transnational Alliances and Affiliations in Dalit Activism" by Dr. Purvi Mehta Assistant Professor, Colorado College, History and Feminist & Gender Studies;

Undergraduate students present their research on modern Chinese literature and culture. 

Col. (Ret.) Lawrence Wilkerson and Mr. Edward Snowden (via livestream) will discuss global surveillance, the role of intelligence in national security, and the intricate balance between privacy, security, the media and the protection of civil rights.

Free.

This presentation focuses on how the Mexican contemporary cabaret group, Las Reinas Chulas, uses performative means to critique definitions of mexicanidad (or, Mexicanness) proliferated by Mexico?s Golden Age Cinema (1930-1960) and its on-screen idols. 

Join HOPE and the William & Mary community at Take Back the Night, a night that is dedicated to the support and healing of survivors of sexual assault. The event will feature personal testimonies, poetry, and a candlelight vigil. 

Come out to see Salsa Club's Annual Salsa Showcase! Club members will be performing self-choregraphed bachata, merengue, cha cha, and salsa routines. FREE Admission! Bring your friends for a nice evening of Latin dancing.

Join other members of W&M's faculty and staff as we support students and ourselves on this important evening focused on supporting survivors and preventing future sexual assaults from occurring.  This is a two-part event (see within).

Marginality by Design: An Asian American Perspective
by Dr. Chinua Akimaro Thelwell 

Addressing social marginalization in Asian American Studies

DATE | Friday, April 21 
TIME | 12 -1 PM
LOCATION | Morton 314

*Free Banh Mi Sandwiches to First 30 Attendees

Admission: Free and open to the public

This event is brought to you by the AVF Forum and the William & Mary Public Policy Program