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Spring 2012
“Bugs, Sweat and Fears: A Family Vacation in the Jungle of Belize”
Presented by Cindy Christian, Director of the Alworth Institute
February 9, 2012
“The Impact of Confucianism on Personal Relationships and Communication”
Presented by Dr. Hairong Feng, Assistant Professor in the UMD Department of Communication
February 16, 2012
“Global Poverty through a Human Rights Lens”
Presented by Bret Thiele, Co-Executive Director of the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
March 1, 2012
“Observations of Chile”
Presented by Justin Anderson, UMD Organizational Management and Honors Student
March 5, 2012
“Pakistan Revisited: Between the West and the Worst” Presented by Waqas Ahmad, Graduate Student, and Hammad T. Quddusi, Undergraduate Student UMD Engineering Management Department
March 22, 2012
“Border Politics from Above and Below: Fighting for Democracy in Spite of Elections”
Presented by Macrina Cardenas de Alarcon, Community Activist and Educator, Tijuana, Mexico
March 29, 2012
“Transforming Agricultural Development and Production in Africa: Learning from Local Practitioners”
Presented by Dr. Randel Hanson, Assistant Professor, UMD Geography Department
April 5, 2012
“Religion and the Jewish Question”
Presented by Mrs. Leonore Baeumler, UMD Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Committee, and Dr. Deborah Petersen-Perlman, Associate Professor in the UMD Department of Communication
April 12, 2012
“Rattle Your Dags and Other Terms of Endearment I Learned in New Zealand/Aotearoa”
Presented by Dr. Pat Farrell, Associate Professor, UMD Geography Department
April 26, 2012
“(K)ein Einwanderungsland: Redefining German-ness in the 21st Century”
Presented by Mylii Pukema, UMD International Studies and English Student
May 3, 2012