Welcome to the Alworth Institute Website. Here you will find information about our various programs and activities, as well as resources including the Alworth Institute Weblog and Self Tests. Visit the Memorial Lecture page for a summary of upcoming and past Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Annual Memorial Lectures. The International Lecture section provides information about the Alworth International Lecture Series as well as summarizes recent talks by guest speakers. For information about and a listing of our upcoming noon-time International Brown Bag Lectures, visit our Brown Bag Lecture page.
About the Alworth Institute:
The Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies (The Alworth Institute) was established in 1987 by the Alworth family to commemorate the life and interests of Royal D. Alworth, Jr. In line with those interests, the Alworth Institute aims to engage students, staff and the wider public in open discussion, for educational, social and democratic purposes, of a wide range of international issues and of their domestic implications.
The objectives of the Alworth Institute are to:
- promote knowledge and understanding of both topical, and enduring, international and global issues amongst students, staff and the community served by UMD;
- provide accessible seminars, public lectures and conferences on international issues in ways likely to promote international understanding, enhance democratic discussion, negotiation and reconciliation;
- articulate international issues and any domestic implications in ways that help further discussion nationally and locally;
- act as a shared community resource, on issues relating to international studies, with the wider community served by UMD.
"The role of the Alworth Institute is to create an academic and social space for the public discussion of a whole range of international issues currently under-reported in the media. We supply the information and the opportunities to discuss; you make up your own mind on where you stand."
Dr. W. Henderson
Director of the Alworth Institute
Latest News :
The Alworth Institute 2008-2009 programs are now posted. Please note two new initiatives for the Alworth Institute - the International Reading Group and the WorldQuest Competition. (see the Special Events section at www.d.umn.edu/alworth/main/intllecture.php)
Fellowship Fund: The highly successful visit by Dr. Elżbieta Stadtmüller of the University of Wroclaw in Poland came to an end on April, 30, 2008.. Dr. Stadtmüller was the first International Visiting Fellow at the Alworth Institute. During the one-month visit, Dr. Stadtmüller gave three very-well attended and well-received public lectures (summaries of these lectures are available on the weblog) and made twelve class visits as guest lecturer.
A Fellowship Fund to provide ongoing support for the Alworth Institute's International Fellow has been established. If you wish to contribute in order to sustain this program, please contact Adam S. Meyer at 218-726-6708.