Upcoming Events

17
Mar

Around the World Wednesdays: Working in the Foreign Service (Germany)

Panel Discussion/Presentation

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS) is teaming up with the Institute of Government and Politics to bring you Around the World Wednesdays – a series of conversations with Utah State University alumni working internationally. Join us each month as we virtually visit a different region to learn the ins and outs of finding opportunities abroad, navigating a new culture, and exploring professional environments beyond our borders. On Wednesday, March 17th, we'll be joined by Porter Illi (BA International Studies and Political Science '12), Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. Department of State, currently serving in the External Political Unit at the U.S. embassy in Berlin. Porter earned a Master of Science in Foreign Service and a certificate in Diplomatic Studies from Georgetown University and has previously served tours in Mexico and Sri Lanka. Co-host Dr. Shannon Peterson will also be available to share opportunities for current USU students interested in interning abroad.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
18
Mar

Intersexion Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion/Presentation | Inclusive Excellence

Utah State University’s Center for Intersectional Gender Studies and Research hosts a panel discussion Thursday, March 18, to explore this phenomenon, along with stories shared by intersex people, in the landmark 2012 documentary, Intersexion. The film is available for free viewing on YouTube.

All are welcome to the discussion, presented on Zoom at 4 p.m. MST, featuring Mani Mitchell, the film’s researcher and presenter; bioethicist and journalist Alice Dreger; intersex activist Jelly O’Shea and USU neuroendocrinologist Sara Freeman.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
31
Mar

Eli Saslow, author of Rising out of Hatred: the Awakening of a Former White Nationalist

Panel Discussion/Presentation | Inclusive Excellence

The Institute of Government and Politics and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences present:
Pulitzer prize-winning author, and journalist for the Washington Post, Eli Saslow will be talking (via zoom) about his book Rising out of Hatred. The story follows Derek Black, a young white nationalist who has a change of ideology after an immersive undergraduate college experience. We will be exploring the state of the white nationalist movement in America, as well as the impact a diverse college experience can have on an individual.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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