Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, pictured, spoke at SIUE in October. She will return Jan. 22 to present “Winners and Losers: Women in the Arab Spring” as part of the SIUE International Speakers Series.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Center for International Programs welcomes a new roster of professionals for its spring installment of the International Speaker Series beginning this month.
“We are extremely excited to offer another group of speakers who will bring valuable global insights to our extended campus community,” said Ron Schaefer, director of the SIUE Center for International Programs. “Last fall, our International Speaker Series presentations generated a great deal of dialogue among students, as well as staff and faculty members, and those in the community.
“I’m confident that our spring line up will result in even greater discourse and discussion, as well as the continued cultural enlightenment and engagement of those who attend as they explore subjects that stretch beyond U.S. borders.”
Dr. Haleh Esfandiari is the director of Middle East Programs at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. She will present “Winners or Losers: Women in the Arab Spring” from 10-10:50 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the Hickory-Hackberry Room in the Morris University Center.
Esfandiari spoke at the University this past fall. She shared her compelling personal story of her 200-day imprisonment in Iran and the state of Iran today. She authored “My Prison, My Home: One Woman’s Story of Captivity in Iran.”
From 10-10:50 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, Adam Garfinkle, from the Hans Arnold Center of the American Academy in Berlin, will speak on “The Syrian Civil War: Stake and Consequences.” He will deliver his talk in the MUC’s Redbud-Oak Room.
The series will conclude with Lucy Wanjiru, from the Bureau of Development Policy at the United Nations. She will discuss “Gender Environment and Climate Change” from 10-10:50 a.m. Monday, March 24 in the MUC’s Mississippi-Illinois Room.
Members of the University and surrounding communities are welcome to attend the events. If entire classes plan to attend a series, the faculty member leading the class is asked to contact International Programs at rschaef@siue.edu, or 618-650-3278 or dschill@siue.edu, or 618-650-3785 to ensure sufficient seating is available.