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February 14
"Myanmar and Human Rights"
(please note this event will be virtual only)

Pratima Narayan
international human rights lawyer
sponsored by  Friends of Great Decisions

February 21
"Conservation on Drugs: Challenges and Solutions"
This program was rescheduled from Feb. 7
 
Dr. Jennifer Devine 
Texas State University 
sponsored by Grand Rapids Community College

February 24
"Global Cooperation in Space:
The Case of Mining and the Role of Law"
(please note this event will be held on a Thursday)

Dr. Frans von der Dunk
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
sponsored by  Eenhoorn LLC and the Netherland-America Foundation

February 28
"Russia and the U.S."
(please note this event will be held at the Spectrum Theatre on GRCC’s campus)

Dr. Fiona Hill
former senior director, National Security Council 
Sponsored by Grand Valley State University
Link to Dr. Hill's book, There Is Nothing For You Here

March 7
"People in Transition:
Examining Global Demographic Changes"
(please note this event will be virtual only)

Dr. Mark Hugo Lopez
director, race and ethnicity research, Pew Research Center 
Sponsored by  Montcalm Community College
Link to Dr. Lopez' slide deck

March 14
"India and the Quad Alliance"

Richard M. Rossow
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Sponsored by UFP Industries

March 21
"Creating a Just Transition in Climate Change Policy"

Vonda Brunsting
Initiative for Responsible Investment, Harvard University
Sponsored by Calvin University

Mar. 28
"Biden's Foreign Policy Agenda: 
How It Started and Where It's Going"

Elizabeth Shackelford 
Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs
Link to Ms. Shackelford's Book, The Dissent Channel
 

Plus, join us for an additional program on

February 16

Implications of Industrial Policy on Manufacturing  

(please note this event will be a luncheon with separate cost and registration) 
 

Sridhar Kota
entrepreneur and Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan