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February 2024

Greetings,


Spring semester is in full swing and we have many exciting and engaging programs to look forward to. Last month, we welcomed Jeremy Young (SMCM '06) with a lecture on Academic Freedom and American Democracy. We hope to continue this momentum with a diverse array of programming in February.


Please review our newsletter for information regarding our upcoming programs. For more information on our programs or for information regarding the Center for the Study of Democracy, please visit our website or send us an email.


I also encourage you to follow the Center on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.


Warm regards,


Antonio Ugues Jr., PhD

Director, Center for the Study of Democracy

UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb. 1

Merchants of Doubt

Film Screening

Cole Cinema, 4:45-6:00 pm


Feb. 8

Dr. Simon Serfaty

Public Lecture

Cole Cinema, 7:30-9:00 pm


Feb. 12

Dr. Corey Basch

Public Lecture

Cole Cinema, 4:45-6:00 pm


Feb. 22

Historically Speaking

Fr. Francis Walsh

St. Peter Claver Church, 6:30-8:00 pm


Feb. 28

RADM Tim Gallaudet (ret.)

Public Lecture

Cole Cinema, 11:20-12:20 pm


March 6

Kivu Ruhorahoza

Film Screening

Cole Cinema, 7:30-9:00 pm

RISING TIDE: DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

A World Astray: Is the U.S. Still

the Indispensable Power?


by Dr. Simon Serfaty


The Center is pleased to host the inaugural lecture of a new series titled Rising Tide: Distinguished Lecture in International Affairs. The inaugural lecture will be delivered by Dr. Simon Serfaty.


An established authority on political transitions, Dr. Serfaty contends that the past 30 years (1991-2021) have been years of failed transitions: the end of the Cold War and its unipolar moment of global preponderance; September 11 and its unwinnable wars; the great recession and its unevenly shared recovery; the Arab Spring and its still-born democratic surge; Brexit and its challenge to Europe’s ever closer union; and more. The consequences have been cumulative and the next 20 years have been unfolding as years of an unpredictable global mutation. America remains the indispensable power, but over the next 20 years we will have to do better than we did over the previous 30: if not the United States who; if not with allies and partners, with whom; if not now, when?  


Simon Serfaty is a professor and Eminent Scholar (emeritus since 2020) in U.S. foreign policy at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia. He also holds the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy (emeritus) at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS).


Learn more here.

HISTORICALLY

SPEAKING:

Fr. Francis M. Walsh

The Story of the

St. Inigoes Mission 1634-1994

Join the St. Peter Claver Catholic Church community in welcoming back Fr. Francis Michael Walsh to celebrate the publication of his book – The Story of the St. Inigoes Mission 1634-1994


“Woven into the fabric of the story Father Walsh tells is an enduring optimism. The possibility of positive change, the idea that within the faith itself, Black and White Catholics could arrive at shared understanding of how to pursue their best lives. That is the message of this work.”

- Garrey Dennie, PhD

Associate Professor of History, St. Mary's College of Maryland


Learn more here.

The Media Literacy, Civic Engagement and Democracy (MLCED) Project Presents

Health information

on TikTok:

Friend or Foe?

The MLCED Project is pleased to welcome Dr. Corey Basch for a lecture on health science information and misinformation and TikTok.


Corey Hannah Basch, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, is Professor and Chair of the Public Health Department at William Paterson University. Dr. Basch also holds master’s degrees in nutrition education, communication and education, and cognition and learning as well as a doctorate all from Teachers College, Columbia University. In addition, she holds an MPH with an emphasis in public health practice from University of Massachusetts Amherst.


Learn more here.

What Does a Career

in Aquatic Science Look Like?


Find out from an industry expert what a career in aquatic science can look like. An oceanographer for more than 30 years, Rear Admiral Gallaudet (ret.) is an inspirational authority on ocean science, technology, and leadership. He brings a wealth of knowledge of aquatic science from his extensive time in the Navy and work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).


Rear Admiral Gallaudet (ret.) is the former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). From 2017-2019 he served as the Acting Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator. Before these assignments, he served for 32 years in the US Navy, completing his service in 2017 as the Oceanographer of the Navy. In his current position, Rear Admiral Gallaudet leads NOAA’s 

Blue Economy activities that advance marine transportation, sustainable seafood, ocean exploration and mapping, marine tourism and recreation, and coastal resilience. He also directs NOAA’s support to the Administration’s INDOPACOM-Pacific Strategy, oversees NOAA’s Arctic research, operations, and engagement, and is leading the execution of the NOAA science and technology strategies for Artificial Intelligence, Unmanned Systems, ‘Omics, Cloud, and Citizen Science. Rear Admiral Gallaudet has a Bachelor’s Degree from the US Naval Academy and a Master’s and Doctorate Degree from Scripps Institution 

of Oceanography, all in oceanography.


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