Arts & Sciences

About the Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series

The Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series is the flagship speaker series of the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in FIU’s College of Arts & Sciences. Generously supported by a gift from the Shepard Broad Foundation Inc. and a match from the college, the series provides students, faculty and the community with insights into the events and forces shaping contemporary global affairs.

By enriching the school’s academic programs and strengthening its outreach initiatives, the series actively supports SIPA’s mission. Every semester, the series brings notable speakers to the FIU campuses, including Michael D. Kennedy, the Howard R. Swearer Director of the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University; Jeffry A. Frieden, the Stanfield Professor of International Peace at Harvard University; and John J. Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, among others.

Taking inspiration from the legacy of Ruth and Shepard Broad, whose lives and works transcended the boundaries of states and societies, SIPA strives to be a premier institution for research, education and training in the fields of international and public affairs, as well as an essential resource for analysis and consulting. The school brings together many of FIU’s internationally oriented disciplines and houses many of the university’s most prominent international centers, institutes and programs. SIPA provides cutting edge perspectives, worlds ahead faculty, and the analytical skills necessary to comprehend and compete in the globalized world of the 21st Century. _________________________________________________________________________________________

Fall 2012

Vaclav Havel’s Legacy of Freedom Celebrating Vaclav Havel’s Visit to FIU Ten Years Later

Lecture with Former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine K. Albright
Sep. 13, 2012 | 3:00PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC Ballrooms
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Students and Universities: Leading the Future of Development

Lecture with Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator
Friday, Sep. 21, 2012 | 3:30PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 125
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The U.S. Foreign Service: Behind the Scenes of American Diplomacy

Lecture with Nicolas Kralev
Thursday, Sep. 27, 2012 | 6:30PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion

The Latino Voter in the 2012 Presidential Election

Panel Discussion
Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 | 10:00AM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion

Iran, Israel and the United States: The Fateful Triangle and the Challenges Ahead

Lecture with Trita Parsi, President of the National Iranian American Council
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 | 12:30PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 125
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France and the United States: At the Core of Innovation

Lecture by Francois Delattre, French Ambassador to the US
Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 | 10:30AM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Frost Art Museum Room 107
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Spiritual Entrepreneurship: A Talk with Dipak Jain

Inaugural Mahavir Nirvan Lecture, with Dipak C. Jain
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 | 6:00 PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 125
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The U.K., Europe and Iran: Historical and Contemporary Dynamics

Lecture by Edmund Herzig, Oxford University
Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 | 11:00AM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 166

Spring 2013

Let My People Go: African Americans and the Hebrew Bible

Lecture by Tudor Parfitt, Florida International University
January 29, 2013 | 5:00PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 140

A Conversation with Former Governor Jeb Bush

Conversation with Former Governor Jeb Bush
January 31, 2013 | 1:00 PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion
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Psychological Asymmetry as a model in the Israel-Arab Dynamic

Lecture by Irwin (Yitzchak) Mansdorf, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
February 4, 2013 | 2:00PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 305

Canada and the United States: A Partnership for Security and Prosperity

Lecture by Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the United States
February 6, 2013 | 2:00PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Frost Art Museum Cafe
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How IBM Co-Planned and Co-Organized the Holocaust: What the New Documentation Shows

Lecture by Edwin Black, NY Times Best Selling Author
February 7, 2013 | 10:00AM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Frost Art Museum Cafe
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The Lemba Jews of Zimbabwe

Lecture by Modreck Maeresera, Lemba Tribal Leader
February 20, 2013 | 6:45PM | Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Ave. Miami Beach

Discovering Genuine Communication Using the "Middle Way"

Lecture by the Venerable Lama Karma Chötso, Resident Teacher of the Kagyu Shedrip Chöling Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Center
March 29, 2013 | 9:00 AM | Coral Gables Congregational Church Parsonage, 3131 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables

Advocates for Freedom: Freeing Prisoners of Conscience in the 21st Century

Lecture with Jared Genser, Freedom Now
April 3, 2013 | 3:00 PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Frost Art Museum Cafe

Peace-Building & Reconciliation: Gifts to a Troubled World from Mandela's South Africa

Lecture by Ebrahim Rasool, South African Ambassador to the US
April 16, 2013 | 2:00 PM | FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Frost Art Museum Cafe