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Workshop on the Liberal Arts in Higher Education

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Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 09:00am, ET —
Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 06:00pm, ET

COST   $125

This is a forum for faculty, administrators, and leadership from universities across South Asia, the Middle East, and neighboring regions (Central Asia and East Asia) to explore ways in which universities may develop a liberal arts education program for undergraduate students, while fostering such objectives as sustainable development; social inclusion and peace; and cooperation across national boundaries among individuals, institutions, and governments. These goals are essential to addressing shared global challenges and to realizing opportunities to advance human well-being. Universities, as institutions that prepare future leadership of societies, have a unique role to play in the achievement of these goals, educating students as global citizens who can understand, value, and contribute to the common good.

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Trump and Asia: Business as Usual?

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Tue, Apr 25, 2017 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm, ET

Cosponsored Event SAI Director Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, moderates a panel discussion on the impact of the election of Donald Trump on America’s trade and business dealings with Asian countries. Panellists: Mark Wu – Assistant Professor, Harvard Law School; member of the Faculty Advisory Committees of the East Asian Legal Studies Program and […]

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Megacities Asia

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Thu, Mar 24, 2016 from 05:30pm — 08:30pm, ET

Special Event In collaboration with the upcoming “Megacities Asia” exhibition on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from April 3 to July 17, 2016, this event will bring together artists and academics to examine contemporary Asian megacities including Beijing, Delhi, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Discussions will focus on the built environment in these […]

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The Future of Capitalism in India

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Fri, Apr 24, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

South Asia Without Borders Seminar Prasannan Parthasarathi, Professor of History, Boston College Amit Basole, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts-Boston Discussant: Sanjay G Reddy, Associate Professor of Economics and Co-Academic Director of the India-China Institute, The New School for Social Research Chair: Parimal G. Patil, Professor of Religion and Indian Philosophy, Committee on the Study of Religion, […]

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The Ephemeral City: Looking at Temporary Landscape of Religion in South Asia and Latin America

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Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 06:00pm, ET

What is the role of the Ephemeral City in the broader discussion about urbanism globally? Professor Rahul Mehrotra, Chair of  the Department of Urban Planing and Design (GSD), will moderate a conversation across disciplines about ephemerality in the landscapes of South Asian and Latin American cities.  The panel will feature Harvard scholars Felipe Hernandez (GSD), Marianne […]

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Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity Book Launch and Exhibition

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Thu, Apr 16, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

Over fifty Harvard professors, students, administrative staff, and medical practitioners made the pilgrimage to Allahabad, India, to the Kumbh Mela site in 2013, to analyze issues that emerge in any large-scale human gathering. The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral MEGACITY book and exhibition consolidate research findings and serve as an example of interdisciplinary research conducted at […]

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Health and Human Rights in Burma

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Wed, Feb 25, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

SAI Global Health Event Thomas Vallely, Senior Advisor, Mainland Southeast Asia, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School Dr. Cynthia Maung, Director, Mae Tao Clinic, Thai-Burmese Border Dr. Parveen K. Parmar, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Community Partners International Phyu Phyu Saan, Senior Researcher, Global Justice Center, New York Chair: Arthur Kleinman, Director, Harvard University Asia Center; Esther and Sidney Rabb […]

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Reporting on Asia: A Discussion with Four Nieman Fellows

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Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:15pm, ET

Glenda M. Gloria, Managing Editor and Co-Founder of Rappler, Philippines social news network Shalini Singh, Features Reporter, New Delhi, India; former reporter for The Week and the Hindustan Times; founding trustee at the People’s Archive of Rural India Bonny Symons-Brown, Australian Broadcasting Corporation; former TV news anchor, Jakarta, Indonesia Edward Wong, The New York Times; […]

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