The Young Initiative invites foreign policy experts and guest speakers to campus to engage in discussions on international relations and the global political economy with students and faculty.
Past Young Initiative Events
Young Initiative speakers give students and faculty an opportunity to expand their understanding of global issues. The Young Initiative sponsors several speakers and student events each academic year highlighting particular aspects of global affairs and the global political economy. The Young Speakers program is devoted to highlighting the work and success of eminent international affairs experts and SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ alumni in public service and academia.
As a scholar with close personal ties to SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, Dr. Warigia Bowman was excited to be on campus on Monday, Jan. 25. A professor of African politics at the University of Arkansas’ Clinton School of Public Service, Dr. Bowman spoke about her recent research regarding hate speech and the use of text messaging in the 2013 Kenyan elections.
On November 19, students filled the Johnson Atrium to see Stephen Walt, preeminent international relations scholar at Harvard’s Kennedy School, give his talk "Follies, Foibles, and Fiascoes: Why American Foreign Policy keeps Failing."
Journalist visited SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ on Thursday, November 12, 2015 to speak at two events.
Just before the lunch hour on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs hosted Norwegian author in the Johnson Global Atrium.
On Monday, October 26, 2015, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ hosted "Sexualities, Genders, and Rights: Histories and Futures."
I have found that one of the most important resources that every student can and should take advantage of here at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is the wide assortment of guests that the department will bring in. It never ceases to amaze me the number of famous well-known figures that come. Speakers like Howard Dean and Strobe Talbot.
The last academic year has proven to be exceptionally productive for the Young Initiaitve at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.
This past Monday, February 9th, 2015, Dr. Kathryn Sikkink visited SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to give a talk entitled "Human Rights as a Tool for Emancipation." I had the pleasure of hearing both her official talk, given to Occidental’s first-year class as a part of the Core Program’s lecture series, as well as attending a smaller lunch between Dr. Sikkink and students. Dr.