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International Relations career workshop
Dr. Thomas Dolan held an International Relations career workshop for political science students and other UCF students interested in jobs in the international arena last month. You can watch videos from the workshop here. The workshop focused on helping undergraduate students—particularly sophomores and juniors—plan how to use their time at UCF to best prepare themselves […]
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CNN analyst Peter Bergen speaks at UCF
Below is an article from a COS journalism student that ran in the Orlando Sentinel. Five months after a team of U.S. Navy SEALs raided a secret suburban compound killing al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen spoke to an audience at the University of Central Florida Tuesday about the future […]
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CNN’s Peter Bergen to speak at UCF
Peter Bergen, CNN’s national security analyst and the author of “The Osama bin Laden I Know,” will speak at the University of Central Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 11. “After Osama bin Laden: Terrorism’s Future Prospects” will begin at 3 p.m. in the Cape Florida Ballroom of the Student Union. The event, organized by the UCF […]
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Conference to Examine Social Media’s Role in Politics
The political and social changes sweeping across the world will be the focus of an annual global issues conference at the University of Central Florida. “People Power, Politics and Global Change” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union. The conference, hosted by […]
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Tuesday: NSC guest speaker from the NYT
The UCF Global Perspectives Office along with NSC is pleased to announce that James Traub, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, will speak Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at the University of Central Florida. Traub will give a presentation titled “You Cant Mistreat People Forever: The Revolution in the Arab World” at 3 […]
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Kidnapped journalist, Gandhi’s grandson visit UCF
Several distinguished speakers including Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid, one of four New York Times journalists who were kidnapped in Libya this year, will give talks at the University of Central Florida this fall. Hosted by UCF’s Global Perspectives Office, the talks are part of the office’s mission to sharpen UCF’s international focus. The office […]
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Rami George Khouri visits UCF on Dec. 2
Rami George Khouri, executive editor of the Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star, will speak Thursday, Dec. 2, at the University of Central Florida. “The Perils and Promise of Communication Between the Arab World, the Middle East and the West” will begin at 3 p.m. in the Garden Key Room of the Student Union. The event […]
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Women to speak on leadership Tues. Oct. 11
The Political Science Department in partnership with the UCF Global Perspectives Office is bringing to women in international leadership positions UCF to speak on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. The guests will discuss cross-cultural challenges during a forum in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union from 3 to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Presentations […]
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New York Times columnist, Anand Giridharadas, to speak Tues. Oct. 5
The UCF Nicholson School of Communication in partnership with the UCF Global Perspectives Office is bringing Anand Giridharadas, columnist for The New York Times to UCF to speak on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Giridharadas will give a presentation titled “The Rise of India and What It Means for the World” at 3 p.m. in the Key […]