Berkeley and the World: 50 years of International Education

Conference/Symposium | March 6 | 3 p.m. | Doe Library, Morrison Room

Sponsors: International and Area Studies (IAS), African Studies, Center for, Latin American Studies, Center for, Middle Eastern Studies, Center for, South Asia Studies, Center for, Southeast Asia Studies, Center for, East Asian Studies, Institute of (IEAS), European Studies, Institute of, Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Institute of (ISEEES), Berkeley Language Center, Graduate Division: Fellowship Office, International House, ORIAS, The University Library

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the US Department of Education Title VI program, known at its inception as the National Defense Education Act. Berkeley has participated in Title VI since the program inception in 1959.

In recognition of this milestone and of the importance of the Title VI programs on the Berkeley campus, especially the National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships, the eight Berkeley Institutes and Centers receiving Title VI funding are hosting an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary.

Event Program
Welcome: Chuck Eckman, Associate University Librarian and Director for Collections
Keynote: George Breslauer, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Panel Chair: Rick Kern, Assoc. Prof., Director, Berkeley Language Center
Panelist:
Justin Brashares, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Kay Corcoran, Instructor, 6th Grade History and Language Arts
Andrew Jones, Associate Professor, East Asian Languages & Cultures; Chair, Center for Chinese Studies
Osamah Khalil, Doctoral Candidate, Department of History

Closing: Harley Shaiken, Director Center for Latin American Studies

Reception to follow

Event Contact: 510-643-1017

Document: Event Brochure