[Non-CKS] 19th Korea–America Student Conference

Applications are officially open for the 19th Korea–America Student Conference (KASC 19) — a three-week academic and cultural exchange connecting college students from Korea and the United States.

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An Egyptian Narrative of the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War: Some Historiographical Questions

This presentation explores the Six-Day War of 1967 from an Egyptian perspective, challenging dominant Israeli-centered narratives. It examines the war’s broader historical scope, the role of civil-military relations, and its place within the Cold War.

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How to Repatriate the Material Heritage of the Middle East (and Beyond)?

A graduate student conference featuring presentations by UCLA students in the Anthropology seminar "Repatriation: The Heritage of the Middle East and North Africa.” This event is limited to UCLA faculty and students.

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On Strategists and Strategy: A Conversation with Sir Lawrence Freedman

A moderated discussion with Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London, one of the world's foremost scholars of warfare.

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Excavating Tell Shaddud

Join us on January 13 for an in-person-only talk at UCLA by Professor William Schniedewind, who will be discussing the significance of the archaeological findings at Tell Shaddud.

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Experimenting with Care: Syphilis Therapies and the Making of Chile’s Welfare State

A talk on the making of Chile’s welfare state by Felipe Martínez-Fernández, historian of modern medicine.

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A Tattered Leaf Covers the Torn: Class Dynamics of Buddhist Charity in Vietnam

Professor Sara Ann Swenson (Dartmouth College) presents new research on how global trends in humanitarianism are enacted at the local level through the everyday ethics and informal practices of low-income and middle-class Buddhist volunteers in Vietnam.

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The Barn Owl Project

First in a series on "Scientific and Environmental Diplomacy."

Join us on January 22nd for a webinar with Professor Yossi Leshem on his highly successful environmental project that has helped connect people in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan around a joint agricultural initiative.

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Book Talk by Li Tian

Book talk by Prof. Tian Li, Korea University

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Water Knows No Borders

Second in a series on "Scientific and Environmental Diplomacy."

Join us on February 3 for a webinar with Professor Eilon Adar, who will be discussing the significance of integrated water management between nations in the Middle East, and how this reality can either be a trigger for conflict or a catalyst for cooperation.

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