The Aronson Center for International Studies and the International Studies Leadership Council are proud to announce the Fall 2025 Speaker Series: Global Currents Shaping Today. All events will be held in Mergenthaler Hall 266 from 12:30pm-1:30pm on the dates stated. Lunch will also be provided.

Friday, October 10 – Dr. Giovanna Maria Dora Dore, East Asian Studies Program – Trade wars and Agreements In Relation to Current Events

Friday, October 24 – Dr. Ilil Benjamin, Department of Sociology – Refugees: Facts you didn’t know, and myths many think are true

Friday, October 31 – Dr. Huei-Ying Kuo, Department of Sociology – Race, Identity, and Japanese Tactics in Taiwan

Friday, November 7 – Dr. Renee Marlin-Bennett, Department of Political Science – International Relations Through Fiction