September 17, 2009
Constitution Day
“The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution”, David O. Stewart
4:30 pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored by Democracy Studies and the Political Science Department

September 26, 2009
Citizen Lobbying Workshop: Debating for Democracy
9:00 am | DPC
Co-sponsored by Project Pericles

October 4, 2009
Maryland’s Religious Toleration: The Legends, the Myths, and Some Facts
3:00 pm | The Great Hall, Middleham and St. Peter’s Parish

October 5, 2009
Asian Film Series: Slum Dog Millionaire
8:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

October 21, 2009
Interrupted Lives: Human Migration in War and Peace
Asian Symposium
5:00 pm | Boyden Gallery
Co-sponsored by Boyden Gallery and the Art History Dept.

October 23, 2009
Jerusalem Women Speak
10:40 am | DPC
Co-sponsored by Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

November 2, 2009
Judge William O.E. Sterling Lecture in Law and Politics
U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III
“Our Constitution’s Intelligent Design”
7:00 pm | DPC
Co-Sponsored by the Biology Department

November 9, 2009
Asian Film Series
8:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

November 10, 2009
Wandering Souls of Viet Nam
Lecture by Wayne Karlin (book signing will follow)
5:30 pm | DPC

Monday, January 25, 2010
Asian Film Series: Twilight Samurai
Academy Award nominated film about a poor Samurai’s attempt to remain true to his ideals and find dignity.
8:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Thursday, January 28, 2010
Defense Acquisition Issues in the Obama Administration
Dr. Jacques Gansler, Director, Center for Public Policy & Private Enterprise University of Maryland
Expert discussion of how to improve planning and spending in the US defense industry.
5:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored with the Patuxent Partnership

Thursday, March 1, 2010
Asian Film Series: Tuya’s Marriage
8:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Tuesday-Thursday, March 23-26, 2010
(En)Gendering Political Change
A series of A series of lectures and workshops exploring women’s roles in politics and gay/lesbian activism. Speakers include Danielle Geong, Madeline Kunin, Gini Reticker and Marc Stein.
Tuesday: 8:15 pm | Cole Cinema
Wed. & Thurs.: 4:45 pm and 8:15 pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored by Women and Gender Studies, Political Science

Thursday, April 1, 2010
Obama’s War: al Qaeda, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
6:00pm | Saint Mary’s Hall

Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Asian Week: Ramchand Pakistani
Lecture and Discussion with Filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar
8:00pm |Cole Cinema
The Asian Symposium on Democracy, Rights, and Development
Co-sponsored by Women and Gender Studies
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
China’s March Toward the Market
James A. Dorn, Vice President, Cato Institute
Lecture by China Specialist and Coeditor of “China’s Future: Constructive Partner or Emerging Threat?”
The Asian Symposium on Democracy, Rights, and Development
4:45 pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored with Economic Department
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Thursday, April 8, 2010
Riding the Tiger: How the Communist Party has Stayed in Charge of China
John Pomfret, Journalist, the Washington Post
The Asian Symposium on Democracy, Rights, and Development
8:00 pm | Daugherty Palmer Commons
Co-sponsored by International Languages and Culture
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Scaling the New Great Wall: International Broadcasting to East Asia’s Closed Societies
Sarah Jackson-Han, Communications Director, Radio Free Asia
4:00pm| Cole Cinema
The Asian Symposium on Democracy, Rights, and Development
Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Friday, April 16, 2010
2010 Bradley Lecture
David Ignatius: Washington Post Journalist
8:00 pm | St. Mary’s Hall

Tuesday, April 20-21, 2010
Patuxent Defense Forum: “Winning the Peace: Civilian Operations, State Building and U.S. Defense Policy”
A conference highlighting issues of Somali Piracy, Military and Civilian Relations, Reconstruction of Iraq, and Stabilization of Afghanistan.
Tuesday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Wednesday: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Cole Cinema
Co-sponsored with the Patuxent Partnership

Monday, April 26, 2010
2010 Maryland Legislative Wrap Up
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr. , Delegate Anthony J. O’Donnell and Delegate John F. Wood, Jr.
Time: 3:30 pm | Glendenning Annex