UMD Royal D. Alworth Jr. Institute for International Studies UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH Driven to Discover APRIL 2023 PROGRAMS (all events held at UMD) INTERNATIONAL LECTURES International Legal Perspectives on the Environmental Dimensions of the War in Ukraine Presented by Carl Bruch Director of International Programs, Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and founding President, Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx); and by Carroll Muffett CEO and President of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Monday, April 10 - 6:30 pm - Virtual via Zoom Register or sign in z.umn.edu/Environment WarS23 NATO and Russia's War in Ukraine Presented by Dr. Alexandra Chinchilla Assistant Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University Wednesday, April 19 - 7:00 pm - Virtual via Zoom Register at z.umn.edu/NATOS23) INTERNATIONAL LUNCHTIME TALKS The Battle for Thermopylae between Modern Historians and the International Far Right Presented by Dr. Jeffrey Rop, Associate Professor of History, UMD Monday, April 3 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda (Co-sponsored by the UMD History Program) The Irish Origins of North American Catholic Education Presented by Dr. Elizabethada Wright, Professor, Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies Thursday, April 13 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda My Adventures Living and Learning and in Costa Rica Presented by Britta Swanson, UMD Cultural Entrepreneur Major, 2022 Alworth Institute Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient Thursday, April 20 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda nd of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation. Lectures focusing on the war in Ukraine are funded in part by the Global Awareness Fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation. For more information go to www.alworth.org, email alworth1@d.umn.edu, or call 218-726-7753. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. UMD Royal D. Alworth Jr. Institute for International Studies UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH Driven to Discover APRIL 2023 PROGRAMS ( all events held at UMD ) INTERNATIONAL LECTURES International Legal Perspectives on the Environmental Dimensions of the War in Ukraine Presented by Carl Bruch Director of International Programs , Environmental Law Institute ( ELI ) and founding President , Environmental Peacebuilding Association ( EnPAx ) ; and by Carroll Muffett CEO and President of the Center for International Environmental Law ( CIEL ) Monday , April 10 - 6:30 pm - Virtual via Zoom Register or sign in z.umn.edu/Environment WarS23 NATO and Russia's War in Ukraine Presented by Dr. Alexandra Chinchilla Assistant Professor , Bush School of Government and Public Service , Texas A & M University Wednesday , April 19 - 7:00 pm - Virtual via Zoom Register at z.umn.edu/NATOS23 ) INTERNATIONAL LUNCHTIME TALKS The Battle for Thermopylae between Modern Historians and the International Far Right Presented by Dr. Jeffrey Rop , Associate Professor of History , UMD Monday , April 3 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda ( Co - sponsored by the UMD History Program ) The Irish Origins of North American Catholic Education Presented by Dr. Elizabethada Wright , Professor , Department of English , Linguistics , and Writing Studies Thursday , April 13 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda My Adventures Living and Learning and in Costa Rica Presented by Britta Swanson , UMD Cultural Entrepreneur Major , 2022 Alworth Institute Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient Thursday , April 20 - 12:00 pm - KAM Library 4th Floor Rotunda nd of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation . Lectures focusing on the war in Ukraine are funded in part by the Global Awareness Fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation . For more information go to www.alworth.org , email alworth1@d.umn.edu , or call 218-726-7753 . The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer .