2009-09-28T13:03:07Z 16 2009-11-09T00:00:00Z false true false true false true 177 false false false false 1 2009-11-09T00:00:00Z <p>Join with George Mason as we celebrate 20 years since the Berlin Wall was torn down. There are numerous events to celebrate the unification of East Germany and West Germany, and the peaceful change that can happen throughout the world.</p> Fall of the Berlin Wall Events 2009-10-18T10:54:48Z http://chnm.gmu.edu/freedomwithoutwalls/ 2009-10-27T19:06:10Z 45 2009-11-11T12:00:00Z false true false true false true <p>The current global economic crisis has not subsided.&nbsp; We know a good deal about how it has affected the United States and Western Europe.&nbsp; But how has it affected economic development (or reform processes) elsewhere, if at all?&nbsp; This comparative panel addresses the state of economic development and change in the Middle East, Africa, and China, in the context of the ongoing global economic crisis.&nbsp; Join us!</p> <div>Panel will feature</div> <div>Dr. Bassam Haddad - "Neoliberalism and State-Business Networks in Syria and the Middle East"</div> <div>Dr. Hazel McFerson - "Hyper-Corruption in Resource-Rich African Countries"</div> <div>Dr. Ming Wan - "The Chinese Development Model and The Great Recession"</div> <p>Moderated by Darrene Hackler</p> <p>Open to the public</p> <p>Pizza and Refreshments Served</p> <p>Visit the <a href="http://mes.gmu.edu">Middle East Studies </a>website for more information or <a href="mailto:mes@gmu.edu">e-mail </a>us with questions.</p> 205 Mason Hall, Edwin Meese III Conference Room false true false true 1 Department of Public and International Affairs, Middle East Studies, African and African American Studies, Islamic Studies, and Global Interdisciplinary Programs 2009-11-11T12:00:00Z <p>This comparative panel addresses the state of economic development and change in the Middle East, Africa, and China, in the context of the ongoing global economics crisis.</p> Comparative Panel 2009-10-27T19:12:24Z 2009-11-05T20:49:47Z 45 2009-11-12T14:30:00Z false false false false false true <p>As part of our ongoing series of forums, Migration Projects @ Mason is pleased to announce a book talk and DVD presentation of <em><strong>Underground Undergrads: UCLA Undocumented Immigrants Speak Out</strong></em>. Kent Wong, Director of UCLA&rsquo;s Center for Labor Research and Education, and Mantias Ramos, UCLA graduate and immigration rights activist will discuss the DREAM Act, an important piece of legislation designed to ensure that all students have access to higher education.</p> <p>Every year tens of thousands of students who have grown up in the United States and graduate from U.S. high schools face uncertain futures due to their undocumented status. The DREAM Act, bipartisan legislation introduced to Congress in March 2009, seeks to reform current immigration law that keeps the children of undocumented immigrants from gaining legal residency and limits their access to the life-changing opportunity of undergraduate education. Also known as the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, passage of this legislation would initiate two major shifts in how this population is treated under the law: It would permit students who have grown up in the US to apply for temporary legal status, and to ultimately secure permanent status and eligibility for citizenship after attending college or serving in the military. The legislation would also eliminate penalties incurred by states that provide in-state tuition regardless of a student&rsquo;s legal status. <br /><br />Our speakers will not only address the significance of the publication of <strong><em>Underground Undergrads</em></strong>, which chronicles the challenges and triumphs of young people striving to achieve an education under the most desperate circumstances, but will speak to broader questions of immigration reform, including: What are the potential pitfalls of linking military service to access to legal status? And how might the growing consensus about the necessity of providing a path to citizenship for undocumented students be expanded to include the millions of undocumented workers crucial to our economy? Please join us as our speakers engage these and other important issues in a timely and and crucial discussion. <br /><br />If you have any questions, please contact <a href="mailto:dshutika@gmu.edu">Debra Lattanzi Shutika. </a></p> 211 Johnson Center Cinema false false false true 1 2009-11-12T13:30:00Z As part of our ongoing series of forums, Migration Projects @ Mason is pleased to announce a book talk and DVD presentation of Underground Undergrads: UCLA Undocumented Immigrants Speak Out. Kent Wong, Director of UCLA’s Center for Labor Research and Education, and Mantias Ramos, UCLA graduate and immigration rights activist will discuss the DREAM Act, an important piece of legislation designed to ensure that all students have access to higher education. Book Talk and DVD Presentation 2009-11-05T20:51:01Z 2009-10-21T18:35:24Z 45 2009-11-17T13:30:00Z false false false true false true <p>Professor Johanna Bockman will be presenting her new work on socialist entrepreneurship.</p> 196 SOAN Conference Room false false false false 1 2009-11-17T12:15:00Z <p>Professor Johanna Bockman will be presenting her new work on socialist entrepreneurship.</p> SOAN Colloquium Talk 2009-10-29T14:24:53Z 2009-09-23T15:04:33Z 45 2009-11-19T14:00:00Z false false false false false true <p>Stop by the JC and find us at a kiosk to learn about the many minors CHSS has to offer!</p> 167 Johnson Center Kiosks false false false true 1 2009-11-19T10:00:00Z <p>Stop by the JC and find us at a kiosk to learn about the many minors CHSS has to offer!</p> Promotion of CHSS Minors 2009-10-28T12:59:05Z 2009-11-06T16:50:28Z 45 2009-12-01T16:15:00Z true true true true true true <p>The AIDS Quilt will be displayed to commemorate Worlds AIDS Day.&nbsp; Featuring Prominent entertainers, speakers, and public officials.</p> <p>For more information, contact <a href="mailto:gkreps@gmu.edu">Gary Kreps </a>&nbsp;at (703) 993-1094</p> 212 Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall false false false false 1 2009-12-01T11:00:00Z The AIDS Quilt will be displayed to commemorate Worlds AIDS Day. Featuring Prominent entertainers, speakers, and public officials. 2009-11-06T16:50:28Z 2008-08-11T20:56:19Z 2009-12-02T10:00:00Z false false false false true false false false false <p>Reception for the presentation of the Mary Roper Award to honor a classified staff member who has made outstanding contributions and demonstrated excellent performance.</p> false false College of Humanities and Social Sciences 3 Center for the Arts, 3rd Floor false false false false 1 2009-12-02T10:00:00Z Mary Roper Award Reception 2009-10-05T18:10:07Z 2009-09-09T15:26:08Z 45 2010-02-15T19:00:00Z false true false true false true <p style="text-align: left;">David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor of Administration of Justice will discuss the implications of his research about decreasing crime in American communities.&nbsp; Crime at place is relatively stable across time.&nbsp; Good neighborhoods have crime hot spots, and problematic areas&nbsp;have many streets mostly free of crime.&nbsp; Focusing crime prevention on specific places does not cause crime to simply "move around the corner."&nbsp; These findings have lead&nbsp;Professor Weisburd to focus on the concept of hot spots of crime.&nbsp; In this lecture, he will argue that place-based crime prevention is a good investment, and that it is likely to lead to more crime control with fewer people being processed by the criminal justice system.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">The Vision Series is a series of eight lectures sponsored by George Mason Univeristy's Office of the Provost.&nbsp; The series&nbsp;highlights the work of top researchers, artists, and scholars from diverse disciplines like Economics, History and Art History, Public Policy, Global and Community Health, and Education and Human Development.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">For more information about the Vision Series, visit <a href="http://gmu.edu/cfa/vision">http://gmu.edu/cfa/vision</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p>Free to the public!&nbsp; Tickets available online at gmu.edu/cfa/vision, or at the Center for the Arts Ticket Office and on the evening of each presentation.&nbsp; Sorry phone orders are not taken.</p> 131 Center For the Arts Concert Hall true true false true 1 George Mason University Office of the Provost 2010-02-15T19:00:00Z David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor of Administration of Justice will argue that place-based crime prevention is a good investment, and is likely to lead to more crime control with fewer people being processed by the criminal justice system. The Vision Series 2009/2010 2009-10-05T01:38:16Z 2009-09-21T19:46:07Z 45 2010-03-29T19:00:00Z false true false true false true <p>How - and when - did the present economic turbulence really begin?&nbsp; How do the actions of government, business, and the citizenry affect the larger economy for better or for worse?&nbsp; What do we mean when we talk about a global economy?&nbsp; What should we expect in the future, and how much should we actually expect to know?&nbsp; Noted economist, Tyler Cowen, offers a timely analysis of the current crisis and the possible paths forward.</p> <p>For more information about the Vision Series, visit <a href="http://gmu.edu/cfa/vision">http://gmu.edu/cfa/vision</a>.</p> <p>Free to the public!&nbsp; Tickets available online at gmu.edu/cfa/vision, or at the Center for the Arts Ticket Officeand on the evening of each presentation.&nbsp; Sorry phone orders are not taken.</p> 162 Center for the Arts Concert Hall true true false true 1 George Mason University Office of the Provost 2010-03-29T19:00:00Z Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics and General Director of the Mercatus Center, offers a timely analysis of the current crisis and the possible paths forward. The Vision Series 2009/2010 2009-10-29T17:31:49Z 2009-09-23T15:53:47Z 45 2010-04-19T19:00:00Z false true false true false true <p>Americans may recall the outrage following the May 1970 killing of four students at Kent State University by members of the Ohio National Guard.&nbsp; Both the students and the guardsmen were heirs to an unpleasant American tradition: the use of lethal force against crowds by largely untrained, part-time soldiers.&nbsp; Historian Zachary Schrag explores the origins of this tradition in the 19th century.&nbsp; Militia companies of the period functioned as social clubs.&nbsp; Yet in times of urban unrest, elected officials charged them with the grave responsibility of restoring order, using musketry if necessary.&nbsp; Schrag tells of specific riots, such as those in Baltimore in 1812, Philadelphia in 1844, and Pittsburgh in 1877, where militias fired into crowds, shedding blood that may have been spared had cities invested more in civilian police.</p> <p>For more information about the Vision Series, visit <a href="http://gmu.edu/cfa/vision">http://gmu.edu/cfa/vision</a>.</p> <p>Free to the public!&nbsp; Tickets available online at gmu.edu/cfa/vision, or at the Center for the Arts Ticket Officeand on the evening of each presentation.&nbsp; Sorry phone orders are not taken.</p> 168 Center for the Arts Concert Hall true true false true 1 George Mason University Office of the Provost 2010-04-19T19:00:00Z Zachary Schrag, Assistant Professor, History and Art History, explores the origins of using the militia to control riots in the 19th century. The Vision Series 2009/2010 2009-10-05T01:35:19Z 2009-03-30T18:52:48Z 1 2010-05-13T00:00:00Z true true false true false false 60 Center for the Arts Concert Hall, Fairfax Campus false true false false 1 2010-05-13T00:00:00Z College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2009-10-28T12:58:24Z 2009-10-05T17:49:56Z 45 2010-05-14T00:00:00Z true true false false false true 183 Patriot Center, Fairfax Campus false false false true 1 2010-05-14T00:00:00Z College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2009-10-05T17:51:15Z 2009-04-10T20:23:31Z 11 2010-05-15T00:00:00Z true true false true false true 71 Patriot Center, Fairfax Campus true true true true 1 2010-05-15T00:00:00Z All students are welcome to attend. 2009-10-28T12:57:33Z