Alexander Arifianto: The Making of Progressive Islam in Indonesia and Turkey
Alexander Arifianto, PhD candidate in Arizona State University’s School of Politics and Global Studies, gives a presentation titled “The Making of Progressive Islam in Indonesia and Turkey” on Friday, February 10, 2012, at the Franke Institute fo...
Highlights: Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Crime and Violence
Experts on law enforcement and public policy discuss the effect urban violence has on Chicago communities and methods for reducing crime among high-risk students through adjustments in law enforcement, police activity, and criminal justice. Frank Zimr...
Highlights: Education and Social Service Strategies for Reducing Crime and Violence
Leaders from student support services and the University of Chicago discuss methods for reducing crime among high-risk students through education and programs designed to focus on students' social, emotional, and academic lives. Speakers include: Robi...
AA Bronson on Art in the '60s
AA Bronson, a New York City artist, discusses the history of art from the 1960s when he left university to found a free school, a commune, and an underground newspaper. Bronson formed the artists’ group General Idea with Felix Partz and Jorge Zontal...
Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Crime and Violence
Experts on law enforcement and public policy discuss the effect urban violence has on Chicago communities and methods for reducing crime among high-risk students through adjustments in law enforcement, police activity, and criminal justice. Frank Zimri...
Education and Social Service Strategies for Reducing Crime and Violence
Leaders from student support services and the University of Chicago discuss methods for reducing crime among high-risk students through education and programs designed to focus on students' social, emotional, and academic lives. Speakers include: ...
Cosmologists Seek Unified Picture of the Universe
Michael Turner, Director of the Kavli Institue of Cosmological Physics, speaks about theories, scientists and the universe.
Shamsul Amri Baharrudin Keynote: The Study of Islam and Southeast Asia
An evening at the International House Assembly Hall on February 9, 2012, opened the conference “From the Adriatic to the Sulu Sea: Islam and Identity in Southeast Europe and Southeast Asia” held at the Franke Institute for the Humanities February 1...
How South America Stopped Listening to the U.S. and Started Prospering
Journalist Hal Weitzman discusses South America's independence from the U.S. and the region's economic future. Weitzman analyzes the questions: Will the U.S. continue losing influence in Latin America? Will China soon dominate the area both co...
Child Welfare, Race, and Disparity: New Findings, New Opportunities
Experts on child welfare policy discuss the gap between Black and White children in the welfare system. They attempt to answer questions that have arisen from efforts to understand this gap: Does the magnitude of the gap differ in different localities...