Speaker Series

Rockefeller College’s Speaker Series offers members of the University at Albany community an excellent opportunity for lively discussion and intellectual engagement with outstanding scholars from political science and public administration. Topics covered include a broad range of political and public policy issues of local, national, and global importance. Speaker Series events are open to all.

New Format: Rockefeller College Speaker Series is shifting to a new conference style format.  At least one week prior to the session, the presenters will post their papers on the Rockefeller College web site.  The session will begin with each of three researchers presenting recently completed research or a work in progress for no more than 15 minutes.  This will be followed by 5 minutes of discussion by each of the three discussants.  Although this is less time than most discussants are allotted at a typical conference, it minimizes the burden on discussants and maximizes the number of voices on the panel.  At this point (one hour into the session), the discussion will be opened up for questions and comments from the audience for the remaining thirty minutes.

The new Rockefeller College Speaker Series will be held twice a month in the 3:30-5:00 time slot on Wednesday afternoons. 

Fall 2011 Speaker Series Schedule

All seminars run from 3:30-5:00pm are held on the University at Albany’s
downtown campus in Milne Hall, 135 Western Avenue, Albany, NY. Please check the individual listings for location information.

Wednesday, September 14 Yvonne D. Harrison Patricia Strach Dina Refki Discussants: John Rohrbaugh, David Rousseau, and Julie Novkov Time: 3:30-5:00pm Location: Levitt Room

Thursday, September 15 A talk with Dr. Nizam Ahmed: Aiding the Parliament of Bangladesh: Experience and Prospect A talk with SUNY/CID Fulbright Scholar Dr. Nizam Ahmed. Dr. Ahmed has more than 20 years of experience as a professor of public administration at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, and spent 10 years consulting for UNDP, the World Bank, DfID, IRI and NDI democracy and governance projects in Bangladesh. Time: 3:30-5:00pm Location: Milne 215

Wednesday, September 28 Stephen Weinberg Victor Asal Mark Baskin Discussants: Karl Rethemeyer, Ellen Rubin, and Rey Koslowski Time: 3:30-5:00pm Location: Milne 200

Wednesday, October 12 Kathleen Deloughery Bryan Early Natalie Helbig Discussants: Karl Rethemeyer, Gregory Nowell, and David Andersen Time: 3:30-5:00pm Location: Milne 200

Wednesday, October 26 Erika Martin Patricia Strach Thomas Gais Discussant: Michael Malbin Time: 3:30-5:00pm Location: Milne 200

Wednesday, November 9 Julie Novkov Erzsébet Fazekas Anne Dowling Discussants: Bruce Miroff, Meredith Weiss, and Thomas Stewart Time: 3:30-5:00pm Location: Milne 200

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