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Villanova University presents Jim Keady for the Oscar Romero Solidarity Lecture.

The Center for Global Leadership at Villanova University presents the Honorable Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico.

The Center for Global Leadership at Villanova University presents Global Stability and Insecurity Series: Protests, Peace and Foreign Policy: A Discussion about Latin America.

The Honors Program at Villanova University presents Ross Douthat's lecture, "The State of Our Politics."

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The Freedom School 2017 at Villanova University presents Jules Jackson's lecture, “#NoDAPL & Indigenous Water Protectors: Indigenous Activism, Resistance & Unity in the 21st Century.”

Conestoga and Padua compete in the 2016 Ethics Bowl at Villanova University.

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he Villanova Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, a national honor society dedicated to promoting excellence in the study of public administration and public service, welcomes three Villanova MPA alumni to discuss their career paths in public service. The Spring 2016 career and networking panel includes:Teresa Wolfgang, Executive Director of the Women’s Resource Center, Dr. Alexander Henderson Assistant Professor of Health Care and Public Administration, Long Island University, and Amanda Serock, Township & Sewer Authority Manager, Chadds Ford Township.

Jonathan Tasini, author of The Essential Bernie Sanders, speaks Thursday, April 7, 6 p.m., Garey 102. A frequent Sanders surrogate on TV and radio, Tasini has written for The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Business Week, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times. In 2006 Tasini unsuccessfully challenged Senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary because of her vote for the Iraq War. Tasini is the author of five books: The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America (2015); It’s Not Raining, We’re Being Peed On: The Scam of the Deficit Crisis (2010); The Audacity of Greed: Free Markets, Corporate Thieves and The Looting of America (2009); They Get Cake, We Eat Crumbs: The Real Story Behind Today’s Unfair Economy (1997); and The Edifice Complex: Rebuilding the American Labor Movement to Face the Global Economy (1995). Sponsored by the Writing & Rhetoric Program

Political Science and the Irish Studies Program present Jonathan Blake, Columbia University "Culture, Politics, and the Paradox of Anti-Politics in Loyalist Parading in Northern Ireland." Tuesday, Feb. 16., 4:30-6 p.m., Fedigan Rm. 400, St. Augustine Cente

This event is being sponsored by the Matthew J. Ryan Center for the Study of Free Institutions and the Public Good and co-sponsored by Villanova Navy ROTC and Villanova Army ROTC.

A forum on the Refugee Crisis will be held Wednesday, Driscoll Hall Auditorium, 7-8:30 p.m. It is ACS approved. Panelists include a former UNHCR Protection Officer assigned to Jordan and Lebanon, who will discuss the UNHCR's system for determining refugee status and the desperate situation Syrian refugees now face. Professor Pistone, director of the Law School Clinic for Asylum, Refugee, and Emigrant Services, will explain the laws governing protection. A Syrian seeking asylum will share his family's story, and Fr. Ellis who recently returned from Lebanon, will offer a perspective on the impact of refugees on the region. Attention will be given to what needs to be done and recommendations for action.

Dr. Huang Kaifeng, Director, General Administrative Office, Shanghai Academy of SocialSciences Dr. Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, Professor, Brian Lamb School of Communications, University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University.

How can we explain the success of France's Front National? It is a presumed far right party and seemingly the most popular among voters of what is supposed to be a progressive country.

The symposium brings together a renowned indigenous Bolivian economist and scholars from the United States to discuss the articulations of diverse identities within the new political framework in Bolivia.

The Center for Arab and Islamic Studies presents “IS PAKISTAN NOW A DEMOCRACY?” by Dr. Akbar Zaidi, Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and of African Studies and of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.

Harold W. Rood Memorial Lecture: Dr. Chris Harmon, author of "Terrorism Today", gives a lecture on, "State Sponsors of Terrorism."

"The Crises in Egypt & Syria: Democracy or Destruction in The Arab World?" Rami Khouri, Director, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & International Affair, American University of Beruit & Visiting Professor,Villanova University

“Aid and Democracy Redux: Reassessing the Impact of Foreign Aid on Democracy.” The lecture will focus on donors, like the United States, whose goals include the promotion of democratic reform in developing countries. Dr. Kilby will use unique and improved methods to analyze an in-depth data set in order to describe the real impact of foreign aid on the process of democratization abroad.

On August 30th, the NFL and close to 5,000 former NFL players reached an historic settlement of their concussion litigation. The $765 million settlement—which must be approved by District Court Judge Anita Brody—represents a tentative resolution of one of the most dramatic cases in Sports Law today.