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International Women’s Day – Lauren Hendricks: Creating New Breakthroughs for Women

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

The last decade has ushered in important changes for women: Entrepreneurship among women has risen steadily, more women have access to financial and other vital services, and women's social mobility has increased. Lauren Hendricks will discuss how we can build on these gains to ensure more women are given the opportunity and resources to succeed […]

$10.00

Israel: Prospects for Conflict Resolution with Dr. Eran Lerman

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

Colonel (res.) Eran Lerman Ph.D. Israel: A Study in Conflict Resolution For video replay of this lecture, click HERE. For video replay of the Q&A session, click HERE Dr. Lerman is Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies. Previously, Dr. Lerman was deputy director for foreign policy and international affairs at the National […]

BREXIT with Dr. Randall Newnham

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For video replay of the lecture, click HERE For video replay of the Q&A, click HERE Dr. Randall Newnham, Professor of Political Science, Penn State Berks At the end of March, after two years of negotiation and confusion, the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union. What will happen? Will this deadline be […]

Tegucigalpa to Texas: Crisis in Immigration Policy with Lawrence Cohen

Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United States

Mr. Cohen will summarize current US immigration policy, examine the roots of the crisis in our southern  border, and  draw some conclusions  about  the present dysfunctional situation. Lawrence Cohen is a retired U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer.  During his State Department career, Mr. Cohen was posted overseas in Mexico, Honduras, India, Hungary, Nigeria, […]

Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe with Sheri Berman

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For video replay, click HERE Sheri Berman is a professor of political science at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her research interests include the development of democracy and dictatorship, European politics, populism and fascism, and the history of the left. She is author of books on European social democracy and the fate of democracy during the […]

Cryptocurrencies and Their Impact on Global Financial Markets. with Farhad Saboori

Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery 1245 Penn Ave, Wyomissing, PA, United States

Farhad Saboori is a professor of economics at Albright College. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, in 1985. His areas of research interest are in applied macroeconomic analysis, including business cycle studies, causes of financial crises, and the impact of oil prices on the economy. He teaches courses in International […]

The Transatlantic Relationship in an Era of Great Power Competition with Consul General David Gill of Germany

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For video playback of this event, click HERE Your World Affairs Council of Greater Reading is excited and proud to have been selected by The World Affairs Councils of America as one of the top World Affairs Councils in the U.S. to take part in Wunderbar Together: The Year of German-American Friendship. This comprehensive and […]

Terror Finance: The War Behind the War on Terror with John Cassara

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

Sponsored by: Hillcrest Racquet Club John Cassara began his 26 year government career as an intelligence officer during the Cold War. He later served as a Treasury Special Agent in both the U.S. Secret Service and US Customs Service where he investigated money laundering, trade fraud and international smuggling. He was an undercover arms dealer […]

7th Annual Global Oscar Film Series at Penn State Berks

PA, United States

This fall, the Global Studies Program at Penn State Berks will host the 7th Annual Global Oscar Film Series.  These are 4 of the 5 finalists for last spring's Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. All films are free and open to the public. Here is the Global Oscar Film Series schedule for […]

Kurdistan: An Island of Stability in a Turbulent Middle East with Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

McGlinn Conference Center 460 Saint Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, United States

For video playback Part 1, click HERE For video playback Part 2, click HERE Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States of America. Key to her role are strengthening ties between Kurdistan and the United States, advocating her government’s position on a wide array of political, security, […]