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Oaxaca Resurgent: Indigeneity, Development, and Inequity in Twentieth-Century Mexico with Dr. A.S. Dillingham

Sly Fox Taphouse 820 Knitting Mills Way (Parking/entry in rear), Wyomissing, PA, United States

A. S. Dillingham is a historian and professor. He is currently Assistant Professor of Latin American History at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. Previously, Dillingham taught at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. He serves on the organizing collective of the Tepoztlán Institute for the Transnational History of the […]

Turkey-West Relations with Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca

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

Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, Ph.D. is the Professor of Political Science and Endowed Chair of International Studies at Elizabethtown College. She is also Director of the Honors Program and Director, International Studies Minor at Elizabethtown. Publications: Turkey-West Relations: The Politics of Intra-alliance Opposition and The Nexus Between Security Sector Reform and Sustainable Development Goal-16: An Examination […]

Historical Assessment Behind the Conflict in Ukraine with Douglas S. Wortman, Esq.

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

Attorney Douglas S. Wortman is a ten-year veteran of U.S. Air Force Intelligence and has lived in Berks County for over 32 years since first arriving in 1990 to attend college at Kutztown University. He also studied overseas at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After earning his undergraduate degree, Doug […]

Latin America Leans Left: Associated Trends Supporting the Shift with Dr. Kirwin Shaffer

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

Dr. Kirwin Shaffer is Professor of Latin American Studies. He teaches courses on Latin American and Caribbean History, Latin American Studies, Global Terrorism, Tyranny and Freedom, Globalization, and Global Cinema. When not teaching, he continues research on transnational anarchism in the Americas.  He has published four books on anarchist politics and culture in Latin America: […]

The Significance of German-American Relations: A Personal Experience with James Garrett and Tabea Kuhlmann

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

James Garrett, a recent graduate of Penn State University, will be joined by Tabea Kuhlmann, a student at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, to discuss the German-American relationship through the perspective of the transatlantic program Ambassadors in Sneakers. James and Tabea will use this intercultural exchange to highlight topics related to the two countries […]

Where are the Winds of Inflation Blowing Us? with Philip Orlando

Virtual Event PA, United States

Philip Orlando is senior Vice President and Chief Equity Market Strategist of Federated Hermes. He is also Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with 32 years of industry experience and is responsible for formulating and articulating Federated's opinions about the equity market as well was positioning strategies for the firm's products. He serves as […]

My Experience in Nepal with Doug Metcalfe

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

Doug will be sharing his personal journey of his recent Trek through the Himalayas in Nepal.  This photo presentation will recount the journey of his 14-day Trek through the vast and beautiful Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world.  This “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity took him from Lukla to the Everest Base Camp, then across the […]

Narrative Trajectories of the Future of Global Competition: Assessment of Chinese and Russian Media from 2014-2019, with Dr. Robert Hinck

Virtual Event PA, United States

Today’s global environment is rife with uncertainty. Chief among them is concern over the future of the international order. To understand what these future challenges hold, Dr. Robert S. Hinck will share findings from his recently co-authored book, The Future of Global Competition: Ontological Security Narratives in Chinese, Iranian, Russian, and Venezuelan Media. During the […]

Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: First Latin Woman Representative in the PA General Assembly from Berks County

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

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENT Pa. state Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz was elected to represent Pennsylvania’s 129th Legislative District on November 8, 2022 Cepeda-Freytiz obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz College where she majored in French and minored in Spanish.  She also obtained a Master of Science […]

275th Anniversary Celebration of Reading’s Founding – Breakfast Event

DoubleTree by Hilton 701 Penn St., Reading, United States

Delegations from Reading’s two sister cities, Reading, England and Reutlingen, Germany are coming to Reading March 12-17 to join in the celebration of the 275thanniversary of Reading’s founding.  The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading is pleased to hold a breakfast program as  part of the week long set events  planned  for the visits. The […]