JMC News: Race Conference, Charity Ball and Washington, DC Reception

"Race in 21st Century America" Conference
April 6-8, 2005
Kellogg Center, MSU
http://www.jsri.msu.edu/raceconf/ or call (517) 353-6750

Curtis Stokes, professor in James Madison College and conference organizer says, “The conference will specifically focus on the problem of ‘white privilege’ in the United States and globally. Invited participants reflect racial, ethnic and ideological diversity.”

Madison alumni may attend all conference events for $15.00. There is an additional charge of $15.00 for each lunch. The event is sponsored by James Madison College and the Midwest Consortium for Black Studies.

James Madison Student Senate’s 6th Annual Charity Ball
April 16, 2005 at 6 p.m.
East Lansing Marriott At University Place
Honoring Professor Katherine O’Sullivan See with
Proceeds to benefit EVE House
Dinner & Dancing

Faculty/ Alumni Rate: Dinner & Dance $30.00 each
Dance Only (starting at 8:30pm): $10.00 each or 2 for $15.00

For information or tickets, email Jeeyun Lee at leejeeyu@msu.edu or visit the JMCSS Charity Ball Website at http://www.angelfire.com/alt/splums/jmcharityball/

Annual Washington, D.C. Alumni and Friends Reception
Come visit with Professors Katie See and Ron Dorr
May 16, 2005
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
George Washington University
2nd Floor Art Gallery
Media and Public Affairs Building
801 21st Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU stop

$10.00 for MSU/JMC Alumni Association members; $15.00 for non-members

RSVP to Kim Allan at allank@msu.edu or 517-432-2117

Talks Presented by MSU Muslim Studies and Organized by Madison Professor Mohammed Ayoob:

"Prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Settlement"
Jeremy Pressman
Assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Connecticut
March 30, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
Wonders Hall Kiva

"The Islamic Paradox: Islamists as Vehicles for Democracy in the Arab World"
Reuel Marc Gerecht
Resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
April 6, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
Wonders Hall Kiva

"The Al-Jazeera Phenomenon: Media and Public Opinion in the Arab World”
A. Richard Norton
Professor of International Relations and Anthropology at Boston University
April 11, 2005 at 8:00 p.m
Kellogg Center Auditorium

All three of these lectures are free and open to the public.