2015-2016 Speaker Series

The Amman Center hosts regular public talks for members of the local community to engage with scholars and learn more about a wide range of topics, from current affairs, to history, to the arts.

May 09, 2016

The Amman Center hosts regular public talks for members of the local community to engage with scholars and learn more about a wide range of topics, from current affairs, to history, to the arts.

The Speaker Series for 2015-2016 academic year concluded in May and will start again in September 2016. The most recent talks held at the Center include:

1. Talk and book launch of "Return: A Palestinian Memoir" with Ghada Karmi – May 9, 2016

2. The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a Modern World - A Talk by Wade Davis – May 4, 2016

3. Beyond the Rhetoric of False Choices: The Case for Lasting U.S. Engagement in the Middle East – A Talk by Alice Wells – April 26, 2016

4. The New Era of Extreme Bionics – A Talk by Hugh Herr – April 19, 2016

5. Is the American Century Over? A Talk by Joseph Nye – March 19, 2016