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Meeting Energy Demand: The CEO's Perspective
The United States and Canada both possess immense energy resources, including vast new reserves of unconventional hydrocarbons. Exploiting them together poses special challenges and opportunities. This bi-national panel of energy executives from the oil sands, pipeline, hydroelectric, and shale gas sectors describe what their companies are doing to assure production while attending to environmental concerns. (April 13, 2011)Published 1 year ago
Teacher Study Tour, Summer 2010
Teachers from Durham's Lakewood and Burton Elementary Schools traveled to Guanajuato, Mexico, for a weeklong program in summer 2010. They stayed with families in Guanajuato, visited schools and students from the region, and completed assignments to help them develop curriculum to use in their own classrooms. In addition to organizing the trip, the Outreach Office conducted a series of preliminary workshops, which introduced the historical, political, social and cultural aspects of Mexico and the interconnections to the U.S.Published 2 years ago
The U.S. - Canada Energy Relationship Conference - Welcoming Remarks
Welcoming remarks by Stephen Kelly, associate director of the Center for Canadian Studies, and Duke Provost Peter Lange. (April 13, 2011)Published 2 years ago
U.S. Ambassador to Canada - David Jacobson
David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, on "The U.S.-Canada Energy Relationship." The ambassador is introduced by Stephen Kelly, associate director of the Center for Canadian Studies. (April 13, 2011)Published 2 years ago
The U.S. - Canada Energy Relationship - Keynote
David Goldwyn, President of Goldwyn International Strategies LLC; former Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, U.S. State Department, explains how the U.S.-Canada energy relationship fits into the larger U.S. government international energy picture, as well as shed some light on how the State Department approaches vital cross- border energy issues, such as the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. (April 13, 2011)Published 2 years ago
Call for Proposals for AIEA 2012
Dr. Darla K. Deardorff, Executive Director of the Association of International Education, talks about how to join her organization and asks for proposal for next year's AIEA conference.Published 2 years ago
Left of Black, Episode 35, 05-23-11
In this season's LOB finale, Mark Anthony Neal talks with Cornel West at the 3rd Annual Cornel West Academy for Excellence. They discuss the image of black men in the age of Obama.Published 2 years ago
Left of Black, Episode 34, 05-16-11
Mark Anthony Neal is joined by author David J. Leonard to talk about race in sports. Later, Mark talks with Natalie Y. Moore about her new book, 'The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation.'Published 2 years ago
Left of Black, Episode 33, 05-09-11
Mark Anthony Neal talks with Lisa B. Thompson about her book "Beyond the Black Lady", the broadway play "The Scotsboro Boys" and the works of Tyler Perry.Published 2 years ago
Left of Black, Episode 32, 05-02-11
Mark Anthony Neal talks with film director Aishah Shahidah Simmons about black female filmmakers and sexual violence. Later, Mark is joined by Zaheer Ali to talk about Manning Marable's last book, "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention."Published 2 years ago
Walls and Fences in International Relations
Charles-Philippe David talks about border walls and international relations at the Wednesdays at the Center lunchtime series. You can watch the lecture in its entirety on iTunes U, Wednesdays at the Center.Published 2 years ago
Left of Black - Episode 31, 04-25-11
Mark Anthony Neal sits down with Karla FC Holloway to talk about her new book, Private Bodies / Public Texts: Literature, Science, and States of Surveillance.Published 2 years ago
Energy in Context: Balancing Environment & Security
This panel of energy think tank, public policy, academic, and NGO experts puts the U.S.- Canada energy relationship into a broader context, weighing energy security and environmental concerns, and describing new methods and policies that could help us to achieve both. (April 13, 2011)Published 2 years ago
Left of Black - Episode 30, 04-18-11
Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Mark Naison to talk about his work on African American Studies, Bronx Oral Histories and his guest spot on the Chappelle Show.Published 2 years ago
Left of Black - Episode 29, 04-11-11
Mark Anthony Neal talks with Kimberly Ellis ("Dr. Goddess") about her plays and activism. Later, Mark is joined by Randal Jelks (University of Kansas) to talk about college basketball, race and class.Published 2 years ago
