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Archive: April 2016 (4 Posts)

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Scholars Exam Humanity and Our Planet

Posted by: Jason Steinhauer

Earth Day has been celebrated on April 22nd since 1970, and in the Kluge Center’s fifteen years several scholars and programs have explored our planet and the human relationship to it. The “Longevity of Human Civilization” symposium in 2013 addressed the long-term future of the planet and our existence on it. Led by inaugural Astrobiology …

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Kluge Fellowships Are Now Open

Posted by: Jason Steinhauer

Today we announced the call for Kluge Fellowship applications. The deadline is July 15. The Kluge Fellowship is the Kluge Center’s flagship fellowship program. Inaugurated with the inception of the Center in 2000, the Kluge Center charter stipulates that: “The Kluge Center will also accommodate at any given time up to a dozen Fellows, pursuing …

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Inouye Back for Year Two

Posted by: Jason Steinhauer

Our big event at the Kluge Center this April is the second annual Daniel K. Inouye Distinguished Lecture. Last year’s inaugural “lecture” featured former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell discussing shared values in U.S. foreign policy. This year’s event features Norman Y. Mineta, former Secretary of Transportation, and Alan K. Simpson, retired …