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2020

• Jun. 19   ISJCR Secures Major Carnegie Grant for Research Project on Resilience and Inclusive Governance
• Jun. 9   LAU Faculty Across Schools Offer an Overview of Online Learning during COVID-19
• May. 18   Call for Applications: The Undergraduate Research and Discovery Program
• Feb. 11   Increasing Resilience during Times of Political Violence

2019

• Oct. 17   New Faculty - Fall 2019
• Oct. 1   ISJCR organizes workshop on transnational movements and inclusionary states
• Aug. 21   The Quest for a Healthier Life
• May. 6   Students Take On South Sudan War
• Apr. 10   Beyond Humanitarianism Paradigm: The Effect of Displacement on Religious Authorities
• Mar. 21   LAU Institute Wins Large Grant for Research Project
• Mar. 13   Lebanon’s Economy – What’s Wrong and How Do We Fix It?
• Feb. 27   How Important Are Human Rights?
• Feb. 13   Research Highlight: A Walk to the Past, a Sprint to the Future
• Feb. 12   Working Toward Integrity of Electoral Processes in the Arab World

2018

• Nov. 26   The Treasure Trove of Declassified Documents
• Nov. 7   What Will Happen After America Votes?
• Oct. 12   New SAS Faculty - Fall 2018
• Sep. 26   Civic Engagement and Youth Involvement: the Future of Peace
• Sep. 26   Alumna Becomes Obama Foundation Scholar
• Aug. 7   Social Work Students Take on Finland
• Jul. 4   Equipped for the Future
• Jun. 28   Toward Inclusive Governance
• Jun. 11   Research Highlight: Conflict and Migration in the Middle East
• May. 8   Senior Granted Fulbright Scholarship
• Apr. 4   Students from Germany Visit LAU for a Different Perspective
• Mar. 7   Know your Rights

2017

• Nov. 6   Department of Social Sciences sponsors student exhibition on the “Concepts of Citizenship”
• May. 23   Graduate Assistantships in all MAs
• Mar. 30   Dr. Paul Tabar’s Input on Lebanese Migration
• Mar. 9   Dr. Ali Ali Discusses Constraints on Syrians and Lebanon’s Syrian Refugee Policy
• Mar. 5   A New Publication by a Professor and his Student in Migration Studies
• Feb. 4   LAU holds a lecture with Professor Martin Beck
• Feb. 1   Professor Peggy Levitt Teaching Migration Studies at LAU

2016

• Dec. 21   “Diplomacy and Consular Services” course: Incorporating Theory and Practice
• Oct. 27   “Autumn School”: An Insight to Middle Eastern Politics
• Oct. 7   From North Carolina State University to LAU: A new MA in Migration Studies course
• Oct. 6   Harvard Professor to teach a new MA in Migration Studies course at LAU
• May. 9   Forced Displacement, Regional Politics And The Middle East: Autumn School 2016, Lebanon
• Mar. 22   Philippine Diaspora Governance Talk at LAU’s Department of Social Sciences and Institute of Migration Studies

2015

• Dec. 1   Graduate Assistantships In the MA International Affairs & MA in Migration Studies Programs
• Nov. 18   Workshop at OIB: Migration Studies
• Apr. 23   Challenging the Mainstream Analysis of Conflict in Lebanon
• Apr. 7   Graduate Assistantships in the M.A. in International Affairs Program
• Feb. 25   Internationally Renowned Journalist on “Tapping into Lebanon”

2014

• Dec. 1   Conference on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
• Nov. 28   Panel Discussion: The Notion of Islamic State in the Middle East
• Oct. 27   Lecture: “Globalization and the Politics of Migration”
• Oct. 16   Workshop on Simple and Multiple Correspondence Analysis
• May. 22   Graduate Assistantship in International Affairs
• May. 20   Public Lecture: The Politics of Space and Protest
• May. 7   Lebanon Without Borders and Global Gibran
• Apr. 23   Upcoming Lecture: Lebaneseness
• Apr. 14   Student wins Fulbright scholarship
• Jan. 8   Lecture: “Global Migration Governance in Theory and Practice”

2013

• Nov. 26   Graduate Assistantship In the MA International Affairs Program
• Nov. 11   Department of Social Sciences - Annual Reception
• May. 21   Lecture on: “Studying in Germany … welcome to the land of ideas!”
• May. 16   Lecture on: “Sexually Transmitted Infections”
• May. 16   Seminar on: “Comparing political systems in global perspective’: What about the Middle East and North African (MENA) region?”
• May. 15   Lecture on: “CBT, A Cognitive Conceptualization”
• May. 13   Lecture: “Political Transitions in Post-Conflict Situations”
• May. 9   Field trip to Fanar Psychiatric Hospital in South Lebanon
• May. 3   Panel Discussion with Students
• Apr. 22   Lecture on: “Lebanon offshore exploration for hydrocarbons”
• Apr. 17   Lecture: “Global and domestic diversity: implications on counseling psychology.”
• Apr. 16   Workshop: What do we know about Migration and Lebanon? An assessment of knowledge production
• Apr. 15   Workshop: “Qualitative research methods in Social Sciences: Analyzing interviews and open-ended responses”
• Mar. 22   Lecture: “Sense of Self Control and Mental Health”
• Feb. 27   Workshop: “The Law of War”
• Jan. 8   Lecture: “Why Nations Fail? The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty”
• Jan. 8   International Conference: Dynamics of Diaspora by the Institute of Migration Studies

2012

• Dec. 12   Depression: Unipolar or Bipolar? Diagnostics Pearls A Clinical Approach” By Dr. Michel P. Nawfal MD, MA
• Nov. 29   International Conference: Religion and Democracy in Europe and the Arab World
• Nov. 28   Treating Anxiety Disorders and Depression using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” by Dr. Aimee N. Karam
• Nov. 21   Producing Scientific Knowledge on Migration: Perspectives on African and Arab Countries
• Nov. 6   US Presidential Election
• Oct. 17   Discussion with Mrs. Alexandra Asseily during the graduate seminar: International Conflict and Conflict
• Oct. 5   Meet and Greet
• Sep. 28   Religious Conflict and Religious Coexistence in Early Modern Germany: any Lessons for Contemporary Lebanon?
• Sep. 26   Lecture on Dealing with Border Conflicts: The case of Lebanon’s Southern Border presented during the graduate seminar: International Conflict and Conflict by Dr. Daniel Meier
• May. 28   Poster Exhibition for Psychology Students Enrolled in Research Methods II
• May. 25   Workshop on International Negotiations in collaboration with Netherlands Institute in Beirut
• May. 23   Lecture on security reform conducted by Mr. Sami Faltas
• May. 16   LAU spring Poetry Prize
• May. 11   Workshop on acknowledgment: The Hidden Dynamics of Recognition
• May. 9   Lecture on Mental Health in Lebanon: The Great Unknown
• May. 8   Visit to the Royal Danish Embassy
• May. 2   Visit to the Lebanese Foreign Ministry with Pol/Int. Affairs students
• Apr. 23   Bourdieu in Beirut: the Effects of Wasta on Social Capital in Lebanon” by Martyn Egan
• Apr. 1   Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A Clinical Perspective in Lebanon” by Dr. Michel P. Nawfal, MD
• Feb. 10   Preparatory Meetings for the Intercultural Dialogue by Video Conferencing Between the Lebanese American University and Nova Southeastern University
• Feb. 2   Round table discussion with Dr. Rosita di Peri
• Jan. 18   Talk by Dr. Hussein Abbas Co- Author of the guide book “Student’s Guide to Graduate Studies

2011

• Dec. 21   When Policy Meets Technology: a Case Study in Recycling at the Communal Level” by Mr. Ziad Abichaker
• Dec. 14   Power-Sharing Revisited: the Lebanese case and beyond” By Professor Dr. Theodor Hanf
• Nov. 13   International Conference: Healing the Wounds of History: Addressing the Roots of Violence

2010

• Feb. 1   Lebanese Politics and Administration lecture series

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