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Global Citizenship in Practice

Global Citizenship in Practice is an annual GSP event highlighting interdisciplinary approaches to and practices of global citizenship.

Global Peace Flag Project in conjunction with 2023 Global Citizenship in Practice keynote guest & fashion environmentalist Runa Ray

Recording from Global Citizenship in Practice 2024: “Global Citizenship in an Age of Democratic Peril,” featuring keynote speaker Dr. Saladin Ambar.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Saladin Ambar

Saladin Ambar is Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics, an award-winning author, and Co-Director of the Democracy Committee for the New Jersey Institute for Racial Justice’s Reparations Council.

 

This event was in partnership with Michigan Community Scholars Program and co sponsored by:

  • English Language Institute
  • Language Resource Center
  • Health Sciences Scholars Program
  • Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars
  • Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts
  • Residential College
  • Women in Science and Engineering Residence Program
  • Political Science Department

Previous Keynotes

  • Dr. Saladin Ambar, Professor of Political Science and Senior Scholar at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics & author of Stars and Shadows: The Politics of Interracial Friendship from Jefferson to Obama (2024)
  • Runa Ray, fashion environmentalist and author of Fashion for Social and Environmental Justice (2023) Ambassador Maritza Chan, Deputy Permanent Representative for Costa Rica (2022)
  • Paul Chappell, Executive Director of the Peace Literacy Institute (2021)
  • Virtual panel of GSP alumnx working in global public health and addressing Covid-19 (2021)
  • Amelia Parker, Executive Director of Peace Brigades International, USA (2018)
  • Oscar Dussan,  President of International Samaritan (2017)
  • Professor Yazier Henry, Ford School of Public Policy (2016)

We invite you to previous Global Citizenship in Practice events on our YouTube page.