Fwd: The 64th International Affairs Symposium - 4/6-4/8 Next Week

[Laura Mundt]

Laura Mundt, BA ‘91 (she/her)
Administrative Specialist, Environmental Studies Program

Lewis & Clark College

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From: Suparna Chaudhry <scha...@lclark.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Subject: The 64th International Affairs Symposium - 4/6-4/8 Next Week
To: <cas-f...@lclark.edu>

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the International Affairs Symposium Student Steering Committee, I would like to invite you and your students to participate in the 64th Annual International Affairs Symposium (4/6-4/8) from Monday-Wednesday next week. The theme this year, Crumbling Pillars: The Age of Authoritarianism?, focuses on the global rise of autocratic regimes and democratic backsliding domestically and abroad. The program spans three days of events. In addition to its signature debate format, this year also includes a keynote lecture, a documentary screening with director commentary, a live podcast recording, a letter-writing campaign, and a community storytelling event featuring first-person accounts of migration and refugee resilience. 

For the full schedule and more information, please see here.

For event updates leading up to and during the symposium, please follow the symposium Instagram (@iasymposium).

Curious about the state of global democracy and want to see our students' data science skills? Stop by our student-designed exhibits in Howard during the symposium to learn more.

You may be especially interested in our keynote speaker, Dr. Richard Wolff, named “America’s most prominent Marxist economist” by The New York Times. He is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the co-founder of Democracy at Work, a nonprofit that produces media and live events advocating workplace democracy and critiquing capitalism, and hosts the nationally syndicated program Economic Update. His keynote will be held Monday, 4/6 from 7-8:30 PM in the Council Chambers at the Fowler Student Center. 

On Tuesday (4/7) from 11:30-1:15 PM, we will be co-hosting an event with The Immigrant Story, where we will be hearing four compelling first-person tales of courage, fortitude and resilience from Syria, El Salvador, Bosnia, and Cambodia. These storytellers will share their stories about the journeys that brought them to the United States, exploring the complex issues surrounding authoritarianism, refuge, and migration. Light lunch will be provided after the event.

On Wednesday (4/8), we will be hosting a live podcast from 5-6:30 pm with Mark Leon Goldberg, an international affairs journalist that writes the Global Dispatches Substack and hosts the Global Dispatches podcast - the longest running international affairs podcast, named by The Guardian as a “podcast to make you smarter.” For the podcast, Mark Goldberg will be in conversation with Dr. Kyle Lascurettes, the chair of the IA department, on the role and future of international organizations in addressing democratic erosion and authoritarian resurgence. Snacks will be provided.

I'm also attaching our brochure that provides more details about all events. We hope to see you there!

Best wishes,

Suparna Chaudhry

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Suparna Chaudhry

Associate Professor of International Affairs

Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR

www.suparnachaudhry.com

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[Laura Mundt]

Of ENVS-relevance note, you might want to check out:

The Immigrant Storytelling Event (today, 11:30 am)

Documentary screening of Earth's Greatest Enemy (today, 3 pm)

Q&A on the future of international organizations (Wednesday, 5 pm)

See the full schedule here.