When Hurricane Dorian concluded its onslaught on the Bahamas in September, the country was left to face unprecedented destruction. The islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama lost more than 13,000 homes. Many schools including a satellite campus of the national university were wiped out. A key seaport and airport were hit hard, with temporary shutdowns […]
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Macon Symposium on Trade and Investment: Complexities Growing, but Balance Still Favors Global Engagement
The picture may be murkier these days, but company and industry representatives at a Macon trade and investment symposium still believe that in 2020, Georgia has more to gain than to lose in engaging with the global economy. During the Jan. 16 forum at Wesleyan College organized by the law offices of Christopher N. Smith and […]
Host Families Sought for German Exchange Program
Some of the early azubis (trainees) visited Kennesaw Mountain in 2014.
Emory Business Scholar Sheth Awarded One of India’s Top Civilian Honors
Renowned Emory University marketing scholar Jagdish Sheth can add another one to his display case. Dr. Sheth, still active in the business and academic community at 81, was awarded the Padma Bhushan award from India’s national government on Republic Day Jan. 26. India’s third highest civilian honor in the category of literature and education focuses on […]
Holocaust Remembrance Event Praises Danes for Their Courage in Saving Jews in WWII
As Holocaust survivors and world leaders made their way to the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau to mark the 75th anniversary of the camp’s liberation by Soviet troops, some 5,000 miles away in Sandy Springs, Ga., a Holocaust remembrance event was held at the city’s Performing Arts Center focused on the efforts of the Danes […]
Scholar: Turkey-U.S. Alliance Needs Fresh Life Beyond Security
Turkey has a chance to “return to normalcy” and revitalize its faltering ties with the U.S. if both sides can come to terms with complex new realities of international relations, a top foreign-affairs scholar from the country said in Atlanta Jan. 13. Many have fretted over what they see as Turkey’s devolution from a steadfast NATO […]
POSTPONED: World Affairs Council Recruiting for Study Trip on China Tax Policy
Editor’s note: The council has postponed this program due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China. Statement from the Council: Due to the increased travel advisories by both the State Department and the CDC, we have decided to postpone the 2020 Young Leaders China Fellowship Program to Beijing. As we closely monitor the Coronavirus outbreak […]
Attendees at Korean Chamber Dinner Asked to Bring Questions for Former Ambassador
The 2020 Census should settle the questions about how many Korean-Americans are living in the U.S. Southeast. For now, however, the estimates of the Korean Consulate General based in Atlanta are about as good as you can get and the consulate’s estimate for the seven states and the Virgin Islands, over which it has jurisdiction, […]
Islamic Leadership Institute Announces 2020 Class
A leadership institute geared toward Georgia’s Muslim professionals launched last year has named the members of its second class for 2020. The Islamic Speakers Bureau Leadership Institute has also continued its partnership with CIFAL Atlanta, the United Nations training agency housed at Kennesaw State University, on weekly courses that begin Jan. 11. The program is […]
Books 2019: Restoring Technology’s Ability to Serve Human Aims
Book: Team Human Author: Douglas Rushkoff Review by: Lee Foster, Executive Director, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University Although I have been working in the performing arts industry for more than 20 years, my recent stint in the academic world at Georgia Tech demanded a return to my roots. I asked myself […]
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