Halmos to Host Webinar ‘Russia’s War on Ukraine’ on March 18
The Council for Dialogue and Democracy (CDD) and the Sustainable Development Seminar Series (SDSS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) extend an invitation to join us for an important dialogue on the current crisis in Ukraine, titled, “Russia’s War on Ukraine.” This webinar will provide an opportunity to learn more about the causes and background of the crisis. It will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022, from noon-1:30 p.m.
The panelists include J.P.T.Savage, Ph.D., Researcher and Social Science Faculty at Catholic University of Leuven; David Kilroy, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of History in the Department of Humanities and Politics (DHP); Katy Doll, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History in DHP; and Dustin Berna, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Political Science in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS).
The event is free and registration is required. Please see the flyer for the registration link.
For more information about the CDD, please contact Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., at mckayj@nova.edu and Charles Zelden, Ph.D., at zelden@nova.edu. For more information about the SDSS, please contact Elena Bastidas, Ph.D., at bastidas@nova.edu
Posted 03/11/22
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Beth Cohen Besner is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship (HCBE). She primarily teaches courses on the Entrepreneurial Mindset. Besner is a proud graduate from Duke University and the George Washington University Law School. After law school, she practiced bankruptcy law and litigation first in Washington, D.C., and then in Miami. Not only is Besner a professor at HCBE but she was also the Assistant Director of Career Services at the NSU School of Law before starting a family in 1995. Beth had three sons – Ian was born in 1995, Grant in 1997 and Noah in 1999.
