Speaker Presentations

TOPIC: The Passover Story Turned Upside Down: Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt SPEAKER: Craig Perry, Professor, Emory University The memory of slavery in Egypt, God’s redemption of the Israelites, and the Exodus led by Moses are central to the sacred history of the Jewish people. For much of history, however, Jews were much…

TOPIC: How Latin American View the United States SPEAKER: Dr. Gregory Weeks, Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, UNC Charlotte Dr. Weeks will discuss U.S.-Latin American relations from the Latin American perspective. This will help us understand how Latin American countries are responding to U.S. policies and actions, and how they…

TOPIC: State of the Canopy SPEAKER: Krysten Reilly, Director of Programs, TreesCharlotte Charlotte is often called a “City of Trees,” with an urban tree canopy covering roughly about half of the city, making it one of the greenest large cities in the U.S. However, rapid growth and development along with an aging canopy and new…