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The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland, an endowed academic program that advances interdisciplinary examination and discourse on peace.

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On November 19, 2025, at 2pm, Dr Laura Chávez-Moreno will give a virtual lecture on How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America. You can register to attend at: tinyurl.com/bahai-moreno #bahaichair #umd #events

29.10.2025 13:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On November 13 we will be hosting our next event which features three of the contributors to the recent volume published by the Chair, Global Climate Crisis: Seeking Environmental Justice and Climate Equality. You can register to attend at: tinyurl.com/bahai-climate #bahaichair

23.10.2025 14:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On November 6th, Professor Hoda Mahmoudi, will be giving a keynote at the 4th Annual Universal Peace Conference. You can find out more and register to attend at: www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual...

21.10.2025 14:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We are looking forward to welcoming all of the speakers to campus this week for our co-sponsored conference with the Anti-Black Racism Initiative! #bahaichair #abri #umd #bsos #events

15.10.2025 17:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The video of our 2025 Annual Lecture with Dr Seth Kaplan on, Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time is now available on youtube at: youtu.be/eZ2KREG3lTk?... #bahaichair #annuallecture #2025 #umd

08.10.2025 20:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We are looking forward to our next in person event, a conference on Eradicating Anti-Black Racism in the DMV, co-sponsored with ABRI. You can RSVP now at: tinyurl.com/bahai-abri #events #bahaichair #abri #umd

02.10.2025 18:05 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It was wonderful to see our former social media intern Meredith Friedland yesterday, she was on campus for a business recruitment day and stopped by before the Annual Lecture. We love to keep in touch and hear how our students are doing after they graduate #bahaichair #bsos #umd

19.09.2025 18:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Bahá'í Chair is looking forward to welcoming Dr. Seth Kaplan to campus tomorrow to give the 2025 Annual Lecture. There is still time to RSVP at: forms.gle/WZJccYax8LUX... #bahaichair #events #umd #bsos

17.09.2025 15:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Next Thursday, September 18 2025. Dr. Seth Kaplan will give The 2025 Bahá'í Chair for World Peace Annual Lecture titled - Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time. You can RSVP at: forms.gle/WZJccYax8LUX... #bahaichair #events #umd #bsos

12.09.2025 18:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Save the Date: We are delighted to be co-sponsoring the upcoming conference, Eradicating Anti-Black Racism in the DMV, with the Anti-Black Racism Initiative at the University of Maryland College Park. To learn more and to RSVP visit our website at: www.bahaichair.umd.edu/events/eradi... #events

10.09.2025 19:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace is delighted to welcome students back to campus for fall semester 2025! To learn more about our upcoming events you can visit our website at: www.bahaichair.umd.edu/events #bahaichair #events #comingsoon

02.09.2025 12:33 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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To close out our Summer Series, we are featuring Professor Hoda Mahmoudi, and a conversation on solutions to Structural Racism she participated in on November 6, 2018. To learn more you can watch the video on youtube at: youtu.be/GBamnkW7DAw?... #bahaichair #structuralracism #summer2025

29.08.2025 10:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On November 14, 2014, The Bahá'í Chair invited Prof. Rashawn Ray to give a lecture on Being Color Brave rather than Colorblind: Forming a Racially-inclusive Sociological Imagination. To learn more you can watch at: youtu.be/kFK7kh1OovM?... #bahaichair #structuralracism #summer2025

27.08.2025 10:12 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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On February 8, 2022, The Bahá'í Chair invited Professor Yohuru Williams to lecture on Simply Because People Refuse to See Me: Black Lives Matter in Historical Context. You can watch on youtube at: youtu.be/R2O7eLXy0Jo?... #bahaichair #structuralracism #systemicracism #summer2025

25.08.2025 14:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On October 21st, 2021, The Bahá'í Chair invited Professor Kate Pickett to speak on How more equal societies reduce stress, restore sanity, and improve everyone's wellbeing. To learn more watch on youtube at: youtu.be/YRO4yffcw6w?... #bahaichair #humannature #equality #summer2025

22.08.2025 18:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On March 1, 2017 The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace invited Dr. Lauren Abramson to present at a symposium on Structural Racism and Youth Violence. To learn more about her research you can watch the video on youtube at: youtu.be/kJI6bqvRz0Q?... #bahachair #structuralracism #summer2025

20.08.2025 14:15 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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On November 24, 2020, The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace invited Professor Joseph Richardson Jr. to give a lecture on Life After the Gunshot: A Digital Storytelling Project. To learn more watch the video on youtube at: youtu.be/b3GOYYoIcoM?... #bahaichair #humannature #structuralracism #summer2025

18.08.2025 14:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On April 5, 2019, The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace invited Mr. Houssam Elokda to present at the conference on Infrastructure and Happiness. To learn more you can watch on youtube at: youtu.be/UtVd1_XQSJs?... #bahaichair #humannature #summer2025

13.08.2025 16:37 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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On April 13, 2021, The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace invited Professor Janelle Wong to participate in a discussion on Anti-Asian Violence in Context: Historical Roots and Contemporary Connections. To learn more watch on youtube at: youtu.be/gaC2GcIbOU0?... #bahaichair #humannature #summer2025

11.08.2025 16:22 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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On October 9, 2015 The Baha’i Chair for World Peace invited Professor Joshua Mitchell to give a lecture on, Are Global Core Values Possible? To learn more about his research you can watch on youtube at: youtu.be/5X5tG4JsJGI?... #bahaichair #humannature #summer2025

06.08.2025 15:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Save the Date for our 2025 Annual Lecture with Dr. Seth Kaplan. September 18, 2025 7pm, Colony Ballroom Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland College Park. Register to attend at this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #bahaichair #annuallecture2025 #events

04.08.2025 15:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On October 17, 2018 The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace invited Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot to present a keynote on Structural Inequalities as part of The Future of Humanity Conference. To learn more watch on youtube at: youtu.be/Djg1IMgu2hs?... #bahaichair #structuralinequalities

01.08.2025 17:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On February 20, 2025 Professor Joseph L. Graves gave a keynote on Racism, Not Race, at the Conference on Abolishing Racism: Creating a Future without Race. To learn more about his research you can watch the video on youtube at: youtu.be/uFQsUWEpJJk?... #bahaichair #structuralracism #summer2025

30.07.2025 15:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On September 24, 2019, Dr Marie Berry gave a Keynote on Fighting for Rights: Stories from Women Activists Mobilizing for Change. To Learn more about her research you can watch the video on youtube at: youtu.be/r5dsE-xwKoY?... #bahaichair #genderequality #summer2025

23.07.2025 14:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On March 1, 2017 The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace invited Dr. Valerie Maholmes to present at a symposium on Structural Racism and Youth Violence. To learn more about her research you can watch the video on youtube at: youtu.be/kJI6bqvRz0Q?... #bahachair #structuralracism #summer2025

21.07.2025 15:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On May 2, 2023, Professor Jeremy Weinstein, Professor Rob Reich, and Professor Mehran Sahami, joined The Baha'i Chair for a discussion on The Interplay of Technology, Ethics, and Policy. Watch on youtube at:https://youtu.be/M7sdpjvehj0?si=ASZPGVM6kZ9lt7Ar #bahaichair #humannature #summer2025

17.07.2025 18:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On September 2, 2021, Dr Cara New Daggett gave a lecture on Desiring Energy: How work-and-freedom fuel narratives block a just transition. To learn more about her research watch on youtube at: youtu.be/AnVQip7d5aY?... #bahaichair #climatechange #climatejustice #summer2025

16.07.2025 17:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On September 20, 2018 The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace invited Dr. Jabari Mahiri to present the Annual Lecture on Deconstructing Race / Reconstructing Difference. To learn more watch on youtube at: youtu.be/ldHwlt6hzaQ?... #bahaichair #structuralracism #summer2025

14.07.2025 18:15 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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On February 6, 2025, Dr Michael Orona gave a lecture on International Indigenous Peoples as Catalysts for Global Stability and Prosperity. To learn more about his research watch the lecture on youtube at: youtu.be/5iTbwlfF1As?... #bahaichair #summer2025 #globalgovernance

11.07.2025 14:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On October 16, 2018 Dr. Craig Murphy presented a keynote on Leadership, Global Governance, and Peace at The Future of Humanity: The Challenge of Global Peace and Security Conference. To learn more watch on youtube at:https://youtu.be/JZ_nXvzcOEE?si=cEGNWgw5kXQH6ov8

09.07.2025 16:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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