Past Events

Event Format
A Just Peace poster

A Just Peace in Ukraine: Activist, Policy, and Scholarly Perspectives

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This panel combines activist, policy, and scholarly perspectives to explore the roots and development of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how Russia can be held accountable.

Emily Channell-Justice
Emily Channell-Justice

Director, Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University

Oxana Shevel
Oxana Shevel

Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University

Georgian and US Flag

Democracy, Geopolitics, and the Future of US-Georgia Relations

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There are major geopolitical shifts afoot in the South Caucasus and Georgia is central to their outcome. What explains the strains in the Georgian-U.S. relationship and what are its prospects?

Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones

Chairman, Advisory Board, Program on Georgian Studies, Davis Center; Professor of Modern Georgian History, Ilia State University (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Exchanging Notes: Songs and Stories from Tbilisi and Somerville

Exchanging Notes: Songs and Stories from Tbilisi and Somerville

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A celebration of songs and stories fusing Georgian and American themes, linking cultures, and demonstrating our common humanity.

Alex Averbuch

Alex Averbuch: Readings from 'The Jewish King' and 'Of Rage and Longing'

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A poetry reading by Alex Averbuch, postdoctoral fellow at the Davis Center and 2024 HURI research fellow at Harvard's Ukrainian Research Institute, moderated by Oleh Kotsyuba.

Soviet-era photo of back-to-school day, Sept. 1

Fall Reception: Back-to-School Night at the Davis Center

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Join us for the Davis Center's version of back-to-school night!

Eve Blau
Eve Blau

Co-Director, Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative, and Adjunct Professor of the History of Urban Form, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University

Alexandra Vacroux
Alexandra Vacroux

Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Kyiv School of Economics