Daniel Immerwahr (pronounced IM-mer-var) is an associate professor of history at Northwestern University, where he teaches global history and U.S. foreign relations. His first book, Thinking Small (Harvard 2015), a history of U.S. grassroots antipoverty strategies, won the Organization of American Historians' Merle Curti Award for best work of U.S. intellectual history. His second, How to Hide an Empire, a retelling of U.S. history with the overseas parts of the country included in the story, is a national bestseller. Part of the Boston Public Library’s mission is to support lifelong learning, education and civic engagement that is “Free to All” including programs that bring figures and experts of note into conversation and dialogue. Arc of History: Contested Perspectives is a mini-series informed by historical moments and movements, recent and long past. The series is presented virtually in conjunction with the Lowell Institute and is produced and archived by the WGBH Forum network. For more information, please visit https://forum-network.org/series/history-talks-boston-public-library/.
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
Ambassador Jorge Heine
Virtual
Genernal John R. Allen and Dr. Darrell M. West
Virtual
Ambassador (Ret.) Nicholas Burns, Robert Mauro, Alexandra Vacroux, and Andrew Gray
John F. Kennedy Library
Lucy Hornby, Yasheng Huang, and Anthony Saich
John F. Kennedy Library
Professor Adil Najam, Dean of Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
Virtual
Ambassador Kristie Kenney
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School
Virtual
Sarah Donovan - CEO and President of I.G. Marston Co. Miriam Lansky - Manager of Continuous Improvement at Olympus Scientific Solutions America Marianna McCormick - Vice President of Business Development, Boston Region, Mass. Development Bonnie Perkins - Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Engineer, Raytheon's Integrated Defense System's Global Supply Chain MODERATOR: Cristina Gutierrez - Project Engineer, Middlesex Glass
Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
Professor Hardt is an expert in system dynamics, control and manufacturing processes. He is the Ralph E. and Eloise F. Cross Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. His process control research has centered on a variety of processes from welding and sheet metal forming to micro-embossing and most recently continuous soft-lithography. Professor Hardt has served as the Director of the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, Engineering Co-Director of the MIT Leaders for Manufacturing.
Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
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