Monday
"Persian New Year Celebration Dinner"
Details: The Persian Students Association will celebrate the Persian New Year with the rest of the Tufts community. The event will feature traditional Persian food from Molana Restaurant in Watertown, and traditions and customs of the holiday will be explained. There will be a $5 entrance fee.
When & Where: 6:00 p.m.; Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room
Sponsor: Persian Students Association
Tuesday
"David Cutler Speaks"
Details: David Cutler, professor of economics at Harvard University, will talk about his book, "Your Money or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America's Health Care System," which deals with the state of the health care system in America.
When & Where: 8:00 p.m.; Cabot Auditorium
Sponsor: Moral Voices Initiative
Wednesday
"Lecture by Thomas Goltz on the Republic of Azerbaijan"
Details: Author and journalist Thomas Goltz, who has reported on post-Cold War changes in Azerbaijan, will reflect on what he has witnessed.
When & Where: 12:30 p.m.; Mugar 200 in the Fletcher School
Sponsor: SWAIC Program at the Fletcher School
"Fashion and its Discontents"
Details: Washington Post columnist Jill Hudson Neil (A '92) will come to Tufts to deliver the keynote speech, "Fashion on the Campaign Trail." Jennifer Gerson (A '05), associate editor at jezebel.com, will also speak.
When & Where: 5:30 p.m.; Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room
Sponsor: Center for the Humanities at Tufts
Thursday
"The United States and the Middle East: What Comes Next After Iraq?"
Details: Scholars and other experts on the Middle East will speak about the future of America in the Middle East. President Lawrence Bacow and Provost Jamshed Bharucha will speak at the event. Registration is required for this two-day conference, which continues on Friday.
When & Where: 3:00 p.m.; Cabot Intercultural Center
Sponsor: Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies
Friday
"The United States and the Middle East: What Comes Next After Iraq? [Day 2]"
Details: The second part of this conference is a day-long event in which more scholars and other experts on the Middle East will speak about the future of America in the region.
When & Where: 8:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.; Cabot Intercultural Center
Sponsor: Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies
