December 3, 2009 — India's ambassador to the United States, Meera Shankar, told a University of Virginia audience on Wednesday evening that there will be "catastrophic consequences" if the United States does not ramp up its military presence in Afghanistan as President Obama pledged a night earlier.
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November 23, 2009
November 23, 2009 — India's ambassador to the United States, Meera Shankar, will speak Dec. 2 at the University of Virginia, continuing the Ambassador's Speakers Forum.
November 19, 2009
November 19, 2009 — Semester at Sea is making its 100th voyage this fall and University of Virginia librarian and composer Fred O'Bryant has written a concert march to commemorate the occasion.
November 19, 2009
November 19, 2009 — Poland's former prime minister, Marek Belka, comes to the Dome Room of the University of Virginia's Rotunda Monday at 4 p.m. to discuss Europe's current economic climate.
November 03, 2009
November 3, 2009 — Dr. Thomas C.
October 14, 2009
October 14, 2009 — Danish Ambassador to the United States Friis Petersen comes to the University of Virginia on Tuesday to talk about ways to fight global climate change by creating a green-energy economy.
October 01, 2009
October 1, 2009 — In his 1801 inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson said that peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations were among the essential principles of government.
September 22, 2009
September 22, 2009 — Higher education expert Sir Christopher Ball comes to the University of Virginia Thursday to discuss "Universities in a Global Society." His talk, free and open to the public, will begin at 5 p.m. in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.
September 18, 2009
September 18, 2009 — Sir Christopher Ball, a leading thinker, reformer and implementer of education policy, will discuss "Universities in a Global Society" on Sept. 24 at the University of Virginia.