(MENAFN- university of maryland) COLLEGE PARK, Md. — January 9, 2022 — The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland (UMD), an endowed academic program that advances interdisciplinary examination and discourse on global peace, cordially invites you to join them on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 to celebrate 30 years of the program’s contributions to research, writing and dialogue on how to foster a just, secure, and sustainable global community.
A free buffet dinner will be served from 5.30-6.45 p.m. ET in the Juan Ramon Jimenez Room of UMD’s Adele H. Stamp Student Union in College Park, Md. Additional seating and tables will be aailable in the student union’s Benjamin Banneker Room.
“This anniversary is a remarkable opportunity to reflect upon the accomplishments of the last 30 years of the Baha’i Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland. But this anniversary is not simply about remembering the past. It is a moment for us to reaffirm our commitment to the future,” says Hoda Mahmoudi, Professor at the University of Maryland and The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace. “Since its inception, the Baha’i Chair has sought to identify the most challenging and complex problems the world faces. But the Chair’s work does not stop there; we seek solutions to these complex problems that are practicable and collaborative—solutions that seek to utilize humanity’s full capacities. We look forward to acknowledging this moment with the University of Maryland community and with people across the world."
Professor Mahmoudi’s presentation will be immediately followed by a dessert reception in the ballroom. The event will formally conclude at 9 p.m. ET.
Remarks from UMD Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice, former students, alumni, and faculty will begin promptly at 7 p.m. ET in the student union’s Colony Ballroom. Professor Hoda Mahmoudi, holder of the Baha’i Chair since 2012, will deliver a presentation on the five research themes that touch on major challenges facing humanity today: 1) Structural Racism and the Root Cause of Prejudice; 2) Human Nature; 3) Empowerment of Women and Peace; 4) Frontiers of Global Governance and Leadership; and 5) Overcoming Challenges in the Globalization of the Environment.
To date, the Bahá’í Chair has hosted a wide variety of expert speakers from 24 countries. Under Professor Mahmoudi’s leadership, the program has hosted 94 events featuring 228 speakers, garnering interest from individuals all across the globe. Attendees have stemmed from countries that include the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Tanzania, Ghana, Germany, Finland, Norway, Canada, South Africa, France, Zimbabwe, Belgium, Austria, Ethiopia, India, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Brazil, Kuwait, Turkey, Poland, Switzerland, El Salvador, Italy, Spain, Austria, Bangladesh, Honduras, and Egypt.
“Part of what makes the Baha’i Chair unique is that it brings together scholars, practitioners, and experts who should be in conversation with one another, but oftentimes are not,” says Rashawn Ray, a Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland and expert on racial and social inequality. “I think that is the essence of important work, that is the essence of how we move forward in terms of creating equity is to put people in the same space who otherwise would not be there, to use empirical research to move forward, and to do the type of important work that the Baha’i Chair for World Peace is doing at the University of Maryland, in the county, in the state, and across the country.”
Learn more and RSVP for The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace’s 30th Anniversary event here.
To schedule an interview with Professor Mahmoudi either before or after the event, members of the media are asked to please contact bcwp@umd.edu with scheduling questions and accommodations.
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