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Saturday, May 30, 2020

Aquinas Leadership International Update - May 2020



Dr. Peter Redpath  writes to update us about some developments related to the Aquinas Leadership International (ALI) group, its affiliate organizations, and other groups interested in ALI’s work.
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With utmost sadness, we announce the passing of our Great Books colleague, Dr. James Stephen Taylor. For more information about Dr. Taylor, see the memorials honoring him immediately below :
  • Click on the following link for a topical index to the works of Mortimer J. Adler:
  • For a downloadable spring 2020 copy of The Catholic Educator, go to:
https://catholiceducation.foundation/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/The-Catholic-Educator-Spring-2020.pdf
  • Go to the links immediately below to access the latest episode of "The Absolutes" hosted by our colleague Gregory Reichberg:

and to the following link to read a short essay of his related to the Covid-19 pandemic:
http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2020/05/thomas-aquinas-on-the-book-of-job-some-lessons-for-a-pandemic/
  • To read the full text of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's letter marking St. John Paul II's birth centenary, go to
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/full-text-benedict-xvis-letter-marking-st-john-paul-iis-birth-centenary-20198
  • Click on the following link for information about the July 2020 online priest conference sponsored by the Catholic Education Foundation: 
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/05/07/sixth-annual-priest-conference-on-catholic-schools-goes-virtual/
  • Announcing the 11th International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society
Location: University of Córdoba, Córdoba Spain
Dates: 03–04 June 2021
Special 2021 Conference theme focus: "Modeling Traditions from the Margins: Non-Canonical Writings in Religious Systems"

For more information, go to: 

http://www.newsletter.illinois.mx3a.com/vo/religion_N21AUNVg.html?&utm_source=N21A_danUNV&utm_medium=N21A_danUNV&utm_campaign=N21A_danUNV
  • The Philosophy Department at Marquette University announces cancellation of its summer conference on Aristotle and Aristotelianism
  • Announcing the 14th Global Studies Conference
Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Dates: 05–06 June 2021
Special 2021 Conference theme focus: "Life after Pandemic: Towards a New Global politics."

For more information, go to: https://onglobalization.com/2021-conference/call-for-papers

  • Announcing the 16th International Conference on the Arts in Society
Location: The University of Western Australia, School of Design in Perth, Australia
Dates:: 16–18 June 2021
Special 2021 Conference theme focus: "Voices from the Edge: Negotiating the Local in the Global."

For more information, go to: 

http://www.newsletter.illinois.mx3a.com/vo/art_A21AUNVg.html?&utm_source=A21A_DanUNV&utm_medium=A21A_DanUNV&utm_campaign=A21A_DanUNV
  • See an updated announcement below from City Internships Founder and CEO:
Please find below a brief update with respect to upcoming CI programs.
Interested students should be advised that admissions for the following summer programs will be closing at midnight on Sunday 31st May 2020:
Global Accelerator Program – 8 weeks (starting early-July) – New York & London*
Global Explorer+ Program (provided in partnership with the University of California, Merced – 8 weeks (starting late-June) – San Francisco & Los Angeles*
Global Explorer Program – 6, 8 or 12 weeks (starting June, July or August) – All locations*
Remote Program – 6, 8 or 12 weeks (starting June, July or August) – All locations
Remaining places will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. Interested students may apply now via www.city-internships.com/apply/.
*All programs elements, which include program-length work placements and an accompanying schedule of accompanying career seminars and skills workshops, may be attended in-person or remotely (or any combination thereof on a flexible basis) at the student’s discretion.
For clarity, students do not need to travel to the cities in which their program/work placement is based. See our full statement on our COVID-19 response, go to:
Lewis Talbot
City Internships, Founder & CEO

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