Kellogg 40th Anniversary Celebration

All sessions will be held in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies, with specific rooms identified below. Sessions will also be available via livestream.

Friday, April 21
 

12 to 4:00pm    Coffee in the Commons – Alumni of the International Scholars Program will share coffee and advice with current undergraduate students.
Kellogg Commons (Hesburgh Center for International Studies)

• 12-1pm  Bridget Mullins, Flora Tang
• 1-2pm   Emmie Mediate, Bridget Mullins
• 2-3pm   Emmie Mediate, Kevin Angell 
• 3-4pm   Kevin Angell, Bright Gyamfi, Evie Bauman, Maggie Guzmán

2 to 4:00pm     Welcome Reception & Check-in (please check in to receive name tags, which must be shown for meals)
Hesburgh Center Great Hall

4 to 5:30pm    Plenary - Why is Kellogg still relevant at 40?
Hesburgh Center Auditorium
                             Ted Beatty, Paolo Carozza, Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Scott Mainwaring, Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Sharon Schierling, Rachel Sweet

5:30 to 6:00pm      Break

6:00 to 9:00pm   Celebratory Dinner with Entertainment – Celebration name tags (distributed at check-in) must be shown to enter
Ballroom, Embassy Suites (1140 E Angela Blvd, South Bend)
   Is the Kellogg Institute related to the cereal company?
   How many directors have served the Institute in 40 years?
   Join us for a night of fun-filled moments, while testing your knowledge of Kellogg trivia over dinner and music with many long-time friends, with some tables set aside for those wishing to meet with special groups or connect with scholars with similar interests.
    6:00 to 7:30pm Dinner Buffet Open
    7:00pm Welcome by Kellogg Director Aníbal Pérez-Liñán and remarks by Keough School Dean Scott Appleby, Abe Lowenthal and other Kellogg Community Members
    8:00pm  Celebration of the Kellogg International Scholars Program's 20th anniversary with Alumni at the Embassy Suites

Saturday, April 22
 

8:30 to 9:00am       Mass – Memorial for departed Kellogg Community members
Hesburgh Center Auditorium

8:30 to 9:30am     Continental Breakfast

9:30 to 11:00am    Session I

1. A Conversation with Kellogg Alumni: How the PhD Fellowship has Shaped our Scholarship (Organizer: Juan Albarracín)
   Hesburgh Center Room C103
   Panelists: Sandra Botero, Rodrigo Castro, Laura Gamboa, Olukunle P. Owolabi, Lucía Tiscornia,
   Moderator: Juan Albarracín
   Since the 1980s, the Kellogg Institute has been an influential force in shaping the study of Latin American politics. One key pathway to make an impact on the discipline has been the training of several generations of doctoral students. This round table brings together former graduate students whose research was generously supported by Kellogg, to discuss how their time at the institute transformed them.
    
2. Ford Program Panel: Reflections on Human Development Research and Solidarity Studies through IHD Lenses (Organizer: Maurice Sikenyi)
   Hesburgh Center Auditorium
   Panelists: Sylvia Blom, Wyatt Brooks, Kevin Donovan, Maurice Sikenyi
   Moderator: Patrizio Piraino
   The Ford Program will convene a panel followed by a poster display of the work conducted by the Ford Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity as part of the celebration of Kellogg Institute’s commitments and contributions to teaching, research, and service in human development studies and solidarity. The Ford Program panel brings together an interdisciplinary team of scholars and an international development scholar-practitioner to discuss the challenges and opportunities of human development studies. Panelists will address why an IHD-focused research approach is essential for the future of human development studies and illustrate the impact of IHD-focused research on scholarship and practice.
    

11:00am to 11:30am   Break

11:30am to 1:00pm    Session II

1. How Kellogg Undergraduate Programs Helped Shape Alumni Careers (Organizer: Holly Rivers)

   Hesburgh Center Room C103
   Panelists: Evelyn Bauman, Bright Gyamfi, Emily Mediate, Bridget Mullins, Andrew Scruggs
   Moderator: Holly Rivers
   Over the past two decades, undergraduate students have increasingly become a part of the Kellogg Institute. Through programs like the flagship International Scholars Program and the International Development Studies minor, undergraduate students have had the opportunity to learn from our faculty and gain research experience in the field. The panel will include alumni from these programs as they share where they are now and how Kellogg helped to shape their futures.

2. The Kellogg Institute: Historical Contributions in Economic Development, Democracy, and Human Development (Organizer: Adrian de Leon Arias)
   Hesburgh Center Room C104/105
   Panelists: Germán Creamer, Adrián de León Arias, Enrique Dussel Peters, Amitava Dutt, Kwan S Kim, Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid
   Moderator: Sharon Schierling
   In this panel, we identify and keep memories of late KI professors, Fr Ernest Bartell (1932-2020), Jaime Ros (1950-2019), and Dennis Goulet (1932-2007), and explore their contributions, after 30 years, in the field of economic development and studies on development and democracy as related to human development in the early 1990 ́s.
    
3. Why Violent Democracies in Latin America: Causes and Potential Solutions (Organizers: Guillermo Trejo & Abby Córdova)
   Hesburgh Center Auditorium
   Panelists: Ana Arjona (Northwestern University), Abby Córdova, Gustavo Flores-Macias (Cornell University), Guillermo Trejo
   This panel will convene Kellogg faculty and international scholars to discuss why some Third-Wave democracies in Latin America have experienced major outbreaks of large-scale criminal violence while others remain relatively peaceful and  how violence has undermined the quality of democracy for citizens and their communities.
    

1:00 to 2:00pm   Lunch
Tent on the Quad – Celebration name tags (distributed at check-in) must be shown to enter

2:00 to 3:30pm       Session III

1. Launching of the V-Dem Latin America Regional Center (Organizer: David Altman)
   Hesburgh Center Room C103
   Panelists:  David Altman, Sandra Botero, Carlos Gervasoni, Jorge Vargas-Cullell
   Moderator: Michael Coppedge
   The Kellogg Institute provided crucial logistical support to V-Dem to the point that it could be considered one of the project's founding partners. Creating a new V-Dem regional centre focusing on Latin America will help to renew the participation of the Kellogg Institute in this encompassing project.
    
2. Global Poverty in a Post-Covid World (Organizer: Lakshmi Iyer)
   Hesburgh Center Room C104/105
   Panelists: Taryn Dinkelman (Notre Dame), Nilesh Fernando (Notre Dame), Megan Olson '14 (Landesa)
   Moderator: Lakshmi Iyer (Notre Dame)
   This panel brings together academic and policy experts to discuss how trends toward increasing poverty worldwide can be reversed, whether we need new types of economic policies and interventions in a post-Covid world, and how partnerships between academics, practitioners and policy makers can be structured to achieve the goal of eliminating global poverty.
    
3. Africa and the Kellogg Institute: Democracy, Human Development, and Solidarity (Organizer: Ellis Adams and Paul Ocobock)
   Hesburgh Center Auditorium
   Panelists:Joseph Asunka (Afrobarometer), Josh Eisenman (Notre Dame), Erin McDonnell (Notre Dame), Kenda Mutongi (MIT), 
   Moderator: Rev. Robert Dowd, CSC (Notre Dame)
   This panel celebrates the Kellogg Institute’s commitment to and engagement in Africa by bringing together two scholars working on the African continent and two Kellogg faculty fellows, all of whom are conducting current, innovative research in the areas of human development and democracy.
    

3:30 to 4:00pm      Break

4:00 to 5:30pm    Session IV

1. Gender, Development, and Faith-Based Organizations (Organizer: Amy Reynolds)
   Hesburgh Center Room C103
   Panelists: Nina Balmaceda (Duke Divinity School), Prabu Deepan (Tearfund), Jacqueline Ogega (World Vision), Amy Reynolds (Wheaton College)
   Moderator: Mahan Mirza (Notre Dame)
   This panel will focus on the intersection of religion, development, and gender equality, with particular focus on Christian organizations and opportunities/struggles related to gender mainstreaming efforts.
    
2. Looking Ahead 40 Years: Designing Qualitative Research in a Digital Age (Organizer: Tom Mustillo)
   Hesburgh Center Room C104/105
   Panelists: Natalia Bueno (Emory University), Laura Nelson (Univ of British Columbia), Natán Skigin (Notre Dame)
   Moderator: Tom Mustillo (Notre Dame)
   The transition from the analog to digital age has transformed the ways in which we can study democracy and human development. Social scientific scholarship on how to design research that synthesizes analog era approaches with digital era opportunities has emerged as a vibrant domain of innovation, with notable contributions in quantitative social science. This panel will build upon this work by exploring whether and how qualitative traditions can leverage digital opportunities.
    
3. Political Regimes in Latin America (Organizer: Scott Mainwaring)
   Hesburgh Center Auditorium
   Panelists: Laura Gamboa (University of Utah), Fabrice Lehoucq (UNC Greensboro), Scott Mainwaring (Notre Dame; paper with lead author Luis Schiumerini)
   Moderator: Abby Córdova (Notre Dame)
   The Kellogg Institute made its name mostly through its research on democratization. This panel builds on that legacy with experts presenting their current research on political regimes in Latin America.
    

5:30 to 5:45pm      Break

5:45 to 7:00pm           Closing Panel  - The Challenges and Future Landscape of Human Development and Democracy
Hesburgh Center Auditorium
Speakers: Joseph Asunka (Afrobarometer), Miriam Kornblith (National Endowment for Democracy)
Moderator: Aníbal Pérez-Liñán

7:00 to 10:00pm      Closing Dinner – Celebration name tags (distributed at check-in) must be shown to enter
Ballroom, Embassy Suites
    7:15 to 8:30pm Dinner Buffet Open
    8:00pm Closing remarks by Kellogg Director Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
    8:30 to 10:00pm  Music and Dancing with CHICAGO SAMBA (open to the public – cash bar available)

Sunday, April 23

10:30 am Brunch at Holly Rivers' house for undergraduate student alumni of Kellogg programs!
Holly Rivers' House (address and directions will be sent to participants)