PASCAL subscribers, particularly in the US, may be interested in a Keynote presentation that PASCAL Director, Professor Catherine Odora Hoppers in making at Michigan State University, East Lancing on 15 March at 1500 on the subject of Global Engagement, Human Rights, and Cognitive Justice.

Dr Brian Richard, a Senior Research Associate of the Center for Governmental Studies at NIU, is currently editor of The Journal of Economic Development in Higher Education, an online, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of university-led economic development.

"Think Globally - Eat Locally" has been accepted into the Film for (a better) Future Festival, and will screen this May at Pinch 'n' Ouch Theatre in Atlanta, GA. 

Listen to the words of Arif Hasan, a well-known architect in Karachi, as he describes an ethic that protects the environment, supports communities and encourages diversity in the process of planning future places. 

What do a blustery Illinois, the tropical paradise of Long Island in the Bahamas and the rocky state of Maine have in common?  Each is dealing with a precarious state of water resources and is engaging citizens to address such issues.  These initiatives are building on local assets - celebrating their place.