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Held annually since 1948, Borah Symposium honors former Idaho U.S. Sen. William Edgar Borah by addressing causes of war and the conditions necessary for peace.
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The 2020 University of Idaho Borah Symposium has kicked off virtually today with a presentation by Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. We spoke with her this morning; story to come.


The Right Honourable Kim Campbell will deliver the closing keynote tonight at the 2020 Borah Symposium, University of Idaho in Moscow. Here's information on how to watch at 7:00 p.m. PT: uidaho.edu/class/borah/20…. We spoke with her today, as well, and that story is forthcoming.


“We have to look at our power structures and say, ‘who’s missing?” Our story on the 2020 Borah Symposium: idahopublicradio.wordpress.com/2020/10/04/202…

“We must embrace faith and hope”-- the 2020 Borah Symposium. Katarina Hockema reports: idahopublicradio.wordpress.com/2020/10/07/bor…

The 2021 Borah Symposium, “Pandemics: Looking Back, Facing Forward,” scheduled Oct. 11-13 at the University of Idaho. will investigate the impacts of pandemics on peace and conflicts. Info: uidaho.edu/class/borah


“We have the tools we need,” Borah Symposium presenter John-Manuel Andriote said during a panel discussion today, on dealing with pandemics. The choice is what we will do with those tools. Humans have the capacity to evolve and improve ourselves, he said. 1/2 (Screen shot)


From One Trudeau to Another: Canada and the State of Multiculturalism iaffairscanada.com/2021/from-one-… via iAffairs Canada

.University of Idaho Borah Symposium getting underway this week. Info: uidaho.edu/class/borah/20…


We spoke today with Dr. Kierra Crago-Schneider of US Holocaust Museum and Dr. Wolf Gruner, Professor of History at the University of Southern California, who are at University of Idaho in Moscow for the Borah Symposium and to meet with students here and at WSU Pullman. Story to come.


PHOTO: “William Edgar Borah and the Outlawry of War Movement, presented by Bill L. Smith, Director of the Borah Foundation and the Martin Institute, Borah Symposium, today, University of Idaho in Moscow.


Also: Borah Symposium schedule update: The Wednesday night keynote featuring Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Jordan is being postponed for unforeseen personal reasons until spring 2023. A new date will be announced.


PHOTO: Senator William Borah, oil on canvas, Pitman Center, University of Idaho in Moscow. Borah Symposium


.Borah Symposium keynote, presented by President Francisco Rafael Sagasti, former president of Peru, tonight, University of Idaho in Moscow.


“What we are experiencing now is a fundamental shift in the way humanity is organized, in the way in which we carry out our activities, in the way that we interact with each other”— Francisco Rafael Sagasti, Borah Symposium, tonight, University of Idaho in Moscow.


“What is happening now is challenging practically all of our conceptions about human nature, human destiny”— Francisco Rafael Sagasti, Borah Symposium, tonight. We also spoke with Dr. Sagasti today; story to come.


.Borah Symposium today, University of Idaho in Moscow: Three-Star Gen. Erik Peterson, a U of I alum, on ‘War and Peace in the Twenty-Century.’ “I appreciate the Borah, and the Borah Foundation…and the Martin Institute, for tackling exceptionally vital issues,” he said. Story to come.


The University of Idaho Borah Symposium is next week: facebook.com/10002505475201…

Fiona Hill, a Brookings Institution distinguished senior fellow and a former deputy assistant on Russian affairs to President Trump, delivers the keynote address at the 2023 Borah Symposium tonight in Moscow, 7:00 p.m. We spoke with her today; story to come.


The 2023 Borah Symposium continues today University of Idaho in Moscow. See the full schedule: uidaho.edu/class/borah/20…


“Make a positive difference”— that is part of what former Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne told University of Idaho students in Moscow today. He is delivering the plenary address tonight at the 2023 Borah Symposium, 7 p.m., Pitman Center. We also spoke with him today; story to come.
