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15 June 2016

Masterclasses, public service, and liberal education

During the Spring 2014 semester at ACT the Dukakis Center introduced the practice of inviting experienced practitioners to spend short periods of time to work on a project with select groups of students from various academic programs. The Center hosted two masterclasses that term, in film making and in photography,… More

14 June 2016

The Dukakis Center in the news

The Dukakis Center has been present in unprecedented fashion in local and national news media this past year, particularly during the Spring 2016 semester ACT.In the past 18 months Dukakis Center Director David Wisner has appeared on TV100, ET3, and Vergina TV. A TV100 camera crew filmed the Dukakis Lecture… More

14 May 2016

Dukakis Masterclass in Digital Deployment

A step-by-step guide to digital media and event managementWith Pandelis Rafail, Founder, Deploy Digital (ACT class of 2013)Training for, preparation of, and participation at a Dukakis Center event to take place on Monday evening, May 23, 7 -9 pm, at La Place mignonne (Ethnikis Aminis 4)."Politics at the bistrot: How… More

26 April 2016

Lansie Sylvia conducts workshop on branding and non-profit strategy

"The way an organization looks really matters."Lansie Sylvia is a rising star in the world of non-profit branding in the United States. She works as Director of engagement at the Philadelphia-based branding agency Here’s My Chance, and visited Thessaloniki recently under the auspices of the Dukakis Center at the American… More

21 April 2016

Dukakis Center hosts international conference on "Civic Engagement and the Practices of Democracy"

"What needs to change more, the citizenry, elected offices, or the political system?"So asked Professor Gerry Stoker, of the Universities of Southampton and Canberra, in the keynote lecture to the international conference "Civic Engagement and the Practices of Democracy," held at the Met Hotel on April 18 under the auspices… More

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