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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

07 April 2016

The Warehouse of Souls

Nicholas Piston is a Greek-American humanitarian aid volunteer working in a refugee camp on Mytilini. He crowd-funded his trip to Greece from the US and is keeping a blog of his experiences here. Mr. Piston did a BA in International Relations at the American College of Thessaloniki in 2002-06 and… More

05 April 2016

Events on the horizon

The Dukakis Center continues to express its ambitions through the events it hosts, from the renowned series of Dukakis Lectures launched by Michael Dukakis and Nicholas Burns during our inaugural year, to the diverse experiential learning platforms we have created. Spring 2016 will be no exception.On the horizon are two… More

05 April 2016

New partners, new projects in 2016

The Dukakis Center has been engaging in quiet but effective outreach since last summer. Our intention has been to strengthen the new identity we established for the Center in 2014, in terms of expertise and of capacity. The results of our efforts are evident on our website.For one thing, we… More

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