Minnesota State Mankato to hold March 23 Roundtable Discussion on ‘Ukraine in Conflict’

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Centennial Student Union, Room 253

Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Kessel Peace Institute are holding a roundtable teaching discussion on the current conflict in Ukraine on Wednesday, March 23 from 4-5:30 p.m. in Centennial Student Union, Room 253.

A panel of professors from Minnesota State Mankato and Gustavus Adolphus College will discuss the conflict’s origins, context, global economic impact and possible outcomes. The panelists will present a brief statement on their area of expertise and then take audience questions.

The discussion is free and open to the public, and a livestream will be available on the Kessel Peace Institute’s Facebook page.

The event’s moderator is Matt Loayza, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and a Minnesota State Mankato professor of history.

Panelists include Jameel Haque, associate professor of history at Minnesota State Mankato and director of the Kessel Peace Institute; Anaam Hashmi, professor of international business in Minnesota State Mankato’s College of Business; Tomasz Inglot, professor of political science at Minnesota State Mankato and director of the University’s International Relations Program; and Glenn Kranking, associate professor of history and director of Russian and East European studies at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 14,546 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 30 colleges and seven universities.