January 13, 2014. Australian Ambassador Kim Beasley spoke at the “The Coming Water Crisis: Solutions and Strategies,” a conference sponsored by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade and the UCLA International Institute, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and other campus units. (Photo: Oliver Chien/ UCLA.)

January 29, 2014. Buddhist scholar and teacher Alan Wallace of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies spoke at the “Classical Mindfulness Conference” of the Center for Buddhist Studies, held January 29, 2014. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

February 5, 2014. Linguist Adams Bodomo, professor of African languages and literatures at the University of Vienna, described the lives of African migrants in China at the African Studies Center's Annual James S. Coleman Lecture on February 5, 2014. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

February 12, 2014. Israeli journalist and author Ari Shavit discussed his new book, “My Promised Land,” at an event sponsored by the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. (Photo: Todd Cheney/ UCLA.)

February 13, 2014. Clement C.M. Leung, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, spoke at event was cosponsored by the Anderson School's Center for Global Management, the UCLA International Institute, Asia Institute, Center for Chinese Studies and Greater China Business Association.

February 21, 2014. U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Samantha Power discussed the freedom of the press at the Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture. The event was cosponsored by the Burkle Center for International Relations, the Daniel Pearl Foundation and Hillel at UCLA. (Photo: Todd Cheney/ UCLA.)

February 21, 2014. Peng Xuefeng, chairman of the Beijing-based Dacheng Law Offices, spoke about the development and impact of the modern legal profession in China at an event cosponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies and the School of Law. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

February 24, 2014. Renowned Iranian economist Hashem Pesaran, professor and John Elliot Distinguished Chair in Economics at USC, analyzed the state of Iran's economy at a talk sponsored by the Center for Near Eastern Studies and the Program of Iranian Studies Bilingual Lecture Series. (Photo: Catherine Schuknecht.)

February 26, 2014. Arvin Chen, director of the film “Au RevoirTaipei,” spoke at a roundtable sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies and the East Asian Library. (Photo: Chen holding the Silver Bear awarded to him at the Berlinale in 2006).

March 6, 2014. From left: Ploughshares Fund President Joseph, Cirincione U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering, and NPR foreign correspondent Mike Shuster at a Burkle Center event that considered the potential impact of ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran. (Photo: Catherine Schuknecht/ UCLA.)

March 11, 2014. Brazilian Consul General & Ambassador Bruno Bath with participants in a Latin American Institute-sponsored symposium on surgery and anthropology in Brazil. From left: Dr. Reza Jarrahy, Professor Bonnie Taub, Dr. Cassio Raposo do Amaral, Amb. Bath, Dr. Karin Nielsen, Professor Kevin Terraciano and Dr. Tom Coates.

April 5, 2015. Mrs. Cameron Munter and U.S. Ambassador Cameron Munter at an event cosponsored by the Center for India and South Asia and the Burkle Center for International Relations. Amb. Munter spoke on the history of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. (Photo: Catherine Schuknecht/ UCLA.)

April 9, 2014. Celebrated Ottoman historian Ahmet Ersoy of Bogazici University, Istanbul, explored the impact of photography on late Ottoman culture at the Center for Near Eastern Studies.

A;ril 16, 2014. Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., urged the United States to get its political house in order at the 2014 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace, sponsored by the Burkle Center. (Photo: John Liebeg/ ASUCLA.)

April 21, 2014. Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Un-Chan Chung urged the nations of Northeast Asia to build trust in the region at the Korea Times/Hankuk ilbo Colloquim Series of the Center for Korean Studies. (Photo: Michelle Sinness/ UCLA.)

April 22, 2014. Historian Timothy Brook of the University of British Columbia, author of “Mr. Selden's Map of China,” at the Center for Chinese Studies. Brook's examination of a 17th-century Chinese map revealed robust global trade between China and Europe. (Photo: Jacob Goldberg/ UCLA.)

April 29, 2014. Governor General of Canada, His Excellency David Johnston, spoke at an event cosponsored by the UCLA International Institute, Burkle Center, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Canadian Studies at UCLA and the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles. (Photo: Todd Cheney/ UCLA.)

May 1, 2104. Markus Meckel, a Protestant theologian and former Foreign Minister of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), gave an eyewitness account of the German re-unification process. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

May 4, 2014. U.S. Ambassador Dennis Ross spoke on the Palestinian-Israeli peace process at the Y &S Nazarian Center's “Israel in 3-D” event. He argued that the issues of refugees and Jerusalem must be resolved before the issues of borders and security can be addressed. (Photo: Jacob Goldberg/ UCLA.)

May 8, 2014. Poet and film director Toshi Washizu spoke at the screening of his 1984 film, “Issei: The First Generation,” which was restored with the help of UCLA Professor Lane Hirabayashi. The Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies and the Japan Foundation cosponsored the event. (Photo: Cindy Suzuki/ UCLA.)

May 15, 2014. UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor Scott Waugh (left) and PKU Vice President Shiyi Chen renew the UCLA-PKU Master Affiliation Agreement, with deans and faculty members of the two universities in the background. The agreement governs the PKU-UCLA Joint Research Institute of the UCLA International Institute. (Photo: Todd Cheney/ UCLA.)

May 21, 2104. Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles Carlos M. Sada met with experts on Mexico from across UCLA and pledged to collaborate with the university on issues of mutual interest. The Center for Mexican Studies and the Latin American Institute sponsored the meeting. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

August 21, 2014. Center for Middle East Development (CMED) Director Steven Spiegel and U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Daniel Rubinstein at an off-the-record luncheon cosponsored by CMED and the UCLA International Institute. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

September 4, 2014. Matt Spence (left), U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Middle East policy, with Kal Raustiala, director of the Burkle Center, at an off-the-record talk cosponsored by the Burkle Center, the International and Comparative Law Program (School of Law) and other campus units. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

October 6, 2014. Journalist Evan Osnos, author of “China: The Age of Ambition” (2014), spoke on China's rapidly changing society at a panel discussion cosponsored by the Burkle Center, Center for Chinese Studies, Asia Institute and School of Law cosponsored the event. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

October 14, 2014. From left: Stephen Spiegel (UCLA), Uriel Abulof (Tel Aviv University), Asher Susser (Tel Aviv University) and Hussein Ibish (American Task Force on Palestine) discussed the Hamas-Israel conflict; cosponsored by the Y & S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and Center for Middle East Development. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

October 23, 2014. Polish intellectual and journalist Adam Michnik spoke about the development of the democracy in Poland from the communist period to the present day at the Center for European and Eurasian Studies. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

October 27, 2014. Noha El-Mikawy of the Ford Foundation spoke about the need to educate global citizens in the Middle East at an event cosponsored by GSE&IS, the Center for Near Eastern Studies and the Center for Middle East Development.(Photo: provided by speaker.)

November 5, 2014. Renee Montagne (left) of NPR's Morning Edition with Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at the Burkle Center's 2014–15 Arnold Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development. UCLA Center for World Health and the Health and Human Rights Law Project cosponsored. (Photo: Todd Cheney/ UCLA.)

November 10, 2014. Legal scholar Ruth Gavison of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, former chair and president of the Association of Civil Rights in Israel, spoke on the Jewish character of the State of Israel at the Y & S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. (Photo: Hebrew University.)

November 10, 2104. The Venerable Khenpo SoDargue Rinpoche spoke about the Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy, one of the largest centers for the study of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. The Center for Buddhist Studies and Department of Asian Languages & Cultures cosponsored the event. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)

November 11, 2014. Consul General of Indonesia in Los Angeles Umar Hadi met with Indonesia experts on campus and gave a talk on the country's current challenges and reform efforts. The UCLA International Institute, Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Indonesian Studies Program cosponsored the event. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)