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University clubs offer a variety of social and intellectual events. Following is a partial list of Harvard-affiliated speakers appearing at...

University clubs offer a variety of social and intellectual events. Following is a partial list of Harvard-affiliated speakers appearing at local clubs this winter. For further information, contact the club directly, call the HAA at 617-495-3070, or visit www.haa.harvard.edu.

On January 23, David Powell, an associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, speaks to the Harvard Club of San Diego. On January 26, the Harvard Club of Cape Cod hosts Marshall Goldman, senior scholar at the Davis Center, for a discussion on “Putin, Petroleum, Power, and Patronage: The Dog Barks, but the Caravan Moves On.” On February 28, associate professor of government and social studies Glyn Morgan lectures on “Morality and Terrorism” for members of the Harvard Club of Cincinnati.

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