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History and International Relations at the Dukakis Center

History and International Relations at the Dukakis Center
There is a photograph of the fundraising gala held in Boston in honor of former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis by the Trustees of Anatolia College in 1998. It was a black tie event, and by all accounts a successful evening. A sizable sum was raised, forming the core of what… More

Dukakis Center to present new book on Greek views of America

Dukakis Center to present new book on Greek views of America
The Dukakis Center will host its final event of 2025 on Friday, December 19. Kostas Diogos, PhD., will present his newly published book, The Greek Vision of the United States of America. From the Greek Revolution to World War I (Το όραμα των Ελλήνων για τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής;… More

From the Department of what has and might have been

From the Department of what has and might have been
The arrival in 1999 of Richard Jackson as the new President of Anatolia College coincided with the launch of the Dukakis Chair and the first visit to ACT of Michael and Kitty Dukakis. Jackson's influence was decisive, notes David Wisner, Executive Director of the Dukakis Center. "Dick's mantra was to not… More

A Genealogy of public service

A Genealogy of public service
NB This note reprises a theme first outlined in an op-ed in the English edition of Kathimerini in March 2024. Interlocutors occasionally wish to know why we do what we do. Even more frequently, we are asked by Greek acquaintances what we mean by this phrase “public service,” which seems to… More

Civic tech/Civic AI at the Dukakis Center

Civic tech/Civic AI at the Dukakis Center
The Dukakis Center at ACT has been organizing events dedicated to civic tech and, now, civic AI, for two decades. The Director of the Center has a long-standing interest in civic-tech, having taught a pilot hybrid senior seminar on e-democracy via Blackboard in 2004, and has subsequently written and lectured… More

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