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Institutional Governance and the Trustees of Anatolia College

This cogent case study, analyzes the corporate governance of Anatolia College, a leading educational institution in Greece located in Thessaloniki. More generally, it is an introduction to the structure, composition, culture, and challenges of the Boards of Trustees governing American nonprofit organizations (NPO’s). The focus is on how such boards… More

Dukakis Center welcomes renowned classicist Angelos Chaniotis

Angelos Chaniotis, Professor of Ancient History and Classics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, was the featured speaker at the American College of Thessaloniki on April 17, with a humorous yet informative lecture on "Graffiti in ancient cities – Images and voices of daily life" in the Bissell Library,… More

Activism isn’t just clicking ‘Like’

ACT hosts a workshop on Activism, Creative Participation and Democracy, with a focus on anti-corruption and anti-racism. Governments serve the public….right?  Rule of law and police forces protect the public….right?  But what if they don’t? A government is more powerful that the individual, right?   The notion of a ‘social contract’… More

Anatolia College Announces New President

Dear Members of the Anatolia Community, I am pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees of Anatolia College has appointed Dr. Panos Vlachos as the 11th President of Anatolia, effective as of noon, on Friday, April 19th, 2013.  The vote was unanimous. The search process, involved a careful, thorough,… More

Dukakis Center to host annual SEESOX Seminar

The Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public and Humanitarian Service of the American College of Thesaloniki will host the fifth ACT/SEESOX Salonica Seminar during the summer of 2013. The Seminar is convened by Dr. Othon Anastasakis, Director of the European Studies Centre and South East European Studies at Oxford… More

The 24th Annual College Consortium for International Studies

The 24th Annual College Consortium for International Studies is held at the ACT between April 16th -19th. CCIS is a non-profit membership organization with 128 U.S. member schools (Colleges and Universities) and international institutions. It has a Board of Directors and committees that establish policy for the organization and as… More

Graffiti in an ancient city: images and voices of daily life

Angelos Chaniotis was born in Athens and received his undergraduate education at the University of Athens. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Ancient History from the University of Heidelberg in 1984, followed by study of law at the University of Bonn from 1985 to 1986.  In 1992, he received his… More

Big Changes Start with Small Solutions: an ideas workshop for International Women’s Day

Bicycles carrying kilos of fish….rock concerts…. the world’s biggest sandwich…art made out of packaged food, NGO network building……. 2nd hand designer clothing……. online platforms for volunteering solutions……taxis and potatoes…..ethical hairdressing salons…… professional internships…. Youtube playlist? Coffee shop eavesdropping? Twitter madness? No, all of the above and much more were practical… More
 

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