Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD)
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Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD)
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Housed within the Department of History at Temple University, CENFAD fosters interdisciplinary faculty and student research on and raises public awareness of the historic and contemporary use of force and diplomacy in a global context.
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‼️CENFAD Emerging Scholar Graduate Award‼️

The competition is open for the 2026-2027 academic year, and the deadline to apply to the Temple MA Program in History is February 15, 2026.

For more information, please contact Alan McPherson, Marvin Wachman Director, CENFAD, alan.mcpherson@temple.edu.
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Jochen Hellbeck (Rutgers University)

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We’re grateful to everyone in the CENFAD community who came out, both virtually and in person, for Dr. Gretchen Heefner’s super engaging presentation! Be sure to join us on December 3 for our final event of the semester with Dr. Jochen Hellbeck.
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
❗️TODAY❗️
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Gretchen Heefner (Northeastern University)

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Gretchen Heefner (Northeastern University)

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD)
‼️NEXT WEEK‼️
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Gretchen Heefner (Northeastern University)

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Gretchen Heefner (Northeastern University)

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A huge thank-you to everyone who joined us yesterday, both in person and online, for Dr. Renata Keller’s fascinating lecture!

We’re looking forward to welcoming Dr. Gretchen Heefner on November 5. Don’t miss it!
October 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
❗️TODAY❗️

Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Renata Keller (@renatakeller.bsky.social), University of Nevada, Reno

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Renata Keller (@renatakeller.bsky.social), University of Nevada, Reno

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
‼️NEXT WEEK‼️
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Gretchen Heefner (Northeastern University)

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Gretchen Heefner (Northeastern University)

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
📢 The deadline to apply to the Temple MA Program in History is February 15, 2026 📢
‼️CENFAD Emerging Scholar Graduate Award‼️

The competition is open for the 2026-2027 academic year, and the deadline to apply to the Temple MA Program in History is February 15, 2026.

For more information, please contact Alan McPherson, Marvin Wachman Director, CENFAD, alan.mcpherson@temple.edu.
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
❗️NEXT WEEK❗️
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Renata Keller (@renatakeller.bsky.social), University of Nevada, Reno

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Renata Keller (@renatakeller.bsky.social), University of Nevada, Reno

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Gretchen Heefner (Northeastern University)

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
⏰ Submissions open until November 21 ⏰
‼️Call for Abstracts‼️

"Peace in the Age of Forever Wars"
Temple University April 3–4, 2026

More information can be found on the Challenging War website: challengingwar.com/spring-2025/
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Renata Keller (@renatakeller.bsky.social), University of Nevada, Reno

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Appreciation to our CENFAD community for showing up in person and on Zoom for Dr. Michael Neagles’s engaging lecture!
Mark your calendars for October 29: Dr. Renata Keller will be joining us next.
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Reposted by Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD)
A big "Thank You" to Alan McPherson and those at Temple University @cenfad.bsky.social who came to my talk last night, either in-person or virtually. I appreciate the interest and thoughtful questions about "Chasing Bandits."
October 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
❗️TODAY❗️
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Michael Neagle (@mikeneagle.bsky.social), Nichols College.
This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Michael E. Neagle (@mikeneagle.bsky.social), Nichols College.

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📢 Submission deadline: November 21, 2025 📢
‼️Call for Abstracts‼️

"Peace in the Age of Forever Wars"
Temple University April 3–4, 2026

More information can be found on the Challenging War website: challengingwar.com/spring-2025/
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
❗️NEXT WEEK❗️

Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Michael E. Neagle (@mikeneagle.bsky.social), Nichols College

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Michael E. Neagle (@mikeneagle.bsky.social), Nichols College.

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
‼️Call for Abstracts‼️

"Peace in the Age of Forever Wars"
Temple University April 3–4, 2026

More information can be found on the Challenging War website: challengingwar.com/spring-2025/
October 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Michael E. Neagle (@mikeneagle.bsky.social), Nichols College.

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined yesterday’s lecture with Dr. Asa McKercher, in person and on Zoom! Thank you also to Fariha Ahmed, Assistant Director at the Center for Humanities at Temple (CHAT) for her introduction.

Up next: October 13 with Dr. Michael E. Neagle!
October 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
❗️TODAY❗️
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Asa McKercher (@asamckercher.bsky.social)

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Asa McKercher (@asamckercher.bsky.social).

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
‼️CENFAD Emerging Scholar Graduate Award‼️

The competition is open for the 2026-2027 academic year, and the deadline to apply to the Temple MA Program in History is February 15, 2026.

For more information, please contact Alan McPherson, Marvin Wachman Director, CENFAD, alan.mcpherson@temple.edu.
September 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
@nytimes.com journalist and @temple.edu graduate, Ali Watkins, will be on campus on Wednesday, October 15, to discuss her new book "The Next One is For You". The book offers a diplomatic and transatlantic history of U.S. support and fundraising for the IRA in the last century.
September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
❗️NEXT WEEK❗️
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Asa McKercher (@asamckercher.bsky.social).

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Asa McKercher (@asamckercher.bsky.social).

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
❗️IN TWO WEEKS❗️

Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Asa McKercher (Steven K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations and Associate Professor at St. Francis Xavier University).

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Asa McKercher (@asamckercher.bsky.social).

This event is in-person and also available via Zoom. Please use this link to register: temple.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM