# Fall 2015, Volume 30 Number 1 ## expand\_more ![Centerpiece cover](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wcfia/files/cpfall2015_cover_150w.jpg?itok=K_zeRnPU) The fall 2015 issue of *Centerpiece* highlights the Center's recent activities, including a high-profile visit from His Highness the Aga Khan, who delivered the 2015 [Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture](/lectureships/jodidi) on the topic of "[The Cosmopolitan Ethic in a Fragmented World](/jodidi/2015/transcript-aga-khan)." Our annual feature [Dispatches](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/dispatches) details the summer research experiences of four Undergraduate Associates who traveled to England, Mexico, Jordan, and Brazil. [In Memoriam: Stanley Hoffmann](/in-memoriam/hoffmann) pays tribute to our long-time Faculty Associate who left an indelible mark on both the Center and the Harvard community. Finally, we provide updates on several of our programs, including the [Canada Program](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/prog_canada), the [Program on U.S.-Japan Relations](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/prog_usjapan), and [student programs](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/prog_student). ### [Message from the Director](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/director) *by Michèle Lamont* As casual observers of the social science scene at Harvard have been quick to notice, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs has been bustling with activity this fall. Our events have ranged from the typical to the exceptional... ### ["The Cosmopolitan Ethic in a Fragmented World"](/jodidi/2015/transcript-aga-khan) *The Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture delivered by His Highness the Aga Khan* It is indeed a great pleasure for me to return to Harvard and this wonderful campus. And it is a particular pleasure to be welcomed here by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program—two of the world’s leading forces for informed global understanding... ### [Dispatches: Undergraduate Researchers in the Field](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/dispatches) Seventeen Harvard College students received summer 2015 travel grants from the Weatherhead Center to support their thesis research on topics related to international affairs. Since their return in August, the Weatherhead Center has encouraged these Undergraduate Associates to take advantage of the Center’s research environment... ### At the Center - [Of Note](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/of_note "Of Note") - [New Books](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/newbooks "New Books") - [Photo Gallery | Jodidi Lecture](/file_url/1395) - [In Memoriam: Stanley Hoffmann, 1928–2015](/in-memoriam/hoffmann "In Memoriam: Stanley Hoffmann, 1928–2015") - [Canada Program](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/prog_canada "Canada Program ") - [Photo Gallery | Canada Program](/galleries/cpfall2015-canada) - [Program on U.S.-Japan Relations](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/prog_usjapan "Program on U.S.-Japan Relations") - [Student Programs](/publications/centerpiece/fall2015/prog_student "Student Programs") --- Attachments- [ picture\_as\_pdf Fall 2015, Volume 30 Number 1 ](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/wcfia/files/cpfall2015_final_lowres.pdf) --- See also:- [ Centerpiece ](/content-types/centerpiece) - [ Centerpiece: Fall 2015 ](/newsletter-issues/centerpiece-fall-2015)