# Christopher Merrill
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christopher merrill (born February 24, 1957) is an American poet, essayist, journalist and translator. Currently, he serves as director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. He led the initiative that resulted in the selection of Iowa City as a UNESCO City of Literature, a part of the Creative Cities Network.
Christopher Merrill on His Collaboration with Marvin Bell and Career as IWP Director
This episode kicks off a series of interviews with the staff of the IWP, which begins with a conversation with the IWP's director, Christopher Merrill. We discuss his friendship and collaboration with Marvin Bell, as well as his career (more than two decades) as director of the IWP. We discuss ho...
Manufacturing Cinema, Teaching Translation, and Aspiring to Freedom from Language
We continue our series of conversations with IWP staff and collaborators by interviewing Nataša Ďurovičová, who recently retired after serving as the program's editor for twenty-two years. We discuss her academic history and interest in cinema, the roles of writers in public life as imagined by d...
Interviewing the International Writing Program's Favorite Librarian
We continue our series of conversations with IWP staff and collaborators by interviewing Lisa Gardinier from the University of Iowa Libraries. Lisa is a frequent collaborator of the IWP and of Nataša Ďurovičová, with whom she collaborated to curate the special 55 Years of International Writers in...
sources for the Croatia episode
Leslie Benson's Yugoslavia a concise history
Benjamin Curtis' A travellers History of Croatia
Geography now's video on Croatia
Roberto Kaplan's Balkan Ghosts
Professor James Ker-Lindsay's video on operation Storm
Christopher Merrill's Only Nails remain
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Powell Tells Congress Fed Still in No Rush to Lower Rates
Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg News International Economics and Policy Correspondent Michael McKee discusses Fed Chair Jay Powell telling Senators the central bank doesn’t need to rush to adjust interest rates, again signaling that officials will b...
The ACREL Files - Christopher Merrill
Season 4 of the ACREL Files continues with Christopher Merrill, Co-Founder and Global Chief Executive Officer of Harrison Street Asset Management, interviewed by Jay Epstien.
Under Chris’s leadership, Harrison Street has grown into one of the world’s largest and most innovative investors in alt...
State geologist says Iowa's groundwater level monitoring is 50 years behind
With data centers on the rise and an increased need for irrigation for farming, Iowa is seeing a bigger need for ground water, with not enough known about our supply.State Geologist Keith Schilling shares how the state's current groundwater monitoring paces far behind neighboring states, and what...
111: Why Do They Hate Us? – A Conversation with Christopher Merrill
In this episode, we speak with poet and journalist Christopher Merrill about being stranded at the US embassy in Kabul, why creativity depends on mortality, a memorable run-in with Gabriel García Márquez, and why you should never hire a menopausal Ukrainian to drive your van. For twenty-five year...
Christopher Merrill | Harrison Street Asset Management's Co-Founder & Global CEO
Christopher Merrill shares the strategy that scaled Harrison Street to $109 billion in assets under management.
Christopher Merrill, co-founder and global CEO of Harrison Street Asset Management, joins Nancy Lashine to discuss building one of the world’s largest alternative asset investment firm...
Against the Odds Christopher "Topher" Merrill, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO Harrison Street
With a willingness to take risks and a resilient spirit when things didn’t always go his way, Christopher Merrill has built a business with global reach and now focuses on creating opportunities for others through mentorship and education.
